Stephen Bassett is the executive director of Paradigm Research Group (PRG) founded in 1996 to end a government imposed embargo on the truth behind extraterrestrial related phenomena. He has spoken to audiences around the world about the implications of formal "Disclosure" by world governments of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race and given over 1000 radio and television interviews. PRG's advocacy work has been extensively covered by national and international media. In 2013 PRG produced a "Citizen Hearing on Disclosure" at the National Press Club in Washington. Since November of 2014 PRG has been conducting political initiatives in Washington, DC. One is seeking the first hearings on Capitol Hill since 1968 regarding the extraterrestrial presence issue. The other seeks to force the ET issue into the ongoing presidential campaign.

Stephen has appeared in many documentary films and his lectures and interviews are extensively represented on YouTube.