Chairman of the Board of Danaher since 1984; for more than the past five years, he has been a principal in a number of private business entities with interests in manufacturing companies and publicly traded securities. Steven, also a contemporary art collector, helped fund an art center at his alma mater, DePauw University, and is a frequent donor to the Democratic party. He also owns film production company Indian Paintbrush, which has co-produced Wes Anderson movies.