Steven B. Denson

Education
M.P.A. Carnegie Mellon University, 1993
B.A., East Central University, 1991

Areas of Expertise
Negotiations
Conflict Resolution
Diversity

Courses Taught
Negotiations

Industry Experience

Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Labor, NAETC (2008)
Appointed by U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao, for two year advisory position at the Department of Labor

Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, Dallas, TX (1998–Present)
Director of Diversity, (2002-Present)
Director of MBA Student Services, (1998-2002)

Chickasaw Foundation, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK Chief Development Officer (1996-98)

Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, PA (1993-96), Associate Director of Student and Employer Services

Christy Park Industries/Dresser-Rand Company, Pennsylvania and New York (1993-95), Human Resource Consultant

Outside Consulting Clients: 
Wal-Mart – Affinity groups as profit centers, penetrating under-represented markets
U.S. Dept. of Commerce-Minority Business Development Agency-Corporate negotiation between cultures, international practices to aid U.S. trade delegations in implementation of CAFTA
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services-Health Resources and Services Administration-American Indian healthcare and contemporary American Indian culture
U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee/Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation – Actuarial assumptions and the over- and under-funding of pensions

Recognition:
American Indian College Fund - Trustee
American Indian Individual of the Year – State of Texas, AICCT, 2004-05
Outstanding Faculty Member 2000, Southern Methodist University
National MBA Student Service Professionals, Board of Directors, 1998-2003
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Executive Board Member, 2007
Graduate Management Admission Council – National Diversity Advisory Group – Member, Current
Woodrow Wilson Fellow – Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Princeton, NJ
Wall Street Journal and Voice of America, recognized as the “driving force” in recruiting Native American MBA’s