Stephen Knopp

EAB member since 1999

Education

• BSA, West Virginia University
• MBA, Finance, Ohio University
• MA, North Carolina State University (Economics)

Professional Experience

Steve Knopp is an instructor of economics and business management at Edgecombe Community College. Mr. Knopp retired as Vice President and Portfolio Manager with SunTrust Bank in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Headquartered in Atlanta, SunTrust Banks, Inc. is one of the ten largest banks in the US. Steve had nearly 30 years of investment management and research experience with several banks. He worked in personal trust, corporate trust, administration and equity research. His latest position was focused on investment strategy and asset allocation. He was also a strategist on the fixed income research team.

Originally from West Virginia, Mr. Knopp serves on several boards including the Ohio University College of Business and the United Methodist Church. He has served on such organizational boards as the Boy Scout Council, Kiwanis Club, Association for Retarded Citizens, Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce.

He is also a long distance runner and a bicycling enthusiast. He served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam as well as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. He and his wife Barbara have two sons: Stephen is a Methodist Minister in Charlotte, North Carolina and Andrew is a marketing specialist with Enterprise Rental in Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Knopp holds a BS degree from West Virginia University, an MBA from Ohio University and an MA in Economics from North Carolina State University. He is a graduate of the Ohio Bankers Association and the West Virginia Bankers Association Trust Schools, as well as the Cannon Trust School.