Trustees

Steve McGowan

As the former Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Resources for Sun Microsystems, Inc., McGowan held management responsibilities for Sun's finance, legal, information technologies, and global business services functions. He reported to Sun's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

McGowan was a 14-year Sun veteran and has more than 30 years of finance leadership in the computer industry. He served as Vice President of Finance, Planning & Administration for Sun's Global Sales Operations organization. In this position, McGowan was responsible for the fiduciary and planning functions for the Global Sales Operations organization worldwide, managing finance, IT, workplace resources, leasing, and Sun's supply and demand functions.

Prior to joining Sun, he held senior finance and operational positions during a 17 year career at Digital Equipment Corporation working in both Canada and the U.S. McGowan holds a B.S. in finance from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Institute and is a Certified Management Accountant of Management Accountants.