Investment Industry Experience
Steve as more than 30 years
experience in general financial management, corporate development, strategic
planning, corporate finance, and investment management.
Since 2004, Steve has served
as the Chief Compliance Officer of Commonwealth International Series
Trust, a family of mutual funds based in Houston Texas. During this
period , Commonwealth successfully concluded an SEC wells notice regarding
possible market timing violations, conducted an RFP which ultimately
led to the replacement of the Funds’ principal administrative service
providers, and completed three annual compliance reports as called for
by regulations. Recently completed a routine SEC exam without any deficiencies
noted.
Prior investment management experience included Chairing the Investment
Committee for Gulf Oil’s Pension Committee. Steve served as Treasurer
of Gulf Oil – US and Corporate Assistant Treasurer of Banking, Investments,
and Foreign Exchange for the Corporation. In this capacity, Steve directed
the Investment of multi billion dollar money market and fixed income
portfolios and foreign exchange positions. As the Treasure of Citgo
Petroleum, Steve served as Chairman of the Pension Committee which included
defined benefit pensions and 401 k plans. At Westlake Chemical where
Steve, as the VP of Business Development and Treasurer directed the
Investment Activity of the corporate liquidity as well as serving as
the principal financial officer on the firms Pension Committee.
Steve has an MBA from the University
of Kentucky and is a member of the University of Phoenix’s faculty
lecturing in finance and economics.