Frank Stephenson (STEFF-en-sən;[1] born 3 October 1959) [2]is a Moroccan-born Spanish-American automobile designer who has worked for Ford, BMW, Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren.

[5] At the age of 11, his family moved to Istanbul, Turkey followed by two years in Madrid, Spain, where he graduated from high school.

[7] Stephenson speaks English, Italian, German, and Spanish fluently and is an international speaker on many design-related and motivational subjects.

In 2019, a film documentary about his work and career titled Chasing Perfect, produced by Lionsgate and Salon Pictures and directed by Helena Coan, was released globally.

While Stephen Harper "did the bulk of the design", Stephenson proposed an innovative, third functional spoiler that did not make it into production.

Stephenson's success with the Ferrari and Maserati designs led to his appointment as head of Fiat, Lancia, and the Commercial Vehicle Styling Centre in Turin in 2006.

[16] Stephenson left McLaren Automotive in 2017 and was rumoured to make a return to the BMW Group to head the design team at Mini.

He says the advantage of working with clay models is that you can see and feel the designed surfaces in three dimensions, embedding the product with the human touch.