The record
Timeline
Everything in one sequence: what I studied, where I worked, what I founded, and what I gave time to. Kept deliberately plain, so it can be read against the claims made elsewhere on this site.
August 2026
Education
Innovations in Science and Technology
Yale Young Global Scholars
Selected for the Yale Young Global Scholars summer programme in Innovations in Science and Technology, a selective residential session at Yale for secondary students drawn from around the world. It was the best two weeks of my education so far, and I have written about why.
From 10 September 2026
Writing
Research paper in progress
Began work on a research paper on 10 September 2026. The subject cannot be disclosed at this stage; it will be published here in full once finished.
2026
Writing
Shortlisted, John Locke Institute Essay Competition
John Locke Institute
Shortlisted for an essay asking whether humanity should fear a cashless society. The essay is published in full in the archive here.
August to September 2026
Position
Virtual work experience
Stripe
A weekly commitment of four hours of scheduled sessions, plus team work between them, closing with a graded final presentation. The work was corporate finance done properly: valuation, equity research, projected statements and free cash flow, cost of capital, then a mock allocation of one million dollars argued in front of the executives as a deck backed by a model. It graded out at 84.6 against a cohort mean of 80.62. The longest and most demanding of the work experience programmes I have done, and the certificate, transcript and reference are on the achievements page.
June to July 2025
Education
The Business of Economics
Rice University
A virtual course made up of taught sections and a capstone project, covering mortgages, the distinction between micro and macroeconomics, and regional economics. It was the first sustained look I had at how wide the subject actually is.
July 2026 to present
Venture
Co-founder
BoatXchange
A global resale marketplace for rowing boats. In development, and seeking partners.
July 2026 to present
Venture
Founder
CourtDesk
AI booking software for padel clubs, with an assistant that answers members' questions directly.
April 2024 to present
Venture
Founder
VRhino
Founded to make sport accessible through VR fitness software. Trading since September 2025, running events and turning over around £5,000 a year.
September 2026 to present
Education
Sixth form
school withheld
Reading Economics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Chemistry at A-level. The first three are the reason most of the writing on this site exists.
2023 to 2026
Education
GCSEs
previous school withheld
Ten GCSEs, predominantly grades 9 and 8, with Russian taken a year early. The full breakdown is available on request.
September 2025 to present
Service
Volunteer, special educational needs
Local state primary school
Every Wednesday, working with children at a state school for special educational needs.
June 2022 to present
Service
Volunteer English teacher
Ukrainian refugee community
Teaching English to refugees displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and helping them settle.
2024 to 2026
Outside school
Eastern European Society
Two years in a society for Eastern European culture, history and current affairs.
September 2023 to present
Outside school
Drums, working through Grade 5
Twice weekly practice, assessed annually.
July 2018 to present
Outside school
Local football club
Weekly training and a weekly match, for eight years.
Fuller accounts of the entrepreneurial and non-profit work sit on the ventures, foundations and volunteering pages.