Testimonials

I met Steve a couple years ago and feel fortunate to be friends with him. I have enjoyed working with Steve to create Life Sciences Collaborative Boston. I’m impressed with his skill and dedication to building a networking community and to supporting charitable organizations focused on kids in need. I am happy to recommend Steve as highly professional and with great integrity.

Steve is a rare connector who not only builds communities but sustains them for over a decade. He brings together business leaders around pressing issues, creating space for learning, support, and collaboration. The relationships he fosters lead to growth, partnerships, investments—and real friendships. Like the “Kantor Way,” Steve leads with integrity, authenticity, and humor, making everyone better. That’s true leadership.

I’m delighted to endorse my colleague Steve Kantor, founder of the Life Sciences Collaborative, a curated community of leaders across pharma, biotech, devices, diagnostics, and digital health. What began as one chapter now spans Boston, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. Steve creates thoughtful programs, conversations, and a welcoming environment where professionals connect, exchange insight, and build lasting, valuable relationships and opportunities together.

Steve Kantor stands out for his rare mix of ecosystem leadership and operating judgment. As EVP at KEH Insurance Agency, he leads the Emerging & Growth-Stage Companies practice, advising founders, boards, and investors as companies scale and raise capital. Steve connects builders with capital, helps de-risk growth, and has spent decades convening innovators and investors through communities he founded.

Steve has quickly become more of a partner to our business than just a broker or a vendor. He has deep knowledge of subject matter and is very generous with sharing same. He knows the technology, IP and Life Sciences industry very well and therefore has been able to offer appropriate advice and services to us over the course of the year.

Quality, service and knowledge are the words that come mind about Steve. When a start-up company is in need of property and casualty insurance Steve and KEH are partners not just vendors. Steve also is committed to helping startup companies and facilitating networking through his founding of the Life Science Collaborative in the region. Steve is The Great Connector!

Steve is a terrific organizer and networker, who genuinely cares for everyone with whom he interacts. It has truly been a pleasure to work with him on furthering the reach of the Life Sciences Collaborative, as well as the occasional opportunity to transact business with his firm. I know in every interaction he has my best interests at heart, and those of my organization.

“Steve has done an amazing job with the Life Sciences Collaborative. The passion, consideration and energy are amazing and the results show. Our newly formed team in Boston is growing and best is yet to come !!”

I know I can be confident referring clients to Steve because he puts their interests first. He learns their businesses, their goals and presents creative and thoughtful solutions to get them where they need to be. Plus, he’s a community leader and always giving back.

I have a been a customer of Steven for less than a year and have had nothing but a great experience. Working with him was very straightforward and he helped us to get the necessary insurance we needed to start up our business.

Steve is an amazing, high energy, efficient, and effective leader. He’s able to manage a large group of people toward amazing results and has made the Calling All Angels Gala a huge success.

It’s been a pleasure working along side of Steve and I give him my highest recommendation

Steve is a great organizer. The Life Sciences Collaborative with branches in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and most recently Massachusetts is a great success establishing connections between all stakeholders in building a life sciences community that combine business and personal relationships. His willingness to help others through his trusted network has without doubt helped numerous people in developing and building their businesses. On top of it all, he is one of the most gracious people I have met in my career.