Feb 6
Convocation with Steve Grove '00
Tech, Media, Government: The Power of Going Local to Make Change.
Steve Grove (CMC '00) has spent his career at the intersection of politics, media, and tech. His recent book, How I Found Myself in the Midwest, shares his journey of leaving a successful career at Google in Silicon Valley to move back to his home state of Minnesota to join state government, and then local news, where he now serves as the publisher of The Minnesota Star Tribune. Grove has become a national voice on the power of local action to rebuild American institutions, and his talk will explore what he's learned about strengthening technology, government, and media organizations from the inside.
Steve Grove is CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune. Previously, he was Minnesota’s commissioner of employment and economic development. Before moving back to his home state, Grove built a career in Silicon Valley as an executive at Google and YouTube, most recently as the founding director of the Google News Lab and previously as YouTube’s first head of news and politics.
A graduate of Claremont McKenna College with a Master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, Grove has written for several national publications and has served as an advisor to the White House and State Department on counter-terrorism strategy. Steve and his wife Mary are the cofounders of Silicon North Stars, a nonprofit that helps underserved youth find career pathways in technology. They are the proud parents of eight-year-old twins, a yellow lab, and two farm cats.
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