Steve Verleye

Board Member

C12 Chair

Steve spent 34 years in the technology industry, 8 years as the COO of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and now serves as a Chair with the C12 Group. He loves spending time at the intersection of faith and work and mentoring younger leaders passionate about the same.  

He has served as Chairman, CEO, COO, and Senior Vice President in public, private, and not-for-profit companies that grew from $15M in revenue up to $2.5B, has led multiple acquisitions and divestitures, and led teams of up to 700 people. He has also had the opportunity to lead international growth efforts at multiple companies. He was privileged to meet and study under Chuck Colson and later joined the Colson Center which provided experience in a ministry non-profit. His strengths include strategic planning, alliances, business development, and encouraging growth. 

His corporate experience came from Intel Corporation (INTC), Sequent Computer Systems (SQNT), RadiSys Corporation (RSYS), and then as President and CEO of Applied Microsystems (APMC). He retired as Chief Administrative Officer from Coinstar/Redbox (CSTR) where he led the company’s strategic and operational planning processes. 

Steve’s prior Board experience includes Oregon Graduate Institute, Applied Microsystems, Pioneer Human Services, Jubilee REACH, and the Family Policy Institute of Washington. 

Steve graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in electrical engineering with emphasis in computer science. He married Marianne in 1977 and they have two children and three grandchildren. They reside in Austin, TX.