Steve Vamos, Author at TechCrunch

Steve leads the growth and performance of Xero, a small business platform with over 2.7 million customers in over 180 countries. He is a respected thought leader who brings over four decades of global technology experience to a company that aims to improve the lives of people in small businesses, their advisors and communities around the world through integrated, cloud-based business solutions. Xero currently has a set of open APIs that enable over 1,000 application partners and over 300 global financial institutions to collaborate and build affordable solutions for small businesses. Under Steve’s leadership, Xero has expanded its platform services with the acquisition of companies such as Waddle, Tickstar and Planday, and this year Xero achieved carbon neutrality certification across all of its owned and operated businesses. Throughout his career, Steve has served as General Manager of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, General Manager of ninemsn, Vice President of Online Services at Microsoft Corporation, and Vice President and Managing Director of Apple Computer Asia Pacific. Steve is passionate about building great teams and a business culture that empowers people to drive innovation.