Steve started his career at the Boston Consulting Group, and went on to spend 21 years as Head of Strategy at Capital One. At Capital One, he partnered directly with the company’s CEO and founder to set the company’s vision and trajectory and to drive implementation. During Mr. Mugford’s tenure the company grew from an unbranded monoline credit card issuer to become the 7th largest diversified bank in the United States with over $273B assets and over $400B annual payment volume.
Steve is also an investor in and board director of Volo Sports, the largest and fastest growing Adult Sports League network in the country. Mr. Mugford was a long time active board member for Excel Academy, a high performing public charter school network based in Boston, and he founded a premier indoor beach volleyball center located outside Boston.
Steve received his MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA from Amherst College in Economics and English. He lives in Boston with his wife and three daughters. In his free time he is a competitive Masters swimmer, a beach volleyball fanatic and an avid singer, songwriter and musician.