Steven Haines’ ideas and books have contributed to corporate growth strategies for more than two decades. His thought leadership, enthusiasm and focus have contributed to best-selling business books, including The Business Acumen Handbook, The Product Manager’s Desk Reference, and Strategic Thinking in Action.

Steven Is the founder and CEO of Business Acumen Institute, an internationally positioned training and organizational advisory services firm focusing on business acumen excellence for emerging leaders and managers.

Steven’s worked in various leadership roles at AT&T and Oracle While at AT&T, he worked on a corporate task force that benchmarked dozens of other firms’ business practices and also served as a member of AT&T’s global leadership development program review board. He was also one of the founding members of the CRM business unit at Oracle during the ‘dot-com’ era in Silicon Valley. For more than ten years, he contributed to the world of business by serving as a mentor to The Founder Institute, the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program. Steven also served as a board member of the Product Development and Management Association with a focus on innovation and product excellence.

Steven received his BS in Management Science and Organizational Behavior from Binghamton University, and an MBA in Financial Management from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. Steven is based in New York City.