Few people can match the impact on business and culture than that of Steve Case. A lifelong entrepreneur and innovator, Steve created Revolution to create far-reaching change, further empower consumers, and build enduring business success.
As co-founder of AOL, Steve led the charge to make the Internet an essential part of everyday life. Although many first learned of AOL in the late 1990s and assumed it was an overnight success, it was the result of a 20 year journey. It took nine years for AOL to enroll its first 1 million subscribers—and then over the next nine years its subscriber base increased 20 fold. Through its success, the company merged with Time Warner, creating one of the world's largest media, entertainment and communications companies.
When Steve became Chairman of AOL Time Warner, he saw first-hand how hard it is for large companies to innovate, sometimes longing for the early days of AOL when a small, passionate team laid the building blocks for AOL's later success. So when he stepped down as Chairman in 2003, it was natural that Steve found himself drawn to entrepreneurial companies. Within weeks, he met the founders of Exclusive Resorts and bought half the company on the spot. Several months later, he became passionate about the possibilities in the burgeoning wellness and healthy living sector and bought control of Miraval - Life In Balance.
But these initial forays were just an overture; in 2004, it became clear to Steve that the approach he had adopted could be applied to other companies in other industries in need of change. That led to the development of Revolution and the refinement of a more systematic yet passionate approach to building game-changing consumer businesses, such as Revolution Health.
In addition to running Revolution, Steve is Chairman of The Case Foundation and an active investor and philanthropist in Hawaii.
