Steve's Journey

Navy Officer

After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, I attended flight school and deployed to the Western Pacific, South China Sea, and Iraq.

My final assignment was at the White House serving in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC).

Early-stage Operator

My military experience prepared me as an operator at several early-stage tech companies. I was comfortable operating in the chaos of a startup trying to grow with no structure while building systems and playbooks.

I joined Lyft in 2015 as one of its first General Managers. Over four years, the company grew from 200 to 5,500 employees. I led teams across three major roles, overseeing a $500M+ P&L in Lyft’s most regulated, competitive, and high-utilization markets, including New York and the Mid-Atlantic.

After leaving Lyft in 2019, I served as COO at three venture-backed companies across tech repair, healthcare, and wellness.

Founder

My experiences as an operator prepared me as a founder. Ideas are easy, but going 0 to 1 is hard. Being an operator made it easier.

I co-founded a wellness startup in 2021, which we sold in 2023.

In 2023, I co-founded EVPowerInsights, a company helping executives, policy-makers, and investors make better decisions across the EV charging landscape.

Strategist, Consigliere

All of these experiences have prepared me to serve entrepreneurs, investors, and executives as a strategist and consigliere.

I help my clients see around corners. I tell them what others won't. I help them become better at making difficult decisions.

I continue to build and operate businesses through SBD Ventures.

Husband, Dad

My wife and I live in Bethesda, MD with our two awesome boys.