Steve’s professional career includes insurance & risk management consulting for a range of clients from start-ups to mature companies, and in a variety of industries including cannabis, manufacturing, biotech, retail, hospitality, banking and construction. Steve is passionate about ensuring his clients have the right risk management and insurance tools to effectively grow their business. Steve’s background includes senior underwriting positions with several insurance companies which puts him in a unique position to effectively negotiate the best terms and pricing for his clients.

Steve served on the faculty of a national insurance training organization where he taught technical insurance classes throughout the United States. He also presented at various Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars for the Washington State Bar Association.

Steve graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and received his MBA from the University of Washington. His insurance-related professional designations include Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

Giving back to the community has been an important part of Steve’s life. He coached youth soccer and baseball for many years and participated at the board level for several non-profits. At the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation he served as Treasurer, member of the Executive Committee, and chaired the Governance Committee. He also served on the boards of the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center and Science and Management of Addiction (SAMA), where he chaired the Strategic Planning Committee and advocated for the legalization of cannabis in Washington.

Steve is excited to be part of the Mosaic team with primary responsibility for growing Mosaic’s Cannabis Program.