Stephen GreeneCBE is the CEO of the international pro-social media company Rockcorps.[1][2] As head of RockCorps, he has overseen the production of over 50 volunteer-exclusive concerts worldwide, featuring music artists such as Lady Gaga, P Diddy, Maroon 5 and Rihanna. In 2012 the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, appointed Greene as Executive Chairman of the independent management body of the National Citizen Service.[3][4] The appointment was emblematic of the Prime Minister’s "Big Society" policy efforts, helping provide teens with social and technical skills through their involvement in community work.[5] Born in Portland, Oregon, USA, Greene currently resides in London, UK.
Stephen Greene (on left) in France in 2024.
In 2003, Stephen co-founded RockCorps with Grady Lee, commercial film and television director Chris Robinson, Haley Moffett, Toby Garrett, Paul Hunter and Noel Eisenberg. RockCorps produces pop, rock and hip-hop concerts, distributing tickets exclusively to volunteers who perform 4 hours of service at a RockCorps-organized volunteer project for the benefit of a local non-profit group or charity. Tickets to shows cannot be purchased, they must be earned. RockCorps' first concert took place in New York City in 2005.[6][7] Since then RockCorps has produced over 50 celebratory concerts in the United States, Great Britain, France, Israel, Mexico, Venezuela, South Africa, Colombia and Australia.[8][9][10] Shows have featured major international artists including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Smashing Pumpkins and Primal Scream.[11]
Over the past seventeen years RockCorps has leveraged the power of music to inspire young people to give back over half a million hours of volunteer work to their communities. RockCorps has worked with over 2,500 partners in the non-profit sector, engaged directly with more than 180,000 volunteers on four continents and compiled a worldwide membership of over 1,000,000 people.
In 2021, along with Lord Blunkett, Greene established UK Year of Service – a paid year long domestic service corps similar to Americorps in the USA.