# Steven Francis

> Steven C. Francis is an American businessman and former Nevada legislator who co-founded AMN Healthcare with Gayle Francis in 1985. He led AMN as CEO until 2005 and chaired its board until 2008, twice ran for mayor of San Diego, founded a policy research institute, and later held staffing-company board roles. Opus Match lists him as an advisor.

- **Role:** Advisor at Opus Match
- **Organizations:** AMN Healthcare, Nevada State Assembly, San Diego Institute for Policy Research, Medical Solutions, AHS Staffing / AHSG, Francis Enterprises, Father Joe’s Villages, Opus Match
- **From:** Phoenix, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- **Known for:** Co-founded AMN with Gayle Francis in 1985., Led AMN through its 2001 public listing., Served as Nevada Assembly majority leader from 1985 to 1987.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
- **1983–1987** — Served in the Nevada State Assembly; majority leader from 1985 to 1987.
- **1985** — Co-founded American Mobile Nurses with Gayle Francis.
- **1987** — Company moved from Las Vegas to San Diego.
- **2001** — AMN became publicly traded on November 13.
- **2005** — Moved from CEO to executive chairman of AMN; ran for San Diego mayor and finished third.
- **2006** — Established the San Diego Institute for Policy Research.
- **2008** — Left AMN’s board; made a second unsuccessful mayoral run.
- **2009** — Steve and Gayle reached a corporate-governance settlement with AMN.
- **2012–2015** — Chairman of Medical Solutions.
- **2016** — Appointed executive chairman of AHS Staffing on October 20.
- **2022** — Joined the Opus Match advisory team with AJ Brustein.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AMN with Gayle Francis in 1985.
- Led AMN through its 2001 public listing.
- Served as Nevada Assembly majority leader from 1985 to 1987.
- Established the San Diego Institute for Policy Research in 2006.
- Reached a 2009 governance settlement with AMN that reduced the special-meeting ownership threshold from 25% to 20%.

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — Opus Match announced Steven Francis and AJ Brustein as advisors on February 22.

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