Steven R. Kursh Senior Consultant

Steven R. Kursh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business Technology Strategies practice. He is an Executive Professor at Northeastern University, where he develops and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in finance, business overview (a multidisciplinary course), and telecommunications (in a master's degree program offered by the College of Business, College of Engineering, and College of Computer Science). He has earned several teaching awards, including the Beta Gamma Sigma award for best teacher in the College of Business and the University Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Kursh has extensive experience in computer software and the Internet, including software development, software project management, contract performance, intellectual property, and valuation. He was the founder of a software company that was acquired by McGraw-Hill, and he is the author of articles, software products, and cases, including Minding the Corporate Checkbook: A Manager's Guide for Executing Successful Business Investments. Dr. Kursh's industry consulting clients include ACS, AT&T, ATX Communications, Citibank, Freddie Mac, Hartford, HP, IBM, IDT, Sun Microsystems, Telcordia Technologies; closely held regional businesses; and a private equity firm based in New England with more than $1 billion under management. In addition, he has been a mentor capitalist for several e-commerce and software ventures. Dr. Kursh received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor's degree from Boston College, magna cum laude, Scholar of the College. He has received research funding from the GE Foundation, the Kauffman Foundation, and two federal government agencies. Dr. Kursh previously served as Academic Coordinator of MBA Programs and Director of the MBA Consulting Team Project. He remains current by taking continuing education courses and participating in professional and academic associations. He can be reached at consulting@cutter.com.

For more by Steven R. Kursh:

• Developing and Using a Financial Model for Virtualization Technology Investment: Part I
• Managing Your Software Journey: Using Earned Value and Other Metrics