Steve Seger is known for his board-level experience, especially administration and governance. He has been chair of the board of directors at Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), a $1 billion corporation providing electricity throughout Middle Tennessee, since August 2023. He has also served as MTE board vice chair and as board secretary and treasurer and has been a member of the board since August 2005. He is also a former chair and vice chair and a current member of the board of directors for United Communications, a leading provider of internet, digital TV, and phone services to enterprise-class businesses and residential customers in Middle Tennessee. United Communications is recognized as a top “Fastest Internet Service Provider” by Broadband Now and operates approximately 1,200 route miles of fiber across six counties. Seger has served on the board for United Communications since December 2018.

Previously, Seger has served on the board of Express Carriers Association, a trade association that fosters business relationships through innovative networking between local and regional carriers and national shippers or vendors in the transportation industry, including as treasurer from May 2021 to April 2023 and carrier committee chair from March 2014 to April 2021. From December 2007 to March 2022, he was president of Crosstown, which provided courier, home delivery, expedite, and warehouse distribution final-mile services. As president, Seger developed strategic plans, organized corporate structure, and allocated resources to achieve successful execution of mission, and he led the transaction selling the company in March 2022. He was also the vice chair of the board of directors for Harpeth Wastewater Cooperative, a member-owned wastewater treatment facility serving portions of Williamson County, Tennessee, from September 2014 to July 2021. He began his civilian career as a principal at Associated Corporate Consultants from August 1993 to November 2007, where he provided management consulting services specializing in strategic, operations, and revenue management services to businesses in the United States and abroad.

After graduating in the top 5 percent nationally through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Seger served in the US Army from January 1990 to August 1993, achieving the rank of first lieutenant. He served with the 5-3 Air Defense Artillery Battalion in Germany and was deployed for Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield with the 3rd Armored Division, VII Corps, to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. During his military service, Seger was awarded a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.

Seger has a master of business administration from Middle Tennessee State University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Memphis.