Stephen P. Kaufman is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, having joined the faculty in January 2001. He is affiliated with the Technology and Operations Management unit, teaching principally in the MBA program.

He is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc., which he joined in 1982 as President of the Electronics Distribution Division. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the corporation in1985, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to July 2000. He was elected Chairman in 1994 and retired in 2002.

Prior to joining Arrow, he served in executive capacities with Midland-Ross Corporation where he was President of the Midland Brake Division and then Group Vice President of the Thermal Systems Equipment Group. Prior to joining Midland-Ross, he was associated for ten years with the international management consulting firm, McKinsey and Company, where he was elected a partner in 1976.

He received a B.S. degree in economics and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963 and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School in 1965. He received an honorary Doctorate Degree from Dowling College in 1995 and received a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the Harvard Business School in 1997.

He serves on the Board of Directors of Harris Corporation (NYSE), KLA-Tencor (NASDQ), and Transtar Corp (Private).