Through his consulting, writing and teaching, Steven has worked at the intersection of investment and mission since 2001. His practice helps foundations, families and non-profits create impact investing strategies and connects them with the right partners and resources through impact advisor searches.

Steven is currently an adjunct professor of finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business where he teaches Investing for Environmental and Social Impact. He has also recently completed an Impact Investing Handbook with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Steven also served as Board Chair and led the Finance Committee of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, a private foundation with a long history of integrating its investments and social justice mission.

Prior to establishing his own firm, Steven worked in corporate and project finance at Deutsche Bank. Steven grew up on a family farm in Southern Indiana and graduated from Purdue University. He studied as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cologne and earned an M.P.A. from Harvard University.