Steven is a seasoned entrepreneur and investment professional with over twenty-five years of experience investing as a principal and fund manager across the globe. He has experience investing across asset classes ranging from real estate to energy to early-stage technologies and has participated in over 60 private transactions. He most recently co-founded Lateral Capital, a frontier market venture capital fund. Prior to co-founding Lateral, Steven was a Director in the Office of the President of Guyana where he held responsibility for the Guyana Investment Fund. He led the implementation of their low-carbon development strategy and the execution of large-scale initiatives in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Steven started his career in real estate at the Moinian Group and later co-founded and managed the private equity firm Capstone Equities with $500m of AUM. Steven graduated from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and has a B.A. in Finance and Philosophy from New York University.