Steven is Managing Director at Stonepeak and driving the firm’s investment activities across the Middle East. In this role he focuses on opportunities in energy transition, transport and logistics, digital communications, and social infrastructure.

Prior to joining Stonepeak, Steven pursued Australia's most ambitious trade and investment agenda while serving as Australia's Minister for Trade, Tourism & Investment. He negotiated and secured economy boosting agreements by completing the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP11) as well as the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) and numerous other trade and investment deals.

Steven served in a number of senior Ministerial roles as a Member of Australia’s Parliament for nearly 18

years, including in Defence Industry, International Development and the Pacific, and as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer.