Professor Steven George West (born 27 March 1961) is the vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England and the current Chairman of the University AllianceHe trained as a podiatrist before becoming a lecturer and senior lecturer at The Chelsea School of Podiatric Medicine, London Foot Hospital and the University of Westminster in 1984. In 1990 he became head of Podiatry at Huddersfield University and became dean of the School of Health & Behavioural Sciences in 1992.