SHANNON STEEL
Shannon Steel was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Martin Luther King High School and earned a competitive basketball scholarship at the University of Houston, where she obtained a degree in Economics. Ms. Steel graduated with honors and received consecutive Dean’s List acknowledgments. Ms. Steel is also a graduate of Harvard Business School Online, where she earned a certificate in Finance. In addition to being an entrepreneur and ambassador for the First Lady of C.A.R NGO on a mission to eradicate poverty. She is deeply committed to promoting economic equity in underserved communities.
After obtaining her Series 7 and 66 licenses with Axa Advisors, she became the youngest stockbroker within the firm at 23 and one of the youngest in the country. During her tenure at Axa Advisors, she quickly became one of the most successful brokers at the firm and won many awards.
While at Axa, she increased retired clients’ portfolios by 15-20% and was awarded the General Motors account to manage and strategically invest their 401k, pension, and buyout funds for retirees. Shannon successfully solidified financial transactions and adequately allocated funds for numerous companies, families, and businesses. Ms. Steel was also the mandate for BPC, the government-owned commercial bank of Angola.
2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree.
2020 Elected to be on Finance committee for Brenda Jones campaign for Congress.
Youngest African American woman to own a hotel in the United States.
2019 Wyndham Hotel and Resorts Developer of the year.
2008 Youngest Stockbroker in The United States.
2020 Krave Honors Pioneer Honoree.
2019-2020 Who’s Who in Black Detroit Honoree.
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Shannon Steel was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Martin Luther King High School and earned a competitive basketball scholarship at the University of Houston, where she obtained a degree in Economics. Ms. Steel graduated with honors and received consecutive Dean’s List acknowledgments.
Ms. Steel is also a graduate of Harvard Business School Online, where she earned a certificate in Finance. In addition to being an entrepreneur and an ambassador for the First Lady of C.A.R. NGO, she is deeply committed to promoting economic equity in underserved communities.
