Executive Staff Bios

Steve Wild,
President and CEO


Steve Wild is the owner and CEO of Club Net, Inc., which owns and manages "semi-private" tennis and health clubs between Chicago and Milwaukee. Widely recognized as one of the top junior developers in 1986, Mr. Wild purchased his first tennis club in Libertyville, Illinois. Since then the club has grown ten fold, produced two world-class tennis players and is generally considered one of the top clubs of its kind in the country. With the addition of two more clubs in 1998, another in 2002, and a fifth in 2007, the company has doubled again since 1998.

Steve is a frequent presenter and writer on tennis, business and technological issues within the club industry. Steve also holds an MBA from Northwestern University, and has served on a wide variety of non-profit boards the most recent of which have been the Lake Forest Park and Recreation Department and the United States Tennis Association's Professional Circuits Committee.

Matt Gordon,
Vice President of Sales & Marketing


Matt Gordon is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Club Net and is primarily responsible for the membership base, marketing, public relations and overall revenue growth. Matt has over 15 years of health and recreation club experience including Sales Manager, Club Manager and General Manager. Prior to joining Club Net in 1998, Matt was a Membership Sales Consultant with Sales Makers working with clubs in the United States and Europe.

Jeff Harvey,
Chief Financial Officer


Jeff Harvey joined Club Net in 2004 as CFO and is responsible for financial accounting, finance, banking, internal & external financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting and risk management. Prior to joining Club Net, Jeff spent 16 years in public accounting, commercial banking and corporate finance with KPMG Peat Marwick, GE Capital, and Bank One (now JP Morgan Chase). Jeff is a CPA and holds a BBA in accounting from Texas Christian University and an MBA in finance from Loyola University Chicago.