Stedman GrahamPresident Chairman & CEO
S. Graham & Associates

Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates (SGA), a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. Clients have included Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, CVS Pharmacy, Manpower, Cisco Systems, The Apollo Group, Harvard and Wharton business schools and the U.S. Department of Labor.

Graham presents, consults and conducts training for corporations, organizations and nonprofits. His programs are driven by his proprietary Nine-Step Success Process™ which teaches people how to understand who they are, develop a vision for their lives and provides a continuous approach for growth, learning and maximizing personal and professional potential. He has authored ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success.

Having dedicated his life to community and education, Graham serves as an adjunct or distinguished visiting professor at universities across the nation. In 1985, he founded AAD Education, Health and Sports, a nonprofit organization committed to developing leadership in underserved youth. He also serves the national board of Junior Achievement and the Education Is Freedom Foundation, and he is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago.

Graham holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Hardin-Simmons University, a master’s degree in education from Ball State University, and an honorary doctorate in humanities from Coker College.