Steve Poizner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Steve Poizner

American businessman

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Stephen Leo Poizner (born January 4, 1957) is an American businessman, technology entrepreneur and former Republican California Insurance Commissioner and Gubernatorial candidate.
Poizner also ran as an independent candidate at November 2018 race for Insurance Commissioner of California to reclaim his seat for second term as well as to be first independent state officeholder in California, only to lose against Democrat Ricardo Lara.Poizner has been a Silicon Valley high tech entrepreneur, founding and selling SnapTrack, Inc., Strategic Mapping, Inc, and EmpoweredU.
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, 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.