Nick Vande Steeg was raised just outside of Long Beach, CA in extreme poverty and a household of eight. He was the eldest and only brother of five sisters and because of the conditions of his childhood, he developed a unique appetite for escaping the grip of poverty and transforming his entire family progeny.

 

After eventually joining the armed forces as a paratrooper, Nick eventually articulated out and attended university and became an electrical engineer. In his late 20's, he became the highest ranking leader of a John Deere business segment worth than $100 million. Success was inevitable for him! 

 

Nick eventually went on to work for Parker-Hannifan for 35 years and rose all the way to the highest rank as CEO. In just five years, the stock price quadrupled and became a $10 billion/60,000 employee company under his leadership.

See below for more details on Nick's professional experience:

1. Owner, Texas Rangers MLB Team 

2. CEO (Retired) Parker Hannifan $10 Billion Company with 60,000 Employees; Stock Shares Quadrupled in 5 Years under Nick's Leadership 

3. Private Equity Investor and Owner - Companies have grown as much as 30X in value 

4. Board of Directors (Retired) Wabtec - $11 Billion Merger w/ General Electric 

5. Board of Directors (Retired) Trimble - $2.5 Billion in Revenues

6. Board of Directors (Current) Gardner Denver - $2.4 Billion in Revenues 

7. Board Chair (Current) Gifted Education Foundation

8. Board Chair (Current) Los Angeles Pacific University 

 

Mr. Vande Steeg received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cal State - Long Beach and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.