On Jan. 7, 2011, Stephen W. Kimbell assumed the role of Commissioner of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA) for the state of Vermont.

Kimbell has been involved in public policy issues in Vermont for nearly 40 years. He was born and raised in Illinois, attending public schools and the University of Illinois. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and spent three years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He moved to Vermont in 1973. He worked as a staff attorney for Bob Sherman to create the public affairs firm now known as KSE Partners, LLP. Kimbell retired from KSE and from the affiliated law firm of Kimbell Storrow Buckley Hughes July 1, 2010. Kimbell managed statewide campaigns for former Vermont Gov. Madeleine Kunin in 1978 and 1982 and served as state planning director from 1984 to 1985.