A director and former co-chair of The US Russia Foundation, former Chair, CEO and director of The US Russia Investment Fund and former director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in Russia, Steven L. Pease has had a varied career as a management consultant, a venture capitalist, a pro bono director of not-for-profit organizations and as a CEO who headed up and in some cases led the turnarounds of several public and private companies. 

As a serial entrepreneur, he conceived and later served as deputy-chair of a Russian railroad tank car company, and a general partner of a venture capital partnership. Over a period of more than 20 years, he served as a pro bono chair, co-chair, CEO, and director of three Russian nonprofit organizations—all sponsored by the United States government. In those roles, he travelled much of the world.

Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Steve is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Washington with a master’s degree from Harvard Business School. He also has written two books: The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement and The Debate Over Jewish Achievement.

He is active in community affairs in the small wine country town of Sonoma, California, where he lives with his wife Joyce (and their two cats!)