In January 2015, he was promoted to deputy chief accounting officer, responsible for Aflac’s SEC and statutory financial reporting, treasury services and tax functions. In January 2017, he was promoted to senior vice president of Global Strategic Projects, responsible for leading the conversion of Aflac’s Japan branch to a subsidiary and monitoring U.S. tax reform. In April 2018, he became senior vice president of corporate Financial Planning and Analysis. He assumed the role of chief financial officer of Aflac U.S. in May 2019 and was responsible for financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, actuarial pricing, strategic sourcing and procurement, risk, integration and project management for Aflac’s U.S. segment. He assumed the role of first senior vice president and deputy chief financial officer of Aflac Life Insurance Japan in September 2023 and was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Aflac Japan in January 2024. He served as Aflac Japan’s Chief Risk Officer from January to June 2025. In these roles, he is responsible for Aflac Japan’s finance and accounting, risk management and actuarial functions.

Prior to joining Aflac, Steve was vice president, Corporate Tax for Nationwide. There, he managed income tax financial reporting, compliance and forecasting for the life and property & casualty insurance operations.

Steve graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and minor in economics. He is a Maryland Certified Public Accountant and received his Master of Science degree in taxation from the University of Baltimore.