Stephen Beard - Chief Executive Officer @ Covista

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

44,680

Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer
Primary Organization
Covista

Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US
Gender Male
Also Known As Steve Beard

Investor Type
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Stephen W. Beard is based out of Chicago, Illinois, and is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Covista and Board of Directors of Planet Fitness. Stephen previously worked at Heidrick & Struggles International as a Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer. Stephen W. Beard attended Indiana University Maurer School of

Law. Stephen Beard has been awarded the 2025 TIME100 Health.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	American Cancer Society	Adtalem Global Education	Yes	Grant - American Cancer Society	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Stephen Beard

is the

Chief Executive Officer

Covista

. Additionally,

Stephen Beard

has had

past jobs including

President and CEO

Adtalem Global Education

Covista Chief Executive OfficerSep 2021

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Adtalem Global Education	President and CEO	Sep 2021	Nov 2024
Adtalem Global Education	COO	2020	Sep 2021
Adtalem Global Education	COO and General Counsel	2019	2020
Adtalem Global Education	SVP, General Counsel & Secretary	2018	2019
Heidrick & Struggles International	Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer	2013	2018

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Stephen Beard

holds

board and advisor roles as

Board of Directors

Planet Fitness

and

Chairman

Covista

Planet Fitness Board of DirectorsFeb 9, 2026
Covista ChairmanNov 2024

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