Steven Barnett

Mr. Barnett joined Sterling in January 2016 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and was named Chief Legal & Risk Officer in March 2020. Mr. Barnett brings experience in legal, compliance, regulatory and government affairs, having served as general counsel and outside counsel, for both public and private companies. Mr. Barnett is responsible for all legal, compliance, regulatory and privacy matters, as well as Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Quality and Insurance.

Prior to joining Sterling, Mr. Barnett served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. and NRT, now part of Realogy Corporation. Mr. Barnett began his career as a corporate lawyer at Skadden Arps, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.

Mr. Barnett received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law.