Steven K. Budd was the president of PDI's Global Sales & Marketing Services from 2003 to 2007. He was responsible for PDI's service businesses, inclusive of outsourced sales force solutions, medical education and marketing research. In addition, he managed PDI's global relationship with In2Focus, a United Kingdom based contract sales organization, and was a member of their board.

Previously, Budd served as President and COO of PDI. In that role, he oversaw the management of PDI's key internal operations and contributed to the development of PDI's strategic plans. He served on the company's Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Finance Committee, and chaired the PDI Commercial Operating Leadership Team. Budd joined PDI in April 1996 as vice president, Account Group Sales, he became executive vice president in July 1997, COO in January 1998, and president and COO in June 2000. Prior to joining PDI, he held senior level positions at PDN (now the Professional Sales Division of Publicis) and Innovex, Inc.

Steven Budd has been involved in the outsourced sales industry since its formative years and is a respected expert on U.S. Healthcare outsourcing trends. He is a member of several advisory panels on the subject of sales and marketing outsourcing, and has authored multiple articles on issues facing the industry today. He received a B.A. in History and Education from Susquehanna University in 1978.