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STEVEN J. O'BRIEN-Executive Leadership Consultant

Steve O'Brien joined Turknett Associates in 1995 after working thirty-one years in a variety of leadership positions with General Electric (GE) and two years as CEO of a $200 million sporting goods company. He started with GE in manufacturing, proceeded into sales and moved on to general management, including responsibility for leading one of the company's thirteen major businesses reporting directly to the CEO. While at GE he was actively involved in the company-wide "Work-out" initiative. Steve graduated from Yale University in 1960 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and participated in a variety of executive development activities at GE. He is active in a variety of educational and community organizations and serves on the board of Make A Wish Foundation.


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