Stephen is third generation resident of the Park Cities. After graduating from Highland Park High School, he attended the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey as a post-graduate, and then studied communications at The University of Texas in Austin.

Prior to his career in real estate, he established and ran successful organic, farm to table restaurants, developed a premium yogurt brand, and as a side sell analyst, consulted with several start-up food concepts. For 16 years he worked in the financial services industry for Wall Street firms - most recently for Stephens, Inc. where he focused on hedge funds and family offices.

Stephen has been a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church his entire life. Nearly 20 years ago, he helped to establish Carpenters for Christ at HPUMC. He served as a member of the Board of Directors for both Carpenters for Christ and the Dallas area Habitat for Humanity. He has been an active volunteer for Prison Entrepreneur Program, Cafe Momentum, and Bonton Farms.

Stephen is married with three children, all whom attend or have graduated from Park Cities schools.