On the morning of September 11, 2001, Steven was working in lower Manhattan
when he saw the first plane strike the Twin Towers. A few weeks later, he
decided to put his career at Goldman Sachs on hold and join the United States
Marine Corps.
Steven’s Reserve Unit deployed to Iraq in January 2003. There, Steven served
as part of the 6th Engineer Support Battalion. He traveled into Baghdad during
the early weeks of the war.
In 2006, Steven completed his service to the Marine Corps Reserve with the
rank of Corporal.
After his service in Iraq, Steven returned to Goldman Sachs, leaving in early
2006 to take a position at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. That year, he also
completed both his Masters in Business Administration at the New York
University Stern School of Business and his Masters in Public Administration at
Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
Steven first tried his hand at politics by running for Congress in 2004. He lost.
The next year, Steven ran for the Jersey City Council, and won. He served as a
councilman for eight years before becoming Mayor.
Steven is an avid runner and triathlete. He competed in the 2012 Ironman
Championship in New York City to raise money for veterans. Steven completed
his latest – though not last – Ironman triathlon in September 2014.
Prior to 2013, Jersey City rarely received national recognition for strong
leadership, innovation or work to differentiate it from other cities in the United
States. The Fulop Administration set a goal to change that – it has and
continues to.
