Steve is a Supervisor with Schwartz Associates. He currently provides a wide array of consulting services to clients including fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and litigation support services.
Steve’s experience in the forensic accounting and fraud investigation realm includes matters involving various types of white-collar crime including allegations such as embezzlement, asset misappropriation, Ponzi schemes, insurance fraud, etc. Steve has also served as an independent forensic accountant for a mass tort settlement process and was tasked with identifying indicia of fraud and errors in the performance of the claim’s administrator.
Prior to joining Schwartz Associates, Steve worked at FORVIS in their Forensics and Valuations Services group. Steve’s previous experience also includes working for accounting departments in the hospitality, manufacturing, and oilfield services industries.
Steve is pursuing his Certified Fraud Examiner certification from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and is also working towards becoming a Certified Public Accountant. He serves on the board of the Houston Area Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Chapter. He is also active in the Houston chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and has participated in their expert witness training program.
He is a graduate of University of Houston-Downtown, Texas, with two Bachelors of Business Administration degrees. The first in Accounting and the second in Finance.
