Steve Poizner Politician

Stephen Leo "Steve" Poizner (born January 4, 1957) is an American businessman, technology entrepreneur and former elected Republican California Insurance Commissioner and Gubernatorial candidate.Poizner has been a successful Silicon Valley high tech entrepreneur, founding and successfully selling SnapTrack, Inc., Strategic Mapping, Inc, and EmpoweredU. In 2001, following privately held SnapTrack's sale for $1.0 billion to Qualcomm, Poizner served a year as a White House Fellow in the National Security Council. Starting one week before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Poizner held the position of Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection, and was involved in developing Homeland Security programs relating to cybersecurity and emergency response communication protocols.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 04, 1957
Birth place	Texas , Corpus Christi Texas , United States
Religion	Judaism
Education	Stanford Graduate School of Business University of Texas at Austin