Football Foundation
Steve Connelly is an experienced technology leader with a diverse background in IT management across various sectors. Currently serving as the Head of Technology at Football Foundation since August 2022, Steve has held significant roles such as Interim Head of Technology Systems and Services at Crisis and Chief Information Officer at International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), where responsibilities included developing global IT strategies for a federation operating in over 150 countries. Previous positions include Head of IT at the Institute of the Motor Industry and Head of IS/IT at Hestia Housing & Support, demonstrating a consistent track record of managing comprehensive IT functions and leading technology improvements. Steve's early career featured roles in project management and operations at notable companies including Cable & Wireless and the National Farmers Union. Steve holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry & Chemical Technology from the University of Bradford.
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Football Foundation
The Football Foundation is the charity of the Premier League, The FA and Government, through Sport England. We deliver outstanding grassroots football facilities, meaning more games, better games and more people playing - helping transform communities where demand is greatest and impact will be strongest. Founded in 2000, we are now the largest sports charity in UK. So far, we have used the investment from our Partners to award more than 17,600 grants to improve facilities worth more than £710m – including 942 artificial grass pitches, 6,426 natural grass pitches and 1,200 changing facilities. This has attracted an additional £940m of partnership funding – totalling over £1.6bn investment in grassroots football. And there’s much more to come. Through the Foundation, the Premier League, The FA and Government through Sport England have come together to create the National Football Facilities Strategy (NFFS) that will guide work over the next 10 years to transform many more local facilities. Local Football Facility Plans (LFFP) are being created to identify priority projects where demand is greatest, and the impact will be strongest and help stimulate the action required to deliver them.