Steve Schuh


Steven R. Schuh is a former County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving two terms in the Maryland General Assembly representing District 31. Schuh was elected County Executive in 2014 after defeating incumbent Laura Neuman in the Republican primary and defeating former three-term Sheriff George Johnson in the General Election. He is the ninth Anne Arundel County Executive. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2018 by Steuart Pittman.

Education

Schuh is a graduate of Severn School and grew up in Crofton, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from Dartmouth College. Schuh holds two Master's degrees – a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Education from Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University, respectively. He is also a graduate of Leadership Anne Arundel's Flagship Program.

Career

Schuh has been in business for nearly thirty years. He is President of Schuh Advisory, a private equity firm that specializes in starting new businesses. Previously, he was a Managing Director of Baltimore-based Alex. Brown & Sons, an investment banking and brokerage firm, and a Managing Director of Credit Suisse, an international financial-services firm. Schuh was a senior partner in the corporate finance practices of both firms and is a nationally recognized expert in healthcare finance.

Community involvement

Schuh serves as Board Treasurer of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Executive Committee of the United Way of Central Maryland and a member of the board of the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He served previously as Board Chairman of the American Red Cross of Central Maryland, a member of the Board of Severn School, Chairman of the Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Central Maryland, Board Chairman of Chesapeake Academy, a member of the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Arts Center and President of Eagle Cove School.

Legislative notes

Schuh was a member of the House Economic Matters Committee and the House Appropriations Committee and serves as Chairman of the Anne Arundel County Delegation to the House of Delegates.

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