Steve H. Lawton holds a BS and MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, as well as an MBA from St. Edward’s University. He has 27 years of business experience in roles from an engineer in the Astronaut office at NASA to an executive at Dell and holds two US Patents.
Steve is the author of “Head First! A Crash Course in Positivity.” It’s a story about how his attitude literally saved his life from a near fatal skiing accident along with 8 positivity principles that build a positive mindset that leads to better results. Steve is also a public speaker and has given talks at Dell, Accenture, VMWare, EMC and other companies, he has been a guest lecturer at Texas A&M University, the University of Texas, and has given a TEDx talk.
In his spare time, Steve volunteers for youth lacrosse. He has been a coach and has served as president of the Westwood High School Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Clubs in Austin Texas.
Steve and his wife of 26 years, Deanna have two teenage children and they have grown quite fond of them.