Steven Whitaker

Steven joined Equistone in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and he is also the Group Compliance Officer. Steven previously worked for Vision Capital, where he was also COO, and before that at the hedge fund Brevan Howard and at 3i in London and in Frankfurt.

Steven has represented the private equity industry at senior levels as Chairman of the BVCA’s Taxation Committee in 2013/14 and is currently a member of the BVCA’s UK and European Capital Committee.

Steven is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He qualified with KPMG after graduating with an English Literature degree from the University of Sheffield.