Steven Kaufman, CPA, MsEDE is a principal in Zeus Mortgage where he has coordinated over a billion dollars in real estate financing for companies like American Express, Hewlett Packard, and Exxon Mobil. Zeus Mortgage is the 37th fastest growing private financial service firms in the US according to Inc. Magazine. Steven is frequently interviewed by local and national news organizations like FOX, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Bloomberg on the current financial markets. Steven has personally acquired dozens of investment properties and has been involved in several large real estate projects. Steven completed the Strategic Marketing Management Program at Harvard Business School and has a Masters Degree in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston. His unparalleled finance experience has made him the leading expert on mortgages and real estate financing. Steven’s enthusiasm, energy, and insight provide a unique experience during his interviews and presentations.
Steven has been a regular speaker for the University of Houston and various Chambers of Commerce. He has conducted several workshops for The Realty Investment Club of Houston (RICH), Lifestyles Unlimited, Southeast Texas Realty Investment Club, Clear Lake Investment Club, Alamo Investment Club, and The Texas City Investment Club.
Steven is the author of the Financing Matters column of The Realty Investment Club of Houston’s “EnRICHer” and the Jacksonville Real Estate Association’s “Investor Insights”.
A 1999 inductee into the business honorary Beta Gamma Sigma. A 2002 inductee into Who’s Who in the United States, 2010 inductee into Who’s Who for Executives, a 2006 National Leadership Award recipient, and a 2006 Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Steven is a 2007 recipient of the Business Leader of the Year Award by the NRCC. Steven has sat as an officer of The RICH Club (The Realty Investment Club of Houston) Board of Directors since 2004, has been a Director for the Greater Houston Association of Mortgage Professionals, and sits on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University of Houston School of Business. National Mortgage Professional Magazine recently ranked Steven as one of the “Top 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals in the United States”. Steven is co-author of the nationally acclaimed bestselling book “Off the Coast of Zanzibar”, he is a 5 time state bench press record holder, 2010 World Bench Press Champion, and 2011 and 2012 World Bench Press Champion Runner-up. Steven is a co-founder and current President of The Fanatical Change Foundation, and he is the Houston Astros August 2012 Hometown Hero.
Steven can be reached at 800-ASK-ZEUS (275-9387) or log-on to WWW.ASKZEUS.COM.