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Freddie Crone: I attended Exeter University after Oundle, following a gap year in Africa and Asia, where I taught Maths in a school in Kenya. After university I moved to London and began working in the City at an American investment bank, which I decided is far less entertaining than school, gap year and university life! When not at work, I spend my time skiing, running (ish!) and fishing. I live in Fulham with a friend and unlike the majority of my friends, I’m not engaged or married!
Christopher Dickins: I live next to Richmond Park in London with my girlfriend, Elysia, and two huskies, one of which I rescued last summer. I am most often found either walking the dogs or playing squash at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham. After a prolonged period of serious illness, I have just returned to work in St James’s Park at the world’s largest renewable energy firm, Ørsted. I have been there for four years and work in downstream energy trading. Prior to this, I studied Maths and Accounting at Newcastle, and went on to join Shell, where I developed a global carbon emissions reporting system. I left Shell due to their lack of investment in green energy systems. I enjoy regular holidays in Cape Town and the Caribbean, and sampling London’s shellfish restaurants.
Robert Dixon: Following a gap year at Gloucester Cathedral, my three years as an organ scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge, (where I read Theology) by coincidence ended back in the Chapel at Oundle, as I played the organ for a service broadcast by the BBC. A few weeks later, I landed in the non-profit sector with a place on the Charityworks graduate scheme in London. I then moved to Oxford, where my wife, Harriet, was working towards a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering – we were married at Magdalen College in 2015 – and we relocated last year to Toronto, where Harriet holds a postdoctoral fellowship at Sunnybrook Hospital. I lead
advancement for the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University, raising funds for research into democracy, health and indigenous governance, having worked previously in philanthropy at the University of Oxford and Médecins Sans Frontières. Outside the office I’m still a professional musician and we enjoy exploring Canada, which, weather notwithstanding, is an amazing country.
Alastair Loasby: I spent my first four years after school working towards a career in the Armed Forces, whilst also graduating with a master’s in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London. In my final year at university and having commissioned in the Army Reserves, I broke my leg passing the Parachute Regiment’s selection process, which unfortunately put an end to my military career eventually. Since university I have worked through the KPMG advisory graduate scheme, run my own mountaineering and climbing company, and am currently leading the Responsible Digital Business Campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince of Wales’s Responsible Business Network. Outside of work, I completed a couple of ultramarathons in the summer, am training to be a Childline counsellor and am taking my first steps into the start-up world.
Sam Mitchell: Since leaving Oundle, I’ve lived in Truro, Manchester, Ely and Oxford, and am now based in London, where I work as a professional singer.
I perform regularly with choirs, including The Sixteen and the BBC Singers, and I’m also a member of The Gesualdo Six, an all-male vocal ensemble with whom I have travelled across the world. We’ve been heard on BBC Radio 3 and have recorded three CDs – one out now and two to be released next year. I’m also completing an MA in Vocal Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where I’ve performed in a number of operas. I live with my girlfriend, Verity, and our cat, Tiggy. I’m a proud uncle to 18-month-old Noah, the son of my brother, Tom (C 09). When I’m not singing, I can be found eating Spanish food, grooming my beard and trying not to lose my passport!
Max Panter: While studying my BA in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford, I spent a summer teaching English in China and fell in love with the country and teaching. So, after completing a master’s in Ancient History at UCL, I decided to move to China and study and work there. I moved to Qingdao in 2014 and spent two years there, teaching English as a second language to primary school students, and studied Mandarin at Qingdao University, enjoying the beach life of China’s biggest coastal city. After completing my university course, I moved to Nanjing and worked in education management, becoming the manager of foreign teaching staff at the New Oriental Language College, where I oversaw the training and recruitment of all international staff
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