President

A 24-year veteran of the technology industry, Steve Milligan brings a unique combination of experiences to his position as president of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. He is based at Hitachi GST headquarters in San Jose, California.

Steve first joined Hitachi GST as chief financial officer in 2007, and his financial leadership accelerated the company’s path to sustainable profitability. He was named Hitachi GST president in early 2009.

Immediately before joining Hitachi GST, Steve was senior vice president and CFO for Western Digital, where he played a key role in helping WD achieve consistent profitability, diversify its revenue base and achieve industry-leading cash and asset efficiencies.

Previously, he worked for Dell in financial and accounting roles of increasing responsibility. Steve's hard disk drive roots trace back to his early experience at Price Waterhouse, where he worked for 12 years. At Price Waterhouse, he was responsible for auditing IBM’s global manufacturing operations, including IBM’s HDD business. His experience with IBM and Dell also helped Steve develop a deep understanding of the PC industry.

Steve Milligan earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from The Ohio State University in 1985. In November 1985, he received the Elijah Watt Sells Award, which recognizes Certified Public Accountant candidates with the highest achievements on the Uniform CPA Examination.