Steve was hired in April 2023 not just as the first Executive Director but also as INCOSE’s first employee. Steve is helping to lead INCOSE’s evolution to become a world-class professional association. Some of his personal goals include organizational growth, member engagement, and culture building.

Steve came to INCOSE from the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), where he was Executive Director, International Board Executive Vice President, and Executive Director of The GEAPS Foundation. Before GEAPS, Records was Chief Operating Officer at SCORE and The SCORE Foundation from 2011 to 2019. He has previously worked in management consulting at the Gallup Organization and in the chemical industry at Nalco Company. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He has completed the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders at Stanford University. He is also a Certified Association Executive.