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Steve Poizner | |
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| 6th Insurance Commissioner of California | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | John Garamendi |
| Succeeded by | Dave Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1957 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (before 2018) |
| Spouse | Carol Poizner |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BSEE) Stanford University (MBA) |
Stephen Leo Poizner (born January 4, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the Insurance Commissioner of the state of California from 2007 to 2011. Formerly a Republican, Poizner ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the 2018 California Insurance Commissioner election.[1]
Poizner has also been a Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur, founding and selling SnapTrack, Inc., Strategic Mapping, Inc, and EmpoweredU, and he is currently the founder and CEO of next generation GPS startup OneNav Inc. In 2001, following privately held SnapTrack's sale for $1 billion to Qualcomm, Poizner served a year as a White House Fellow in the National Security Council. Starting one week before the September 11 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.
- ^ Thompson, Don (November 16, 2018). "Democrat Ricardo Lara defeats independent Steve Poizner for California insurance czar". Press Democrat. Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2018.