Stephen is currently Interim Secretary General and Chief Operating Officer of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.

Prior to this he was Senior Director for the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and comes with a wide range of local, national and international youth work and NGO experience.

Before working for World Scouting he worked as a Director for UK Scouting where he was responsible for Youth Programme, supporting adult volunteers and growing the Movement. He has held senior positions in the YMCA and a number of other charities.