Background
Poizner, Steve was born on January 4, 1957 in Houston, Texas, United States.
( A Silicon Valley entrepreneur takes on the challenge of...)
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur takes on the challenge of a lifetime: teaching in one of California's toughest high schools. Entrepreneur Steve Poizner has run a billion dollar company, but the greatest challenge of his life was the year he spent teaching twelfth graders at San Jose's Mt. Pleasant High School. On many days, like the one when a student's boyfriend was arrested for bank robbery, his managerial and entrepreneurial skills seemed irrelevant. But on others, they helped him demonstrate how exciting it is to learn. Playing Jeopardy with the class and inviting speakers into the classroom, Poizner motivated his students by expanding their horizons far beyond their high school's walls. Poizner writes, "Often I came to ask myself one question: What exactly are you doing here? As it turns out, I was receiving one hell of an education." Mt Pleasant is ultimately a success story, as Poizner wins Rookie Teacher of the Year honors and, more important, ensures that all his students graduate.
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Poizner, Steve was born on January 4, 1957 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1978. Master of Business Administration with honors, Stanford Business School, California.
Management consultant Boston Consulting Group. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Strategic Mapping Inc., 1983—1996, SnapTrack, Inc., 1995—2000. White House fellow, director critical infrastructure protection Office Cyberspace Security, National Security Council, 2001—2002.
Insurance commissioner California Department Insurance, since 2007.
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Co-founder non-profit organization EdVoice, California, 2001. Volunteer teacher Mount Pleasant High School, San Jose, 2002—2003. Co-founder California Charter Schools Association, 2003.
Candidate California State Assembly, 2004, Governor of California, 2010.
Married Carol Poizner. 1 child Rebecca.