Steve is recognized as one of the leading sales and marketing executives in the U.S. payments industry. His accomplishments range from leading marketing efforts for both Chase® and Citi® bankcards, running the fastest-growing Internet bank in history, expanding the business of edo Interactive 100X in two years, and leading/advising payments start-ups that have been purchased by Intuit and Square. He has always invested time in mentorship and many of his protégés hold important positions at leading banks and card networks. In 2008, Bank Systems and Technology named Steve to its Elite 8—an organization of the most innovative bankers in the United States.