Steve Kuhn Email and Phone Number

Steve Kuhn is the Founder and Board Chair of Major League Pickleball, boasting the best players in the world and helping to create the most exciting, entertaining, and inclusive pro format that elevates every level of the game for players and fans alike.In order to help the sport of pickleball grow to its potential, Steve also founded DUPR - Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating, Pickleball's most accurate global rating system. DUPR is trusted by the world’s premier Pickleball clubs, professional tours, and recreational players alike.Steve’s career started as a trader working at Piper Jaffray and continued as a portfolio manager at the top financial firms in the world including Citadel and Goldman Sachs. In 2008, he joined Pine River Capital Management and became one of the most successful hedge fund managers of all time, with over $14bn AUM and 400%+ returns during his fund’s 6-year fund life. During this time, he also served as Chief Investment Officer of the public company, Two Harbors Investment Corp., which grew to a market cap of $4bn+ under his leadership.Steve has founded and is currently working with numerous charities including Charity: Water, Young Voices of Austin, the Andy Roddick Foundation. Steve currently serves as a Founding Board Member of the Immigration Justice Corps, the country's first fellowship dedicated to meeting the need for high-quality legal assistance for immigrants seeking citizenship and fighting deportation. Steve is also the founder of the IDEAL (Immigration Designed to Enhance American Life) Program - a transformative initiative in improving America’s socioeconomic well-being through immigration reform. This program benefits America through massive economic growth, betters the lives of immigrants and current US citizens while raising the quality of life for people around the globe. Steve has invested in multiple ventures, including Richard’s Rainwater - a more sustainable drinking water produced in the sky, Vemo Education - a mission-driven educational technology company focused on building the best income-based financing program for schools and students, and The Round - a dating app aiming to restore integrity and accountability to modern dating.Steve's passion is helping others achieve their potential, building joy in the world through Pickleball and working to help solve some of the world's biggest challenges by bringing people together, not apart.