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Steven Victor Andon (born 1968) is an American serial entrepreneur, speaker, investor and coach. His work generally focuses on the design of start-up companies and technologies. Andon has received multiple awards for technical excellence, entrepreneurship, and creativity, including a nomination for a 2017 Emmy Award. In 2007, Andon was recognized as one of 100 public company CEOs under 40. Residence Amherst, Massachusetts Alma Mater Bentley University Early Life Andon was born in Arlington, Massachusetts to Donna Andon (nee Armstrong, 1940 - ) who worked at Harvard Law School and Charles Andon (1936-2007) a US Department of Defense employee. He has one older brother, who has also been a business partner for more than 20 years. From the ages of 10 to 18, Andon worked every morning for The Boston Globe on a paper route, unloading trucks, and assembling Sunday newspapers. He credits his early-rising work ethic and understanding of business to these early responsibilities Education Andon attended Arlington High School where he played football and track before graduating as part of the National Honor Society in 1987. He went on to receive both a BS in Finance & Management and MBA in Computer Science from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Andon began his career as college intern at Harvard University while completing his MBA.

Career

1994, after four years working in information technology and finance at SAIC (formerly Synetics), Andon founded his first company, Telnet Communications Corporation, a licensed public utility provider in Massachusetts. Telnet, and its subsidiary Bay State Telephone, was sold to Sprint (formerly Alpha Telecom) seven years later. In 1998, along with his older brother, Andon founded CyberCom Corporation, a software company that provided internet solutions for the hospitality industry. CyberCom was later sold six years later to US Hospitality (formerly Uniguest). In 2004, Andon founded OnePak, Inc., a logistics company providing software and transportation services to Fortune 1000 companies. In 2016, Andon created GetAPrint, a global social media photo printing company.

Andon is a sought-after speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, creativity, start-ups, and designing technology. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek, and has lectured at numerous universities, conferences, and special events.

Personal Life

Andon works in Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. He is an avid skier and cyclist and has maintained a lifelong interest in health, nutrition, and functional medicine research. He has run in the Boston Marathon and several long distance runs and cycling events for charity. He maintains a residence in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife and two children, where he is an active member and coach in the baseball and skiing communities.