Stephen B. Veitch
Vice President - Arizona

Steve Veitch is a Vice President with GovTemps USA, representing the firm in the State of Arizona. He has 24 years of experience in local government planning and management, including over twelve years as a city manager. His municipal career has included service with the City of Ames, Iowa and the Villages of Downers Grove and Oak Brook, Illinois. He also has many years of service as a member or chairman of appointed municipal boards and commissions. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Chandler, Arizona.

During his tenure as Village Manager for Oak Brook, Mr. Veitch led the implementation of a new budgeting and financial planning process, as well as innovative processes for planning expenditures for infrastructure maintenance and new technology, and an objectives-based system for ongoing management of municipal operations. His years of service as Village Manager for Oak Brook and Downers Grove included numerous achievements in the areas of economic development, infrastructure development, human resources management and labor relations, historic preservation, and improvement in the financial health of each community’s local government. Mr. Veitch has considerable experience in management of municipal utilities, including municipal electric utilities, gained both during his career as a full time local government professional and subsequently, consulting for an electrical engineering and utility management consulting firm located in Mesa, AZ.

Throughout his municipal career Mr. Veitch was active in intergovernmental affairs, including leadership positions in the DuPage County Mayors and Managers Conference as well as service to the Illinois Municipal League. He also served on various intergovernmental task forces including the Chicago Metropolitan Mayors’ Caucus Task Force on Electric Reliability, a significant effort to improve electric utility service in the Chicago metropolitan area.

In addition to his experience in municipal government, Mr. Veitch has also served two prominent national law firms in various executive capacities. For six years, he served Chicago-based Schiff Hardin LLP (210 attorneys) as its Executive Director (CAO). He later served St. Louis-based Bryan Cave LLP (1,100 attorneys) for seven years as Director of the firm’s Phoenix office, including three years as Regional Director for the western U.S. and Asia. He has significant experience in law firm administration, finance, facilities, and human resources management including recruitment of attorneys at middle and senior experience levels.

Mr. Veitch holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Planning and a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science with an emphasis in Public Administration, both from Iowa State University. He is a member of the International City/County Management Association, Arizona City/County Management Association, Illinois City/County Management Association, American Planning Association and Association of Legal Administrators.