Howie Stevens

Early-stage AI startup platform using agents to simulate multilateral negotiations. • Developing an AI-driven solution targeting multilateral negotiators, currently progressing from market discovery toward early product validation. • Leading market and customer research across intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and universities, mapping competitor solutions, user pain points and potential market opportunities. • Building and testing early AI prototypes, iterating product concepts based on research and u

Supporting World Bank and IFC urban infrastructure and sustainability projects across the Global South. • Feasibility Analysis: Producing in-depth reports using financial data, qualitative and quantitative methodologies. • Regulatory Framework Development: Conducting in-depth investigations into current policy landscapes and producing detailed reports on how these regulatory frameworks can be improved. • Stakeholder Engagement: Using strong interpersonal communication skills to form professional networks,

Conducting research to critically examine how monitoring and evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions account for the needs and value of non-human species. It applies a multispecies justice lens to real-world case studies across urban Latin America where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions has been applied. • Research Design: Developing an original analytical framework using Environmental Justice to answer the research question "To w

Led award-winning communications and outreach for a student-led sustainability advocacy body, improving publicity across the university, creating materials and organising events to engage staff and students. • Award-winning: Won the UCL Students' Union Campaign of the Year Award for the Students Banking for Sustainability initiative by conducting interviews, creating audio-visual materials and hosting events to improve awareness of the carbon footprint of personal finance around campus. • Social Media Mana

Co Editor of a student-led journal. Responsible for selecting relevant topics, communicating with authors, designing the journal and editing its script. • Creative Writing: Authored an article titled "Why Development is Failing Madagascar’s Endangered Lemurs", outlining how a large wealth gap coupled with weak international conservation policy enforcement, have led to a steep decline in lemur populations in Madagascar. • People Leadership: Coordinated article contributions from 9 students across different

Agency of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Supported the operational management of internationally significant RAMSAR-designated peatland and temperate rainforest habitats within national and international conservation frameworks. • Public Relations: Facilitated dialogue with institutional and community stakeholders to promote Natural England's work and the value of environmental conservation, including representing Natural England at 2 National Nature Reserve conferences. •

Delivered excellent animal husbandry and public engagements across multiple departments in a large conservation-focused organisation, including conducting original research beyond assigned tasks. • Conducted independent research on zoophagy in wild and captive Sumatran orangutans, collecting primary data at Port Lympne, and sourcing comparative material from 11 zoological institutions across 4 continents. The product of which was a formal review of Sumatran orangutan diets at Port Lympne. • Delivered high-

Supported ESG and labour rights compliance processes within a global trade association representing multinational businesses across international supply chains. • ESG Compliance: Conducted 7 investigations into member organisations by analysing relevant documentation and identifying regulatory and reporting gaps. • Written Reports: Prepared structured briefing materials to support compliance and membership strategy decisions. • Client Management: Collected and analysed client data to support a newly impl

Captained 4 competitive ski and snowboard teams in the largest sports society at the University of Warwick. • Project Management: Managed logistics and welfare for 100+ athletes across 7 competitions, overseeing budgeting, transport and equipment coordination. • Budgeting: Oversaw spending for all competitive events, including transportation, venue hire and equipment costs. • Active Bystander: Led effective responses to medical emergencies, and conflict situations, maintaining public safety and team cohes

Founded an award-winning student-led charity addressing sanitary poverty. • Award-winning: Won the Global Social Leaders Courage Award and personally received the Fenner Award for Community Service. • Fundraising: Raised over €500 as well as several kilograms of sanitary products for a refugee centre based in Brussels. • Advocacy: Delivered 6 presentations, including engagement with NGO and industry partners to develop evidence-based advocacy and grow exposure. • Events Management: Organised and hosted 2

• Inclusive and Safe Engagement: Received guidance on United Nations reporting mechanisms and safe participation, using real-life examples on the prevention of harmful behaviours in a professional work environment.

Highly interdisciplinary course grounded in theoretical and practical elements of delivering sustainable policy in a wide range of development contexts. • Research Fellow: Conducting a thesis on multispecies ethics in the monitoring and evaluation of IUCN policy frameworks for nature-based solutio

• Decision-making in Peace Processes: Based on UN Security Council Resolution 2250, the course taught conflict prevention, resolution, and post-conflict peacebuilding.

Collaborated with industry professionals to identify and implement net-zero strategies in multiple sectors.

Awarded a study abroad placement at Monash University, Australia through merit. • Australian Business Law: Achieved a 90% grade on a presentation critically evaluating Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements as a tool for biodiversity protection, as part of the Sustainability Regulation for Business

• Circular Economy: Developed a working understanding of sustainable supply chains, circular production and consumption models in the fashion industry.

Studied a wide variety of subjects from international relations to business and economics to gain an interdisciplinary grounding in sustainable development. • Achieved a first-class grade (82%) for a 55-page report exploring eco-centric urban design through an interdisciplinary lens. • Evaluated U

• Independent Research: Wrote an Extended Essay on the role of key individuals in sparking genocide in Rwanda.