Steve is a trusted public policy advisor and advocate with more than a decade of experience in Washington policy.  As the Head of Policy at Renaissance Macro, Steve helps buy-side clients identify opportunities and price political, legislative, and regulatory risks in today’s dynamic public policy environment.  Steve has appeared on Bloomberg Television, Yahoo Finance and China Global Television Network (CGTN) to discuss current policy issues.  He has also been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Barron’s, Market Watch, the South China Morning Post and other leading publications.

Prior to Renaissance Macro, Steve served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  There, he led Treasury’s engagement with the Senate and House of Representatives on the Department’s International Affairs portfolio.  Steve helped secure passage of Trade Promotion Authority, the IMF quota reforms, and he represented Treasury before Congress on CFIUS, the Financial Stability Board, the Basel Committee, and export credits.  Steve also led Treasury’s congressional engagement on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA).

Before the Treasury Department, Steve served as the Economic Portfolio Presidential Appointments Lead for the Presidential Transition Team.  In that role, he identified senior officials to serve in Trump administration positions.

Steve worked on Capitol Hill for Senate Majority Bill Frist, Senator George Allen and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.  He has also worked in the private sectors as Research Director at the Cypress Group and as a registered lobbyist for both Rolls-Royce and Northrop Grumman.

Steve has Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.  Steve also graduated from Gonzaga College High School where he captained both the football and lacrosse teams.

Steve lives in Potomac, MD with his wife Rachel and their sons, Stephen and George.