Steve Gradeless
National Director of Sales
Since September of 2021, Steve Gradeless has been the TPA Latitude Retirement’s National Director of Sales. His responsibilities include driving Latitude’s retirement plan sales, through both organic and non-organic growth. He also serves concurrently in a role as KTRADE’s Director of Market Development. He joined KTRADE in January of 2012. His KTRADE responsibilities include assisting the existing TPA Alliance Members to drive new growth into their business, identifying and adding new TPAs to the Alliance Membership, serving as KTRADE’s field liaison to Broker/Dealer firms and Third Party Money Managers, and working with Financial Advisors to help them write and service KTRADE business.
Prior to joining KTRADE, Steve represented Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. in various roles, including Vice President of Business Development for Private Sector Retirement Plans, National Sales Manager for Select Markets, National Sales Manager for GICs and Terminal Funding Annuities, Director of Private Sector Pension Sales and TPA Relationship Manager. He started his career as an Associate Actuary for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and in the Fort Wayne, IN BUCK Consultants’ office.
Steve graduated cum laude from Taylor University in Upland, IN and is in their Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a two-time NAIA All-American in Cross Country and a two-time small college Indiana state champion in the mile run (1600 meters), 3 mile run (5000 meters) and cross country.
Steve and his wife Jeannine live in Dublin, OH. They have four children, Brandon, Katy, Keri and Aimee. He enjoys MLB (he is a Chicago Cubs fan), NFL (he is a Green Bay Packers shareholder) and Big Ten basketball.
