Steve J. Anderson
Vice President, Business Development

Steven J. Anderson is vice president of business development for the St. Louis County Economic Council and is charged with responsibility for the attraction, retention and expansion of business in St. Louis County. He has extensive experience in business, development and business issues.

His responsibilities include initial negotiation of incentives and abatements for companies in St. Louis County as well as project management. Examples of recent projects in which he has been involved include: Ford Motor Company Retention, GKN Aerospace, Mills Mall, American TV, DST Systems, Packaging Concepts, GMACI, Centocor Biologics, and regional retail and industrial projects. Anderson has been involved in economic development for a number of years and a licensed attorney since 1986 (Missouri, California, Central District of California, and admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court). Anderson is a member of several Boards, is involved in civic endeavors, and participates in fund-raising activities for charities (AMFAR, Starlight, etc.), and the arts.

Steven J. Anderson
(314) 615-3956
sanderson@slcec.com

Monica Conners
Project Manager , Business Development

Ms. Conners has over 11 years of management experience, of which 5 have been spent in the area economic development.  Ms. Conners joined the St. Louis County Economic Council in April of 2006 as a project manager in the Business Development division and previously worked for the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Commerce (RCGA).  Ms. Conners also worked for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership where her primary focus involved managing the incentives proposal process for client companies and consultants.  Her portfolio of announced projects exceeds $1 Billion dollars.
Ms. Conners also has several years in the banking industry working in areas of management, strategic planning and lending for multiple institutions.