# Steve Schuster

> Steve Schuster founded technology PR agency Rainier Communications in 1993 after a career in engineering and technology marketing. He became founder and advisor in July 2026 as Sarah LaLiberte took over as CEO. Based in New York, he is also a recording artist, photographer, published writer and animal advocate who serves on Faunalytics’ board.

- **Role:** Founder & Advisor at Rainier Communications
- **Organizations:** Rainier Communications, Faunalytics, YMCA of Central Massachusetts, Steve Schuster Songs LLC, VeganNation (advisory work), Billion Vegans (advisory work), Temple Sinai, Worcester (past president)
- **From:** Seattle, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Master of Business Administration, Northeastern University
- **Known for:** Built Rainier Communications over 33 years before handing the CEO role to Sarah LaLiberte., Rainier received four Bulldog Reporter Stars of PR Gold awards for Technology Agency of the Year., Released Sweet Gems (2017), Unassembled Man (2020) and Permanently High (2024).

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Designed speech-recognition systems for Ray Kurzweil and professional audio equipment for Lexicon.
- **Before 1993** — Held product-management and marketing roles at Concurrent and became general manager of Data Translation’s digital signal processing division.
- **1993** — Founded Rainier Communications.
- **1997** — Rainier opened an office in Israel to support startups reaching North America.
- **2009** — Published The Liberation Haggadah.
- **2017** — Released the album Sweet Gems.
- **2020** — Released Unassembled Man and joined Faunalytics’ board.
- **2024** — Released Permanently High on May 1.
- **2026** — Became Rainier founder and advisor as Sarah LaLiberte was named CEO on July 9.

## Achievements

- Built Rainier Communications over 33 years before handing the CEO role to Sarah LaLiberte.
- Rainier received four Bulldog Reporter Stars of PR Gold awards for Technology Agency of the Year.
- Released Sweet Gems (2017), Unassembled Man (2020) and Permanently High (2024).
- Published The Liberation Haggadah (2009).
- Joined Faunalytics’ board in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Rainier announced Sarah LaLiberte as CEO on July 9; Schuster moved to founder and advisor. Full ownership transfer was described as expected later that summer, not confirmed complete in that announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://rainierco.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveschuster
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/steveschuster
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rainierco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steveschustersongs

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Last updated: 2026-10-25