David Steward
Founder
World Wide Technologies
Laureate 2006
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 2, 1951, David grew up in Clinton, Missouri. His father was a mechanic. His mother always told David and his brothers and sisters, “You can do anything you want.” The only African-American male in his class, David graduated from Clinton Senior High School in 1969. He was known as a pretty good athlete, a star basketball player at 6-feet-5, and a kid that got along with everybody. He continued playing basketball at Central Missouri State University where he graduated with a management degree. Though his family had few material possessions, David believes he inherited considerable wealth from his parents because they taught him what was important: treating people right. Like his grandfather and other siblings, David started his career at a railroad company, working in sales at Missouri Pacific Railroad. David always had a lifelong dream of owning his own business. In 1990, he founded World Wide Technology and started with 4 employees. Today WWT has over 600 employees and helps companies develop innovative technology solutions to grow their business. David is a deeply religious man who has been successful in business. He was asked by his minister to start a Sunday school for business people at their church. He then wrote a book about how the bible had influenced his business success and called it Doing Business By the Good Book. Today the book has been read by Missouri governors, senators, congressmen, and business leaders throughout the country.
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