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My Take
Steve Preston is a profile I find genuinely interesting. From small-town Janesville, Wisconsin, he rose to lead the Small Business Administration and then serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, before pivoting to run Goodwill Industries. What strikes me most is that trajectory: someone who reached the center of federal power and then chose to dedicate himself to social-good work serving the disadvantaged. That arc, power followed by service, reveals a character I respect far more than mere ambition. He is not a household name, but the people who actually keep society's gears turning rarely are, and that is exactly why I want to highlight him.
Overview
Steven C. Preston (born August 4, 1960) is the president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. He formerly served as the 14th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2008 to 2009 and the 22nd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2006 until his appointment as HUD Secretary.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Preston
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・クライド・プレストン
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・くらいど・ぷれすとん
- Born
- August 4, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- George S. Parker High School
- University
- Northwestern University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.