Stephen Guth is a negotiator and attorney with deal desk, negotiation, and public and commercial sector contracting experience.  He proudly served with the armed forces as part of the United States Special Operations Command.  He is a licensed attorney and member of the District of Columbia Bar and Florida Bar.

Stephen is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law (J.D.), University of Maryland Global Campus (M.S., Procurement and Contract Management), and Saint Leo University (summa cum laude, B.A., Computer Information Systems) and attended the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.  He has taught contracting-related courses as an adjunct professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate School of Management and Technology.

Stephen served as a member of the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee of the National Contract Management Association Board of Directors, Executive Sponsor of the Institute for Supply Management–Northern Virginia, Director of Professional Development of the Institute for Supply Management–Florida’s First Coast, member of the Oracle Procurement Customer Advisory Board, member of the Hilton Hotels Customer Advisory Board, and as an expert witness in contract law matters.  He is the creator of the Procurement Maturity Model® and received the Member of the Year award from the Association of Technology Procurement Professionals.

Stephen has been a featured speaker at numerous supply management industry events and he has authored numerous articles on negotiations, contracting, and patent law in periodicals such as CIO Magazine, Journal of Contract Management, Management Quarterly, and Inside Supply Management.  He is the author of numerous books, including The Contract Negotiation Handbook: Software as a Service, The Contract Negotiation Handbook: An Indispensable Guide for Contract Professionals, The Vendor Management Office: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Sourcing, Hotel Contract Negotiation Tips, Tricks, and Traps, and The Jinn.