Steven is the Co-Founder and CEO of GQR Global Markets. GQR is an award-winning international Banking & Finance, Energy & Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology search advisory and talent acquisition firm. At GQR his role is to originate, define and execute the business’ global growth strategy. ...more

Steven is the Co-Founder and CEO of GQR Global Markets. GQR is an award-winning international Banking & Finance, Energy & Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology search advisory and talent acquisition firm. At GQR his role is to originate, define and execute the business’ global growth strategy. Launched in the summer of 2009, GQR now operates internationally from offices in London, Sydney, New York and Los Angeles, with further office launches in progress. Through GQR’s parent company, Wynden Stark, Steven is an investor and advisor to several Human Capital, Financial and Technology start-ups. A UK native, born in West London and raised in Hertfordshire, Steven now spends his time between Los Angeles, New York and London. Steven graduated from Loughborough University having studied Business, Economics & Finance. While at Loughborough Steven completed internships in Investment Banking, Private Wealth and Real Estate. Steven began his career as an Analyst at GCI Holdings, Inc., a boutique project finance and investment banking firm specializing in alternative energy and traditional natural resource based project development and project finance in the US, EU and Russia/CIS regions. At GCI Steven specialized in project finance and pitch book construction for projects including wind-energy development in Southern California and biomass-energy development in France. Steven is passionate about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and was originally set to join Loughborough's Engineering School, with sponsorship from Laing O'Rourkes Investment & Development business, before transferring to the Economics & Business Faculty to fulfill his commercial aspirations.less