Steve Marshall helped launch the U.S. mass timber movement in 2013 with his creation of the U.S. Forest Service’s Wood Innovations Program and positioning mass timber as a central focus of that program. More than 100 federal investments in mass timber were made under Steve’s leadership. These included the U.S. Tall Wood Building Competition, The National Building Museum’s Timber City exhibition, Department of Defense Blast Testing of CLT, primary funding of WoodWorks, critical support of the 2021 IBC revision process, several state-wide mass timber strategies, creation of the International Mass Timber Conference series, and design and engineering work related to the first generation of mass timber buildings across the Country. In 2019 Steve retired from the federal government after 42 years of service and joined SmartLam. Most recently, Steve has gone out on his own and is serving as a mass timber strategist for those seeking to expand their role in the sector.