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Overview Faculty Majors Courses Opportunities 
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| Stephen N. Bretsen
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Volkman Chair of Business and Law
Associate Professor, Pre-Law Advisor
On Faculty since 2003
Phone: (630) 752-5899
Fax: (630) 752-7037
E-Mail: Stephen.N.Bretsen@wheaton.edu |
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J.D. University of Colorado, 1986
B.A. Government, College of William and Mary, 1983
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Professional and Personal Interests
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Prior to accepting a position at Wheaton College, Steve was an in-house attorney and a director-level corporate development executive for several Fortune 500 companies. His activities focused on mergers and acquisitions, domestic and cross-border commercial transactions, venture capital equity investments, corporate law and antitrust law.
Steve is interested in using his professional experience to teach business and legal courses from a Christian perspective.
Steve is married and has two preteen daughters. His wife, Cindy, is a full-time homemaker. Steve is active in his church, and recently served as an elder on his church's governing board, sang in the choir, taught an adult Sunday school class and led a men's small group. Steve enjoys running, cross-country skiing, hiking, camping, and bicycling.
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- Business Law
- Business Strategy and Analysis
- Introduction to Law
- Constitutional Law
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Membership in Professional Societies |
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- Licensed Attorney, Colorado State Bar
- American Corporate Counsel Association
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Representative Transactions |
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- Served on the Board of Directors of Quantum Expitaxial Designs, Inc., a high tech wafer manufacturer for the telecommunications industry.
- Divested a powder coatings business unit with operations in Europe, the Americas and the Asia/Pacific region for approximately $132,000,000.
- Acquired an electronic materials business unit with operations in the United States and the United Kingdom for approximately $21,000,000.
- Established wholly owned subsidiaries in India, China and Indonesia and entered into or dissolved joint ventures in China, South Korea and Turkey.
Faculty Continued: Dr. Norm Ewert
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