Steve Pinchotti is Altum’s Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and overseeing all aspects of the organization. Altum’s core software platform, ProposalCentral, connects 200+ funders with 33,000 institutions and 700,000 researchers. ProposalCentral was the first ORCID certified service provider. With over twenty-five years of software development and implementation experience with organizations around the world, he is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to Altum’s customers. Steve’s entrepreneurial and philanthropic interests have led to ownership in three successful companies, and a significant role in growing a local non-profit called Helping Hungry Kids (HHK). Steve is a member of the NISO Peer Review Taxonomy Working Group, helping to set the direction for the use of persistent identifiers in the peer review process. Altum sits on the steering committee for Peer Review Week, assisting in the definition of strategy and tactical planning for this annual event. Steve holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Westminster College and is a 2014 graduate of the DC-based MindShare CEO Network.