Stephen Kevin Bannon, is an American political aide, and former media executive and film producer, who is currently the White House Chief Strategist in the Trump administration. Steve has been a naval officer, banker, radio host, research director, film producer and media executive. There is nothing that Steve has not been into. Here are 5 things that you must know about him.
1.He was an officer in the United States Navy for seven years in the late 1970s and early 1980s, serving on the destroyer USS Paul F. Foster as well as at the Pentagon.
2. After his military service, he worked at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. When he left the company, Bannon held the position of vice president.
3.In 1993, he was made acting director of the Earth-science research project Biosphere 2. In the 1990s, he became an executive producer in the Hollywood film and media industry and has produced 18 films since 1991.
4.His working class, Irish Catholic family were pro-Kennedy, pro-union Democrats. After serving as president of the student government association,he graduated from Virginia Tech in 1976 with a bachelor`s degree in urban planning and holds a master`s degree in national security studies from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. In 1985, Bannon received a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Harvard Business School.
5.In February 2017, Bannon appeared on the cover of Time, on which he was labeled the Great Manipulator. The headline used for the associated article was Is Steve Bannon the Second Most Powerful Man in the World?, alluding to Bannon`s perceived influence in the White House.