Steve was born in London, the son of Hungarian immigrants who fled communism in search of freedom and opportunity. From a working class background Steve made it to Oxford University and then a career at the highest levels of business and politics. Steve worked as senior advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron before immigrating to the United States. His first job – and the one that taught him the most important lessons of his professional life – was Project Manager for a construction company.

Since moving to California, Steve has taught at Stanford University, started and built several businesses of his own, hosted Fox News’ The Next Revolution, and launched Golden Together, a movement for common-sense reform in California. He is the author of More Human (2015), Positive Populism (2018), and Califailure (2024).

Steve is not a career politician. He’s an outsider with the business and government experience to take on the insiders, end the bloat, and fight for the people who make California work.