Stephen is Consul for Science & Innovation with the FCO in East, South and South-West China (Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing consular regions). He is sector lead for Sustainable Urban Environment and also oversees the Health and Life Sciences, Clean Energy and Future Manufacturing sectors for the Science and Innovation Network in China.

Stephen previously worked as a Project Manager and Change Manager for the Home Office and HM Passport Office. Prior to this he worked in the Energy sector, undertaking a number of senior management roles in various countries across the world including Kazakhstan, Georgia and Cameroon.

A keen supporter of the arts, he spent several years as a director of Northern Ireland’s largest multi-cultural Arts charity.