Christa Steele
Former Service & Technology CEO, Former Bank CEO, Subscription and Monthly Based Revenue Models, CERT in Cyber Security Oversight
- Role
- Board of Governors at The Doctors Company
- Location
- Scottsdale, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christa Steele
Distinguished Board Leader: Proven success guiding public and family-owned companies, complemented by two tenures as CEO. Nationally Recognized Thought Leader: Cloud transformation, Web 3 and Corporate Governance. Trusted counsel to private, small-cap to large-cap companies navigating the complexities of cloud evolution and effective governance frameworks. Award-Winning Director: Honored as a 2023 NACD Director 100, a two-time \"Most Influential Woman in Bay Area Business\"(San Francisco Business Times, 2022 & 2015), and recognized as a \"North America Top 50 Private Director to Watch\"(Private Company Director Magazine, 2019). Board Matrix Core Competencies: Regulatory, Global and Industrial IoT Digital transformation, Logistics, Financial Expert, Growth strategy, Turnaround and Restructuring, Subscription and Monthly Recurring Revenue Models, Strategic Planning; CERT in Cyber Security Oversight.CEO | Direct Profit and Loss, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Regulatory Oversight: Financial Services - Retail, Commercial and Wealth Management, Fire and Alarm - Installation, Servicing, Monitoring, Medical - Wearable devices and Monitoring, CRE Investment - Acquisitions, Construction, Property Management.A director with wide range of cross industry experiences: Compute & Connect, IoT | Edge AI Microchip | Cyber, Property & Casualty; Malpractice Insurance | Investment Banking | Equipment Leasing | Waste Management | Agriculture | Infrastructure | Nuclear.Christa served as interim CEO for Balco Holdings, Inc. in early 2022, managing daily finance, regulatory, operations, legal, and risk until its successful division and dissolution at year end 2023. She was an Independent Director since 2020. Balco included Bay Alarm, Bay Alarm Medical, and Balco Properties. Previously, as Mechanics Bank President/CEO (20••••15), she boosted core earnings 43% in one year, doubled its stock in under two years, and led its premium sale in 2015. Christa serves on the boards of The Doctors Company, Deep Isolation Nuclear, Global Water Resources and Tanimura & Antle. She chairs audit committees and nom/gov committee and serves on finance and risk, technology and compensation committees. Christa would like to join one additional for profit board in 2026 and join one non-profit national level board in the mental health or hospital sectors.
Experience
Board of Governors
May 2023 — Present · Napa, CA, US
Audit committee chair, finance/risk/investment/technology committees member. Largest physician owned medical malpractice insurer in the U.S. With over $6.5 billion in assets, our financial strength gives us the power to protect our members today and tomorrow. Our member surplus is over $2.5 billion, making us the strongest of any national physician-owned medical liability carrier, and we are rated A by A.M. Best Company and Fitch Ratings.
Education
USC Marshall School of Business
Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, General
National Association of Corporate Directors
Board Leadership Fellow
Stanford Law School
Stanford Directors’ College
California State University-Sacramento
Bachelor's degree
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