Steven H. Biondolillo is the founder and president of Biondolillo Associates - a fundraising consulting firm primarily serving nonprofit organizations. Recognized for coining the term "signature event," Biondolillo is the nation's leading developer of branded, large-scale special-event fundraising programs. Additionally, Biondolillo has developed what is widely regarded to be the nation's premier training program in the field of special-event fundraising, and has trained over 12,000 nonprofit staff and volunteers. Since 1984, fundraisers developed by Biondolillo have raised more than $1 billion.

Biondolillo sparked the national renaissance in walkathons and other pledge-based fundraising events. Among the firm's landmark walkathons are national leaders in the areas of breast cancer and hunger, and among its "signature events" are the nation's first film and video production festival for children, holiday ornament fundraising campaign, CEO-driven literacy/mentoring program, and service corps focused on the cardio-vascular health and wellness of the American public. Notably, three national fundraising programs designed and/or developed by Biondolillo are included in USA Today's ranking of the Top 10 Charitable Fundraising Events in the United States.

Biondolillo Associates has been recognized over the years with numerous awards, including the highest honor in New England in the public relations industry - the New England Publicity Club's Super Bell, and the highest award in the world in the cleaning and maintenance industry - the Cleaner World Award.

Biondolillo has been a guest lecturer for numerous colleges and universities. Additionally, he has appeared on several national network and cable news programs, including NBC's Today Show, Fox News, and The O'Reilly Factor.

Steven has served as a member of the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Massachusetts Chapter. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Army War College Foundation.

A regular op-ed contributor, Steven's pieces on amateur sports and child welfare have appeared in publications throughout the United States, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, Miami Herald, Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Union Leader, and Amateur Wrestling News. His article "Let's Let Kids Play" has been widely circulated in many youth sports communities as mandatory reading for parents.

In recognition of outstanding professional, personal and community leadership and commitment, Steven has been awarded the Boston Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award and has been inducted into Boston University's Collegium of Distinguished Alumni.

The year 2012 marked the launch, under the MacaroniAndCheese.com URL, of a new series of Biondolillo seminars and workshops focused on teambuilding, personal growth, leadership development, and donor cultivation. This project is the outgrowth of the publication, in 2009, of Steven's book, Macaroni and Cheese Manifesto.

Biondolillo attributes much of his success in business to the "life lessons" that he learned from wrestling. From an early age, Steven was drawn to the sport for its emphasis on discipline, individual accountability, and extreme challenge. Those formative years on the mat provided Biondolillo with a foundation upon which he would build his adult life: work hard, play fair, and strive for excellence.

In high school, Biondolillo wrestled for Girard College High School, where he became a two-time Philadelphia-area private school champion, with an overall record of 67-6. Steven punctuated his high school wrestling career with a fourth-place finish in the National Prep School Championships. Girard would later recognize Steven's athletic prowess when he was inducted into the school's wrestling hall of fame in 1988 and athletic hall of fame in 2013.

A Division 1 recruit in soccer, wrestling, and baseball, Biondolillo matriculated at Boston University, where he decided to focus on academics. He received his BA in English Language & Literature from Boston University, where he was the president of the National Senior Honor Society and the all-university valedictorian. He also completed graduate work in English Literature at McGill University in Montreal and language studies at the University of Grenoble in France. While in Montreal, Steven returned to the wrestling mat to wrestle for McGill University and the Montreal Elite Wrestling Club, where he trained under legendary Russian coach Victor Zilberman.

Until 1982, Steven was an elite freestyle wrestler and medalist in national and international competition, including the World Maccabiah Games, the Canadian University National Championships (formerly CIAUs), the New York Athletic Club International Tournament, and the Quebec Open. Additionally, Biondolillo was selected to represent both the United States (two times) and Canada (two times) in international dual-meet competition. While building his own business and the pledge fundraising industry, wrestling was never far from Steven's mind. From 1992 to 1997, Steven served under fellow hall-of-famer Rod Buttry on the coaching staff of Boston College's NCAA Division I wrestling program.

In addition to his many other passions, Biondolillo has been a steadfast supporter of wrestling. He is a longtime member of the New York Athletic Club and a valuable advisor to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In appreciation for Steven's significant contributions to the Massachusetts wrestling community, as well as his success in business, the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is proud to induct Steven as an Outstanding American.