Join the Young Executives of America at a meet and greet reception with the Honorable Steve Poizner, Insurance Commissioner for the State of California, and Gubernatorial Candidate.

WHAT: Roundtable Luncheon with California Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Poizner

WHEN: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 11.30a

WHERE: Pacific Club, 4110 Macarthur Boulevard, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (map)

RSVP: Please RSVP to Beth Holder at 949.854.3497 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About Mr. Poizner

Steve Poizner was elected California Insurance Commissioner on November 7, 2006 and took the oath of office on January 8, 2007. Poizner has been described as “independent” (Modesto Bee), “a man of integrity” (LA Times), someone with “an impressive command of the issues” (SD Union-Tribune) and having a “reformist bent” (Sacramento Bee).

A highly-successful businessman/entrepreneur, Poizner founded several technology companies. His last company, SnapTrack, pioneered life-saving technology that put GPS receivers into cell phones. This technology is now the industry standard and can be found in more than 700 million cell phones around the world. Poizner also founded and served as chief executive officer of Strategic Mapping Inc., a company that assisted police departments, utilities, transportation companies, banks and retailers with selecting new locations and plotting distribution logistics.

Poizner has long been active in public service and civic affairs. From 2001-02, he served in the White House as the director of Critical Infrastructure Protection in the National Security Council. Starting one week before the September 11, 2001 attacks, Poizner was responsible for issues such as emergency communications planning for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and protecting Internet/banking system/power grids from cyber attacks. In 2006 he was elected as a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations (nominated by former Secretary of State George Shultz).

Poizner is also a strong advocate for education reform. He was a co-founder of the California Charter Schools Association, the state’s leading charter school organization. Since his involvement began, the number of charter schools in California has doubled. Poizner has also served on the boards of several organizations committed to assisting disadvantaged children in K-12 public schools.

(Source: http://stevepoizner.com)