Stephen J. Luczo
STEVE LUCZO is a founding managing partner of Crosspoint Capital Partners. Crosspoint Capital is a private equity buyout fund focused on cyber security and privacy. It is one of the largest first-time funds ever raised in technology, having raised $1.3 billion in March 2021. He was chairman of Seagate from 2002 through 2020 and served as CEO of Seagate for 16 years. While Luczo was CEO, Seagate was among the top five performing stocks in the S&P 500. Luczo is well known for his leadership in taking Seagate private in 2000 with buyout partners Silver Lake and TPG. The Seagate management buyout is still regarded as one of the most successful technology leverage buyouts in history. While at Microsoft, Luczo served on the CEO search committee. He also has served on the advisory boards of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the New York Stock Exchange. Luczo has been knighted in Malaysia as Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), the Order of the Defender of State – Knight Commander which carries the title of Dato, and in Italy as Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia.