Steve was Director of Global Market Research for Merck Consumer Care specializing in Upper respiratory brands, before he retired in 2016. Steve’s career has been in the consumer insight/market research area managing iconic, well established OTC drug, food, and beverage brands. Steve helped keep iconic brands such as, Claritin, Coppertone, Bayer Aspirin, Absolut vodka, and Lipton Soup, in key positions by providing needed consumer knowledge and insight to solve strategic issues, and to identify ways to enhance brand performance. Steve joined the Push to Walk board in February 2016, and hopes to use his experience to provide data and client knowledge to advance the organization. Steve lives in Morristown with his wife and is active in classic British car clubs. stevejekogian1@gmail.com