Steve Sellers
Steve Sellers has worked for over 25 years in strategic and operating roles in both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations, in the government sector, and as a strategic consultant. He is currently the CEO of SFMade and 150 Hooper, nonprofits focused on bringing small businesses (particularly those started by members of disadvantaged communities) back to the Bay Area. Prior to taking this role, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer at NatureServe, and before that, he was Chief Operating Officer at FairTrade USA, the leading third-party certifier and marketer of Fair Trade products in the United States. Steve’s consulting clients have included companies and organizations focused on addressing global inequality, environmentally sustainable manufacturing and agriculture, transparent supply chains, and investment in Black- and LatinX-owned businesses.
Steve co-founded and served as CEO of SourceTrace Systems, Inc., an enterprise software company providing secure transaction systems for critical sectors of developing economies. He founded two successful Internet companies, The Big Network (sold to eUniverse/FOX, NASDAQ:FOX), and Archetype Interactive (sold to The 3DO Company, formerly NASDAQ:THDO). He has served on several boards, including the Executive Board of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations, International (FLO), and Kyaro, a nonprofit that makes disability devices in Tanzania.
Steve grew up in Virginia and the Philippines. He received a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Before attending business school, he worked as a Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State, with postings in Nigeria, Austria, Egypt, and Washington, DC. He speaks French and German, with a reading knowledge of Spanish.