Steve Jackson

Steve is a serial entrepreneur, with experiences in publishing, furniture sales, scrap metal dealing and dotcom development; he's even been CEO of a Championship football team.

His passion is helping vulnerable people and his £30m social business employs over 230 people, operates 7 prison academies and provides charity food distribution to thousands of people every week.

Steve's won a number of awards for his ability to devise and deliver, commercially viable enterprises with social and environmental benefits; including University Honorary Fellow for his commitment to entrepreneurialism, twice winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development and in the 2013 New Year Honours List, Steve was awarded an OBE.