Steve Nellis joined The Information in 2014 after seven years with the Pacific Coast Business Times, the business journal for California’s Central Coast. He led the paper’s coverage of biotech giant Amgen, startups, venture capital financing and intellectual property law. He also won breaking news awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Los Angeles Press Club for his coverage of bank failures and wildfires. Steve attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where he won a statewide award for a feature story on a prolific gatherer of walnuts. Outside of work, his interests include motorcycles, playing bass in rock bands, hunting and craft beer. You can reach him at [email protected].