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Steven McClelland

Executive in Residence in the Pratt School of Engineering
Pratt School of Engineering
Wilkinson Engineering Building, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Steve is passionate about products and technology. He loves building teams and inspiring creativity. He co-founded a Boston-based, internet consulting company that designed and built solutions for clients ranging from content management to cache-routing systems. He moved to San Francisco in 2004 to join a second startup, Citizen Sports. He served in many roles there, including head of engineering, chief architect, and VP of User Experience. Citizen Sports made mobile and social sports applications for iOS, Android, and Facebook. Citizen Sports was acquired by Yahoo! In 2010, where he ultimately served as VP of Product Management focused on content and personalization. Steve joined Twitter in 2016 as Director of Product Management, managing product teams in onboarding new customers, native and web clients, and publishing platforms. Steve returned to Duke in 2017 where he now serves at the Director of the Christensen Family Center for Innovation in Duke’s Engineering school.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Executive in Residence in the Pratt School of Engineering · 2017 - Present Pratt School of Engineering
Director of the Christensen Family Center for Innovation · 2024 - Present Pratt School of Engineering
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship · 2018 - Present Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Initiatives

Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1995 B.S.E.