Dr. Steve Krantz retired from a 39 year career at IBM® in 2007 as a Distinguished Engineer. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Nova Southeastern University (1995). For the last 8 years of his IBM career, he was Chief Architect and Strategy Leader of IBM’s worldwide, internal IT infrastructure, responsible for the successful computing support of over 400,000 professionals, technicians and administrators.
Steve is a member of the Board of PFLAG Los Angeles and a member of the Board of The Lavender Effect, local organizations dedicated to the civil rights of LGBTQ persons. He served as Director of PFLAG’s Southern Pacific Region and as a member of PFLAG’s National Board from 2007 through 2013.
He was a long distance runner for over 30 years, having completed the New York Marathon twice and the LA Marathon 3 times. For the past ten years, he has attempted a second sports career as a tennis player!
With his late wife Joan, Steve is the parent of two adult sons, Jeff and Paul. With his wife Annick, he is step-dad to her two adult children, Amanda and Eric. They live happily in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.