“We’re lucky to be part of the
Bay Area but not in the middle
of it. We’re not sprawled but
connected. Everywhere you go
you see people in need, and
people helping, which infl uences
more people to help. There’s a
passion in our community about
our future.”
Steve Cox
President
Anaerobe Systems
S
teve Cox, 34, is President of Morgan Hill-based
Anaerobe Systems. In 2000, Steve’s parents settled
in Morgan Hill where his father Mike founded Anaerobe
Systems. In 2006, Steve graduated from San Jose State
University with a B.S. degree in Industrial and Systems
Engineering. He had been helping out at Anaerobe since
his youth, spending weekends and summer breaks sorting
screws and organizing parts, then building simple equip-
ment and working the assembly line, and during college,
working part time in engineering, automation, and designing
the company’s anaerobe chamber. Steve learned every job
at Anaerobe Systems, and in 2016 he was named President
of the company. He was introduced to Morgan Hill’s
community service organizations by his parents. As a member
of the Board of Directors of the Morgan Hill Community
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Foundation, he has co-chaired the annual Philanthropy event
and served on various committees. He has also volunteered
with the Edward Boss Prado Foundation. As a Board member
with the South Valley Science & Engineering Fair, he has
helped with a ‘safety review’ of youth projects, invited
students to conduct lab work at Anaerobe offi ces, and acted
as a resource to teachers. Steve remains connected to his alma
mater, SJSU, hosting a summer student internship, serving as
a community/industry representative on the search committee
for a new dean of science and math, and hosting dean and
faculty tours of Anaerobe’s labs for internships and programs.
Steve’s wife, Stacy, is a Nurse Coordinator with the Cancer
Center at Stanford Hospital. They live in Morgan Hill with
their two children: Connor, a Second Grader; and Chloe, who
starts Kindergarten next year.
WINTER 2020
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