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Steven M. Darien
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| Title: |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Industry: |
Consulting |
| Type of Organization: |
Consulting Firm |
| Major Product/Service: |
Human resource consulting services |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Darien specializes in human resources, change management, labor and employee relations, communications, compensation, succession planning and organizational design. He is a guest lecturer at Columbia University Business School, Harvard Business School, Michigan Business School and UCLA Business School. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
Mr. Darien is a member of The Society for Human Resource Management, The John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy, Alpha Epsilon Pi, President of The George Street Playhouse, The New Jersey Commission on Employment and Training, Executive Committee of The Labor Policy Association, Chairman of WNET's New Jersey Advisory Board, Chairman of The John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy and Treasurer of The Crossroads Theatre Company. |
| University/Degree: |
B.A., Economics, Rutgers College; M.B.A., Columbia University, New York, 1966 |
| Born: |
October 29, 1942, New York City, New York |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Computers, swimming, spending time with his grandchildren |
| Spouse: |
Susan Kinsley Darien |
| Married: |
May 30, 1965 |
| Children: |
Jodi, Andrew |
| Work History: |
Mr. Darien worked with Merck & Co. Inc. from 1966 to 1996 where he held various positions. He plans on retiring as the Senior Human Resource Officer. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Honor Economics Society (Rutgers College); Outstanding Exchequer (Alpha Epsilon Pi); Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma (Columbia Graduate School of Business); Recipient of the 1995 "CIO-100 Award" for Best Practices in Human Resources; Human Resources Advisory Board of The American Management Association; Employee Relations Executive Committee of The Business Roundtable; Advisory Board of The Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations; Elected as Fellow of The National Academy Of Human Resources |
| Published Works: |
Mr. Darien was featured in a Dun's Review cover story on Management Troubleshooters and was profiled in a 3-part Harvard Business School case study. |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Mr. Darien was the youngest executive in the history of the company during his tenure. He was a pioneer in integrating business strategy, organizational processes and human resource plans. He revitalized the college recruiting program and revamped employee relations, diversity and labor relations approaches. Mr. Darien implemented one of the industries' first flexible benefits programs, on-line Human Resource information systems, smoke free work environments and relaxed dress codes. He was selected in 1984 by Merck's Chairman to lead a team of executives as part of the Grace Commission, President Reagan's Private Sector Task Force, to improve the efficiency of the Federal Government. |
