Steve Young - Voices of Light

Moral & Ethical Leadership

Steve serves as Chairman of the Board of five HGGC portfolio companies: IDERA, Integrity, DealerFX, AutoAlert and Innovative. Prior to sale, he also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the firm’s Fund II investment in Serena Software (acquired by Micro Focus International plc) and the Fund I exited investments in hybris Software (acquired by SAP SE) and Sunquest Information Systems (acquired by Roper Technologies).

Prior to the inception of HGGC, Steve's professional football career spanned more than fifteen years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, where he received numerous accolades, including Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News' Player of the Year from 1992 - 1994 and the NFL's Most Valuable Player for 1992 and 1994. In 2005, Steve was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the first left-handed quarterback to be so honored. When he retired, Steve was the highest-rated quarterback in NFL history and has the distinction of being the only signal-caller in league annals to win four consecutive NFL passing titles.

Steve founded and chairs the Forever Young Foundation which is actively involved in children's charities worldwide and is currently the broadcast host as well as the former International Spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network, which has raised over one billion dollars world-wide to benefit children's hospitals.