Steve Oyer has more than 30 years of business and investment experience. Most recently, he served as the CEO of Saflink Corporation, a biometric software company, until its sale to IdentiPHI. He was also a board member of Salton Inc., a designer, marketer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of branded small appliances, such as the George Foreman Grill, until its sale to Harbinger Capital.

Steve’s broad experience includes his role as managing director of global business development for Standard and Poor’s, where he led initiatives to expand the firm’s advisory services, the derivatives licensing of S&P strategies with investment banks and the distribution of the S&P Hedge Fund Index.

Before joining Standard & Poor’s, he worked for Murray Johnstone International Ltd., a Scottish money manager, where he was responsible for the sales of international investment management services and private equity to families and institutions in North America. Additionally, he had roles managing distribution relationships with brokerage firms and sales to high net worth private investors for Nicholas-Applegate; developed family office relationships for Harris Bank; served as treasurer and managing director of Bank of Montreal Trust Co. Channel Islands Ltd.; and worked as an investment executive at Paine Webber.

In the 1970s, Steve worked as a third-generation member of his family’s firm in operational, sales and management roles. This entrepreneurial experience led to the founding of his first business, Advanced Nursing Services/Norrell Health Care, which he successfully ran for six years then sold.