Kevin Still attended UCLA, graduating in 1983 with a degree in biology. He was on the US national team from 1983-88, winning US titles in the double and quad sculls in 1986. Still competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1984 in double sculls. Internationally he won a gold medal in eights at the 1986 Goodwill Games, and competed at four World Championships (1983, 1985-87), winning bronze medals in eights in 1985-86.
After college Still started as a real estate broker at Hammel Financial Company, but later moved into insurance. He became a senior vice-president at Marsh USA. His primary expertise was in program design and placement and risk management services for Japanese businesses, and Still arranged several successful global insurance programs for Japanese clients.