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Brian D. Stevens
Brian D. Stevens is the founding President & CEO of ConferenceDirect®. In 1978, he began his career with Hilton Hotels Corporation as a member of the sales team at the Oakland Hilton. For the next 21 years, through commitment and dedication, Stevens climbed to his final position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
In 1998, Stevens departed Hilton Hotels to fulfill his vision, along with co-founder Brian Richey, of establishing an innovative, cutting edge meeting services company that followed a new business model and ConferenceDirect was born.
Mr. Stevens received his bachelor’s degree in Business from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. He went on to successfully obtain a MBA from Golden State University, completing this degree in 1986.
Throughout his career in the meetings and hospitality industry, Mr. Stevens has been an active volunteer in many industry organizations. Among these are ASAE, Meeting Planners International (MPI) and the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). Lending his entrepreneurial talents to these organizations, he was the creator of several different initiatives.
In his community, Mr. Stevens served on the Board of Directors for a Los Angeles based hospice shelter for AIDS patients for many years. For his commitment to this organization, he received the Serra Project’s Compassion Award from Cardinal Roger Mahony.
Finally, Steven’s highest honor was his induction into the Convention Industry’s Council’s Hall of Fame – an honor that has been bestowed on only 130 people in the meetings and hospitality industry. |
