Steve Mills

Steve Mills is an Executive Partner at Bridge Growth Partners and currently serves as a Director of Solace, Syniti, and Marsh and McLennan. He is a former Director of Accedian.

At IBM, Mr. Mills was Executive Vice President for Software and Systems. He was closely associated with the growth of IBM’s Software business during his career. As a senior leader at IBM, he was responsible for directing over 110,000 employees, spanning development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and product support. IBM’s Software and Systems businesses represented over $40 billion in annual revenues with customers in 170 countries.  His career at IBM began in 1973. Over a 42-year period, his career included positions in sales, finance, and product development.

During his tenure at IBM, Mr. Mills oversaw many of IBM’s key strategic initiatives including transaction systems, development tools, security products, database, and analytic offerings, including IBM Watson. He directed organic investments and acquisitions that more doubled IBM’s software revenues. Under his leadership, IBM acquired and integrated over 150 companies.