Steven Gold, CFA 2018 Leadership Award Recipient.
Steven has been in the commercial finance industry for over 20 years. He is the President and CEO of Allied Financial which he founded along with Paul Goldstein and Scott Lewis.
Prior to Allied Financial, he was a Senior Vice President of a national commercial finance company where he was a top producer and co-managed the largest portfolio of the company. He began his career with Kaye Insurance Associates in New York City before moving to Atlanta.
Steven is an active member of the Commercial Finance Association and has served as a member of the Executive Committee since 2005 as well as serving as a Board of Director since 2004.
He is the Committee Chair for the 2016 Commercial Finance Association annual convention and was the C0-Chair in 2015. Steven is currently Chairman of the Chapter Focus Committee and serves on numerous other committees. He has also served on the Commercial Finance Association Atlanta Chapter Board for the past 18 years, including the position of President for 3 years and remains active as the longest tenured Board Member of the Chapter.
In addition, he is also an active member of the Turnaround Management Association and the Georgia Bankers Association. Steven graduated from the University of Maryland.
Steven and his wife Robyn have two sons who are both quickly trying to catch up to him in height. He enjoys all sports and is an avid fan of all of his losing teams! Steven loves exercise and works out every day. In addition to strength training, he thoroughly enjoys a good sweat from riding his Peloton bike. He can also always be spotted walking the golden retriever his family rescued in 2012.