Steve Madden is an American fashion designer and businessman. He is best known for his eponymous Steve Madden brand of footwear, which he founded in 1990. He has also designed apparel and accessories for a variety of other brands. Madden has been credited with helping to popularize the 'dad shoe' trend in fashion. He has been featured in Forbes magazine's list of America's Richest Self-Made Men and was inducted into the Footwear News Hall of Fame in 2018.