Steve Metcalfe is Head of Communications & Engagement and oversees the institute’s external communications to support its mission of delivering world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.

He has experience of a wide range of communications work in the international development sector, including media, events, campaigning, and digital.

Steve joined the Institute of Development Studies in 2022; prior to this he was head of Partnerships & Communications at Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), an award-winning non-profit operating in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. He started off his career as a business and finance journalist and holds a degree in English from Leicester University.