Steven B. Sands has more than 25 years of investment experience in areas that include investment banking, venture capital, real estate, money management, sales/brokerage and merchant banking. Steven is a co-founder of Sands Brothers. He is also a founder and manager of the Select Access funds, Chairman of Critical Capital Growth Fund, which is licensed with the Small Business Administration, a manager of a group of venture capital funds, a manager of a group of special purpose partnerships, and he is the former Chairman of Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation.
Steven’s financial experience began as a member of the Fixed Income Team with L.F. Rothschild. Thereafter, Steven leveraged his experience into servicing both high net worth and institutional accounts by joining Oppenheimer and Co. He continued to broaden his experience and eventually joined Laidlaw Adams & Peck, where he focused on private equity and corporate finance. Eventually Steven joined his brother Martin in the opening of the New York operations for Rodman & Renshaw, where his experience and role earned him a seat on the firm’s board. In 1990, he joined his brother in founding SB & Co., an investment bank, brokerage firm and NYSE member.
Steven has focused the past five years on both the real estate business and corporate deal business. On the corporate side, he worked closely on numerous venture capital and private equity transactions. He continues to act as a portfolio-manager of the venture funds he co-founded. In addition, he has worked closely with his brother Martin in assembling, acquiring and/or selling over 500,000 square feet of commercial office space.
Steven earned a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College. Steven has served as a trustee of the Friends School in Locust Valley, NY and is active in other charitable and scholastic institutions. Steven lives in Locust Valley, NY with his wife and three children.