Steve joined RBC Wealth Management in 2009, serving high-net-worth clients.
Prior to RBC Wealth Management, Steve joined Citigroup in 2000 through the acquisition of Schroders PLC. As regional manager, he was responsible for Midwest institutional equity sales, including Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Des Moines and Michigan; a business which serves hedge funds, mutual funds, and money managers.
At Schroders, he headed Western institutional sales, which was based in Los Angeles. Steve also has extensive buyside experience as a director of research and trading, as a portfolio manager and as an analyst.
Steve is a CFA and a member of AIMR, and he served as president of the Twin Cities Society of Security Analysts. He is a member of the Los Angeles Society of Security Analysts. He has been a regular guest lecturer at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Steve received his Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California. He has been involved in charitable organizations, including the Child & Family Guidance Center for abused children in Los Angeles; L.A. Catholic Charities; Jewish Family Services; and the American Cancer Society.
Steve has passed the following exams: Series 7, Registered Representative; Series 63, Uniform Securities State Law; Series 66, Investment Adviser Representative; Series 9, FINRA General Securities Sales Supervisor, Options; Series 10, FINRA General Securities Sales Supervisor, General; Series 16, FINRA Supervisory Analysts.
Steve and his wife, Judi, enjoy hiking, reading, and traveling. They have one daughter, Andrea, who graduated from Brown University and is a graphic designer in Los Angeles.
