| Key | Value |
| "Yes" trigger | Steward says yes when he sees (1) Kingdom alignment (Matthew 6:33 — seek first the Kingdom), (2) infrastructure depth that a WWT executive would respect, (3) Brandon Mann's endorsement, and (4) the op |
| $11.4 billion | Forbes World's Billionaires List 2025 |
| $7.6 billion | Forbes (prior year) |
| 1974–1975 | Production Manager, Wagner Electric |
| 1975–1979 | Sales Representative, Missouri Pacific Railroad |
| 1979–1984 | Senior Account Executive, FedEx — Salesman of the Year; Hall of Fame inductee (1981) |
| 1984–1990 | Founded Transportation Business Specialists and Transport Administrative Services |
| 1990–present | Co-founded World Wide Technology (WWT) with Jim Kavanaugh — Chairman & Founder |
| ALWAYS use | "Kingdom," "stewardship," "excellence," "sovereign," "the Good Book," "faith-first," "human flourishing," "blessed to be a blessing," "long-term," "prayer," scripture references (Proverbs 16:3, Luke 1 |
| Action | - Steward is deeply involved in BBT — training business leaders in biblical principles |
| Action needed | Manual search of Carter's inbox for correspondence with this contact. |
| Alignment | 94/100 — HIGHEST IN ENTIRE TARGET UNIVERSE. Perfect 10s on: Virtue, Faith, Flourishing, Capital, Synergy. |
| Alignment Score | 90/100 |
| Alignment score | 88/100 — A $10B+ billionaire who literally wrote the book(s) on faith-based business. His official corporate bio leads with "faith-based approach." Board member of Biblical Business Training. Foundati |
| Alternative Path | Via Brandon K. Mann (Kingdom Capital) — co-author and faith-business partner. |
| Analytical Pathway Assessment | The Final Revolution Manifesto is a comprehensive business plan for revolutionizi |
| Approach frame | Wisdom-first, partnership-second. NOT a pitch. Carter approaches as a fellow Kingdom-builder seeking counsel from the man who proved Kingdom principles scale to $20B. |
| BDT & MSD Partners | Minority investor (2024) |
| BDT permanent capital | WWT took BDT strategic investment (2024) — permanent capital, no exit timeline. Family is in expansion mode. |
| BOTTOM LINE | David L. Steward is the single highest-alignment King in the Genesis universe (94/100). His company already discusses sovereign AI, his investment fund already measures eternal impact alongside financ |
| Base | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Biblical Business Training (BBT) | Board member |
| Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois; raised in Clinton, Missouri |
| Books | "Doing Business by the Good Book" (2004, foreword George H.W. Bush); "Leadership by the Good Book" (2020, with Brandon Mann) |
| Born | July 2, 1951 (age 74), Chicago, IL; raised Clinton, MO |
| Boy Scouts of America | Council VP, Greater St. Louis; Executive Board, National BSA |
| CRITICAL FACTS VERIFIED | - Museum of the Bible: $500 million investment (NOT $2 billion) |
| Career Arc | - 1974–1979: Sales positions (Federal Express, Missouri Pacific Railroad) |
| Career path | Wagner Electric (1974-75) → Missouri Pacific Railroad (first Black hire for sales, 1975-79) → FedEx senior account executive (1979-84; Salesman of Year, Hall of Fame 1981) → Transportation Business Sp |
| Carter | ~~DIRECT~~ CORRECTED W4-18: 3-hop path (Carter → Bill Hane → David Green → Steward). See FABRICATION_KILL_LOG #2. |
| Channel | In-person at WWT campus (Maryland Heights, MO) or Steward's preferred venue |
| Children | David Steward II (CEO of Polarity, digital animation), Kimberly (founder, K Period Media, film production) |
| Children's Ventures | David II — Polarity LLC (digital animation); Kimberly — K Period Media (film production, Academy member) |
| Church | Union Memorial United Methodist Church (long-standing; $50K donation via Harris Award) |
| Cluster Analysis | Steward sits in the Faith + Capital (Oklahoma/Texas/Atlanta Axis) cluster alongside David Green and Henry Kaestner. He is the BACKBONE — the infrastructure foundation that other Kings' visions are |
| Co-Givers | St. Louis philanthropic community, BDT network of ultra-wealthy families. |
| Company | World Wide Technology ($20B+, Founder/Chairman — LARGEST Black-owned tech company in America); Kingdom Capital (Co-Founder/Chairman, ~$22.4M annual revenue) |
| Completeness | 85% \ | Fact count: 38 \ | UNVERIFIED: Specific church/denomination; exact foundation giving totals |
| Composite Score | 98.0/100 |
| Concordance Academy | Board member |
| Coverage | 20% |
| Craig Groeschel | CONNECTED_TO |
| Current CEO | Chuck Bentley |
| Data Status | RICH (65,575 bytes across sources) |
| David Green (FIRE) | CONNECTED_TO |
| Day 7 | - Carter Hill (Founder/CEO) - 15 years building this vision |
| Denomination | Evangelical Christian (non-denominational / African American church tradition) |
| Direct? | YES — Carter first-degree |
| Divine Convergence Model | - Become the steward of global emergency vehicle optimization |
| Domain | Enterprise AI infrastructure, faith-aligned capital, sovereign technology, NVIDIA ecosystem, Fortune 100 services |
| Dossier | planning/wave3-dossiers/david-l-steward.md |
| Education | BS Business Administration, Central Missouri State University (now UCM), 1974 |
| Entry complexity | LOW for partnership; N/A for funding (Crown doesn't give grants) |
| Faith | Methodist. Company-wide prayer calls. SHIELD values. Matthew 6:33. |
| Faith Background | African American evangelical Christian — faith is central, publicly articulated, deeply held |
| Faith Identity | Explicitly faith-driven business leader; authored two books on biblical business principles |
| Faith-aligned | CORE — 100% biblical financial stewardship mission |
| Family | Wife Thelma (~50 years married); David Steward II (CEO Polarity LLC, Oscar winner — Spotlight); Kimberly Steward (CEO K Period Media, Oscar winner — Manchester by the Sea). Both children are academy a |
| Forbes Rank | #213 globally (2025); up from #344 in 2024 |
| Frame | Keep meetings grounded, scriptural, warm but not theatrical. Frame in eternal terms (ERR language). Use the sovereignty parallel: WWT refuses IPO for independence; Genesis refuses to depend on externa |
| Framing | "You built the world's largest technology services company on biblical principles. We're building the kingdom's AI infrastructure on the same foundation." |
| Full Name | David Lloyd Steward |
| Genesis embodies the same Kingdom principles that built WWT — now applied to AI | - Business as ministry — Genesis is not a company that happens to be Christian. It is a ministry that operates as a technology enterprise. Carter's philosophy mirrors Steward's: "I don't have a bu |
| Giving Pattern | David Steward gives through the Steward Family Foundation with focus on: (1) faith-based organizations, (2) education and workforce development for underrepresented communities, (3) St. Louis-area ins |
| HQ | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Harvest | planning/harvest/_H5_REC_site_SITE_david-l-steward.md |
| Henry Kaestner (BRIDGE) | CONNECTED_TO |
| Historical significance | Founded as Larry Burkett's ministry (Christian Financial Concepts merged with Crown Ministries in 2000). Burkett was THE voice of Christian financial stewardship for a generation. |
| Horatio Alger Association | Member |
| Hub | planning/command-center/4-david-l-steward.md |
| Integration opportunity | If Genesis can demonstrate value to WWT's faith-aligned client base, this becomes business partnership, not just check. |
| Jensen Huang | BUSINESS_PARTNERS |
| Jim Kavanaugh | WWT co-founder & CEO |
| KC portfolio (AI) | PercayAI, Bordo AI, AstrumU — already investing in AI. This is NOT theoretical to them. |
| Key Facts | 8 consecutive years NVIDIA Partner of Year. $500M AI investment. Refuses IPO. Kingdom Capital co-founded with Brandon Mann. |
| Key Network Insight | ~~David Steward is directly connected to Carter (documented).~~ W4-18 CORRECTION: GDS confirms 3-hop path (Carter → Bill Hane → David Green → Steward). The "direct" claim was fabricated — see Kill L |
| Key faith signals | - "Renowned globally for his faith-based approach to business and inclusive, values-driven leadership" (WWT official bio) |
| Key framing | "Biblical stewardship in the AI age — Crown teaches people to steward money wisely; Genesis helps them steward truth wisely." |
| Key quotes | "World Wide Technology is faith realized!" / "I see my company as my ministry" / "I don't have a business philosophy and a personal philosophy. They are one and the same." / "Good leadership is love." |
| Kingdom Signals | - Leads WWT Family & Friends Prayer Call (personal, regular, for employees/clients/partners) |