Steve Bendt

About Steve Bendt

With over 20 years of experience leading high-performing marketing, business intelligence, operations, and product teams across industries, I’m a seasoned executive focused on driving commercial growth and operational excellence.As Chief Business Operations Officer at PitchBook, I oversee the systems, data, and processes that power our revenue-generating teams. My role centers on aligning strategy with execution — centralizing operations, enabling scalable growth, and translating strategic vision into measurable business impact. During my tenure, PitchBook has grown from $50M to over $600M in revenue, a transformation driven by intentional hiring, cross-functional alignment, and disciplined execution.Previously, I served as Chief Marketing Officer at Morningstar, where I led a global team of 150+ professionals across brand, media, content, analytics, demand generation, and product marketing. We built a unified brand architecture, launched a new website experience, and implemented a sales enablement platform — all designed to reinforce Morningstar’s mission and improve client engagement. Our demand generation efforts created a tighter connection to sales and delivered measurable impact on ACV.Before Morningstar, I led PitchBook’s Marketing, Editorial, and Business Intelligence teams for nearly six years. I scaled the team globally and built the foundation for our integrated marketing and go-to-market strategy, helping position PitchBook as one of the fastest-growing financial data providers in the industry.I bring a unique perspective on scaling teams through inflection points — blending operational strategy with product thinking, and making smart tradeoffs to stay ahead in fast-moving markets. Today, I’m focused on designing AI-powered systems and organizational models that position PitchBook for long-term advantage, ensuring our business operations are built to adapt, evolve, and lead.

Experience

1. Chief Business Operations Officer

   PitchBook

   Sep 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I currently serve as Chief Business Operating Officer at PitchBook, a Morningstar company. I oversee the company’s operating cadence and execution across Revenue Operations, Strategic Planning, Program Management, and Communications / Investor Relations. My focus is creating clarity, alignment, and accountability across growth, product, and commercial teams while improving predictability, performance, and scale.

Education

• Marquette University

  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Skills

• Digital Marketing
• Product Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mobile
• Product Development
• New Business Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Product Marketing
• User Experience
• Digital Strategy
• Account Management
• Business Modeling
• Full P&L Responsibility
• P&L Responsibility
• P&L Accountability
• Business Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Marketing
• P&L Management
• Analytics
• Strategy
• Advertising
• Income Statement
• Management
• Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Saas
• E-Commerce
• Social Media
• Business Development