Senior Program Manager, Youth LivelihoodsThe MasterCard Foundation
Steve Cumming is responsible for a portfolio of Youth Livelihoods projects at the Foundation, with a particular focus on vocational skills and informal employment. He is also the focal point within the Foundation for the Youth Think Tank. Before joining the Foundation, Steve was the International Programs Director at Youth Challenge International where he managed youth development projects in East and West Africa. Prior to that Steve held field management positions in South Sudan, Angola and Sierra Leone, where he was responsible for program implementation and staff development. Steve has a Master’s of Post War Reconstruction and Development from the University of York in the UK, and Master’s of Social work from Carleton University in Canada.