Steve Sydness, Chief Executive Officer, joined the team in September 1999. In addition to overseeing the company's day-to-day operation, he is responsible for determining its long-term strategy and directing its future growth. Steve has been instrumental in building the Endurance International management team and securing its sources of capital.

Before joining Endurance International, Steve served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Great Plains Software, where he spent 12 years helping to grow the company's workforce from 100 employees to 1,100, and its annual revenues from $6 million to $150 million. Steve played a key role in leading Great Plains through a successful IPO, obtaining venture funding and directing expansion into global markets. In 1992, Steve took a leave of absence to run for the United States Senate. He holds a B.A. in business administration and history from Principia College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.