Steven Gray is a strategic communications executive with global experience operating at the intersection of institutional strategy, narrative, and trust. He is Group Head of Technology Communications and Engagement at Barclays, based in New York, leading a team that spans the UK and India—helping shape how one of the world’s major financial institutions explains its digital and organizational transformation.

Before joining Barclays, Steven led his advisory practice, Think Bold Communications. At BP, he led US digital communications and creative strategy during pivotal energy and leadership transitions, partnering with teams on campaigns for policy, financial, and internal audiences. At Meta, he grew digital communications platforms that reached millions of tech-informed people, and launched executive thought leadership programs demystifying AI, the metaverse, AR/VR, and sustainability.

Previously, Steven shaped storytelling as Managing Editor at JPMorgan Chase, creating digital content reaching 50 million+ people across lines of business. At Laureate Education, he led corporate social responsibility and global public affairs, designing social impact and executive communications programs across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Across roles, he has built cohesive, high-performing teams and aligned diverse stakeholders around strategic narratives that advance organizational priorities.

Steven began his career as a journalist with The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and TIME, reporting on business, politics, policy, leadership, and crises from Washington, New Orleans, Chicago, and Detroit, with assignments in Paris and Jakarta. In 2026, he authored two essays for TIME's Michael Jackson special edition—his first work for the magazine in over a decade—reassessing one of history's most complex cultural figures and the narrative systems that shape his legacy.

He earned a BA in journalism from Howard University and studied international relations at the University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies.