About Steve Zaffron

Steve Zaffron is CEO of Vanto Group, a consulting firm that designs and implements large-scale initiatives to elevate organizational performance. In this role, Zaffron has directed major corporate initiatives with dozens of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Vanto Group has worked with hundreds of organizations in twenty countries, including Lockheed Martin, Apple, Johnson & Johnson, Reebok, NASA, Northrop Grumman, BHP-Billiton, Petrobras, Telemar Brazil, Polus Group Japan, and the U.S. Department of Defense.


As an internationally respected leadership authority, Steve Zaffron is noted for his ability to deliver provocative new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change, and transformational leadership. He has spoken at the Harvard Business School, the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.


His groundbreaking book, The Three Laws of Performance (coauthored with David Logan), explores the underpinnings in performance in business and articulates a new theory about what underlies breakthrough results.


As CEO of Vanto, he advises firms of every type and size on their performance strategies, translating the abstract ideas of organizational transformation and agility into tools to create economic and organizational change. Vanto Group's engagements encompass a full range of consulting services, from strategic planning sessions, building and coaching high-performance executive and management teams, to implementing large-scale initiatives in workforce mobilization. Vanto Group tailors these initiatives to the unique needs of its clients, with a specific focus on performance, agility, and the ability to maintain a competitive advantage.

Steve Zaffron holds a master's degree from the University of Chicago and graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University.