Steve Elliot – President and CEO

Steve Elliot is a business resiliency expert who has actively managed internal business continuity programs and consulted with a diverse range of public and private sector organizations.

Elliot is a specialist on business continuity management, contingency planning, emergency response, pandemic preparedness, and disaster recovery programs for both technology needs and restoration of business operations.

He is also an expert in advising organizations regarding overall plan development, risk assessment, business impact analysis, mitigation strategies, simulation exercises, staff training and program maintenance.

Elliot is a featured presenter at numerous seminars and conferences, and recognized as an authority on auditing, developing and implementing customized all-hazards business continuity and incident response plans, and effective enterprise and technology disaster recovery solutions.

Elliot founded Elliot Consulting in 2003 after a successful career in a number of Fortune 200 companies as a global account manager, corporate trainer, and consulting professional with additional proficiency in operational resiliency, project management, as well as business development, sales and marketing.

A Certified Business Resiliency Manager (CBRM), Elliot is also FEMA-certified in various Emergency Management, Incident Command, and National Incident Management System programs.

Today, Steve Elliot is the President of the Greater Tampa Bay Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), and the Corporate Director of Programs for ACP’s Corporate Board of Directors. He is also a newly-elected member of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) 1600 Technical Standards Committee.

A member of the Tampa Bay region’s Local Emergency Planning Committee’s Facilities Disaster Planning Team as well as the Risk Management Committee for the Greater Tampa YMCA, Elliot also co-authored the 2008 version of Florida Business Disaster Survival Kit (http://www.fldisasterkit.org/).