Semi-retirement
At the end of his elected term on the Orange County board of supervisors, in 1999, Steiner moved to Scottsdale, Arizona for four years to become the national program director for Childhelp USA, serving there until 2003. While in Arizona, Steiner oversaw the conversion of Merv Griffin's 192 acre (0.7 km²) Wickenberg Inn & Dude Ranch, located in Wickenburg, into the Merv Griffin Village of Arizona, a treatment center for abused kids.
Also in 1999, Steiner joined with Florida based partners, Bill Hebrock and Daryl McLaughlin, to form Hebrock Steiner McLaughlin, Inc., a public policy consulting and lobbying firm. Steiner has been involved in business and cultural exchanges with the People's Republic of China, and travels there frequently to develop public/private partnerships for the firm's clients. He is also an investor in, and vice chairman of, Zhao International, Inc., an international exporting company which exports scrap metal to Tianjin, China, a 'sister city' of Orange.
Steiner has served on the Juvenile Justice Commission for several years, having been appointed by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.
He remains active in the Orange County political scene, primarily as an elder statesman of Orange County politics. He directs the bulk of his political efforts to the advocacy of children's issues, and remains a much coveted endorsement for aspiring and current elected officials.
Steiner is the father of five children and grandfather of fifteen.
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