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Steve Daetz has served as the executive vice president of Sandler Foundation since 2007. Before this position, he was an associate with the law firm of Cooley Godward from 1997 to 2002 and then associate general counsel with Golden West Financial from 2002 to 2007. In this interview, Daetz discusses the following topics: law school education and early career as an attorney; working as associate general counsel at Golden West under Mike Roster; getting to know Herb and Marion Sandler while at Golden West; the sale of Golden West to Wachovia; the expansion of the Sandlers’ philanthropic work; the goals and initiatives of the Sandler Foundation; issues currently facing foundations; measuring impact and working with agencies.