David Steward

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David L. Steward is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc., one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America. He also is the author of Doing Business by the Good Book. David also serves both on the Executive Committee and the Campaign Chair for the United Way of Greater St. Louis, Missouri. David Steward was born to a poor family in Clinton, Missouri. He grew up to found World Wide Technologies in 1990 with four other people in a 4,000-square-foot office space. David's company now exceeds $1.1 billion in revenue.

[edit] List of honors

• 100 Most Influential Black Americans - Ebony Magazine
• Small Business Hall of Fame Inductee - SBA
• America’s 14th-Best Entrepreneur - Success Magazine
• Technology Entrepreneur of the Year - Ernst & Young
• Business Person of the Year - St. Louis Sentinel
• Entrepreneur of the Year - National Society of Black Engineers