Olympic Gold Medalist, Bobsled and CEO-President, Classroom Champions

A 3-time American Olympian in 4-man bobsled, Steve and his team became the first Americans to win a World Championship title in 50 years in 2009. A year later, they won gold for the first time in 62 years for the U.S. at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.Having moved to Calgary, Alberta in 2003 to give himself the best chance to succeed - Steve was recognized as a leader that helped push his team to success. With that same push to succeed, Steve and his sister, Dr. Leigh Mesler Parise, founded Classroom Champions and have grown it into an international organization affecting change in classrooms and donating needed technology utilizing Olympians and Paralympians.