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CINDY L. STEEB
Senior Managing Director, Trust Administration Services
Cindy joined Clearstead as a Senior Managing Director of Trust Administration Services in the firm’s Private Client Group in 2023. She has over 20 years of experience working with high-net-worth clients, private trust companies and privately held companies to bring creative solutions to complicated estate planning and fiduciary matters. She develops trusting client relationships through her interpersonal skills, strong business judgment, and a sensitive approach to family and business dynamics.
In 2024, Cindy wrote a book, Preserving Multigenerational Wealth: How a Private Family Trust Company Can Promote Family Harmony & Positive Family Dynamics, in which she takes a unique approach to the complexities of multigenerational estate planning, offering family-business owners and their trusted advisors a roadmap to addressing family harmony and preserving the family legacy for generations to come. The book can be purchased on Amazon.
Prior to joining Clearstead, she co-authored and participated in lobbying efforts to secure passage of the Ohio Family Trust Company Act allowing for both licensed and unlicensed family trust companies in Ohio. She has also formed trust companies in Ohio, Wyoming, and South Dakota and has managed trust companies in Ohio, Wyoming, and Delaware.
She currently serves on the Board and/or as an Officer for four private trust companies and one public trust company. Prior to her law career, Cindy worked at Procter & Gamble and United Airlines in the sales and marketing arena.
Cindy received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Her Bachelor of Arts degree is in Business Economics from the College of Wooster where she graduated With Honors and Phi Beta Kappa. She also has a Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Concentration from DePaul University where she graduated With Distinction.
Education
- J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- M.B.A., DePaul University
- B.A., College of Wooster
Services at a Glance
- Private Family Trust Company Establishment & Support
- Family Office Creation & Family Governance
Affiliations/Memberships
- Biltmore Trust Company – Chair, Board of Directors
- Habitat for Humanity of Medina County – Former Director & Governance Committee Chair
- Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce – Former Director
- Hospice of Medina County – Former Board President
- United Way of Medina County – Former Board Vice President
- Leadership Medina County – Former President
- In Counsel With Women – Member
Awards
- 2009 YWCA Women of Distinction
Books
- Preserving Multigenerational Wealth: How a Private Family Trust Company Can Promote Family Harmony & Positive Family Dynamics
A Heart for Animals
Welcome Back Ranch, LLC is Cindy’s personal business venture specializing in boarding retired horses that can no longer be ridden. Her business plan centers on providing high-quality care for senior horses to live out their lives in a herd environment on her 85-acre family farm in Valley City, OH. In addition to her significant work with non-profit organizations, Cindy is an active volunteer with American Brittany Rescue, having fostered over 25 dogs.
