Steven Lamar is the original creator of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphone product line.

Today he is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Einstein Energy, Inc., a premium functional energy and nutrition company built around performance, cognition, and culture. He is also a co-founder and Managing Partner of 42 Macro and Wall Street Beats.

Steven has spent more than 25 years building, operating, and investing in businesses across finance, technology, media, and consumer products. He began his career in banking at Wells Fargo and Citibank before moving into capital formation and private investing.

In the mid-1990s, Steven served as an executive at Shoreline Pacific Institutional Finance, where he helped emerging public and private companies raise growth capital, financing 22 companies for a total of $320 million. From 1998 to 2005, he was the co-founder and Managing Partner of a San Francisco–based investment fund focused on late-stage private and early-stage public technology company investments. During his tenure, the fund invested more than $750 million across 117 public and 28 private companies, generating a 177% return for investors.

Steven has deep roots in audio innovation and consumer technology. In 2005, he created the original business model, product roadmap and design identity for the Beats by Dr. Dre headphone product line – a role legally affirmed in a landmark 2019 jury verdict. He later founded Jibe Audio, LLC, continuing his work in bringing high performance audio products to market.

Prior to Jibe Audio, Steven served as President of SLS International, Ltd., a publicly traded audio technology company. During his tenure, he led the company’s transition from the pink sheets to the American Stock Exchange, launched its first consumer product in partnership with Quincy Jones, and secured product placements on the Mark Burnett Productions shows The Apprentice and RockStar: INXS.

From 2006 to 2013, Steven held senior leadership roles at Allied Container Systems, Inc., including CFO and COO. He was an integral member of the management team that scaled the company from a startup into a multi-million-dollar, ISO 9001–certified systems integrator serving the U.S., Canadian, and British militaries.

Today, Steven is an active macro investor, angel investor, and board member in numerous private companies. Across Einstein Energy, 42 Macro, and Wall Street Beats, his work is focused on building durable brands and backing exceptional teams.