TOM SITTEMA

PARTNER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, STEPSTONE PRIVATE WEALTH, ORLANDO

StepStone Private Wealth provides individual investors opportunities to invest alongside the largest institutional investors in private equity and other private market investment products. Co-founded by Sittema in 2019, the company manages nearly $10 billion in assets and has nearly 100 employees. Sittema is a director on the Florida Council of 100 and is board chair for Florida Citrus Sports as well as co-founder and board chair of the nonprofit Lift Orlando, which partners with residents to break the cycle of generational poverty through neighborhood revitalization.

EDUCATION: Dordt University (BA), Indiana University (MBA)

FIRST JOB: I bagged groceries and stocked the store’s shelves at Sterk’s Super Foods in Munster, Ind.

DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: I have retired twice and have had plenty of time to reflect on what I love to do, what I am good at, and where I could make the largest impact. Accordingly, that is exactly what I am doing. If I couldn’t do this, I likely would teach in a university setting.

HOBBY: I am an avid cyclist, both indoors on the Peloton but also outdoors with road, gravel and mountain biking.