Steven is a long-term sustainability advocate and in later life an award-winning entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture, future cities and sustainable food systems.

He was the Co-founder and CEO of Zero Carbon Food Ltd which introduced the UK's first urban farmed, sustainable, fresh produce brand, Growing Underground.

This business was recognised with the prestigious BBC Food & Farming Awards – Future of Food in 2017. Elected a London Leader in 2014 and named

one of the most influential Londoners in the Evening Standards Progress1000 Awards 2017 & 2019 and Starling Bank ‘Eco entrepreneur to watch’ 2022.

Following the exit of Growing Underground in 2021, Steven has dedicated his time to advisory, consultancy and mentoring roles, working with investors, boards and founders to share his experience in early and growth-stage business. This has included entrepreneur-in-residence roles in academia and dedicating time to provide advisory services to a number of ex-offender, underrepresented communities, education, arts and addiction charities.