Steve Penfold

Steve Penfold

Elucidat CEO & Co-founder

Steve comes from a family of teachers and has a history of running successful software companies. It is of no surprise that he ended up co-founding and investing in Elucidat!

His passion is driving value for Elucidat’s customers and solving the (very real) challenges experienced by corporate Learning and Development teams.

Prior to Elucidat, he co-founded a web-based software company named PROJECTminder, which helped architects save time and money when managing a high volume of projects – it was well received and ultimately led to an acquisition by the IRIS Group.

His specialty lies in helping digital businesses operate more efficiently, drive sales & increase profits.

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