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JONATHAN GOD’SGOODNESS
OLOYEDE, 21 OLUWANUSIN, 21

School: University of York School: King’s College Engineering & Maths
Course: Electronic & London
Computer Engineering (BEng) Course: Electronic
Year: Graduated Engineering with Management
Grade: 2:1 (BEng)
Year: Second
Jonathan became president of York ACS at a “challenging Grade average: First class
time” in 2016. “A lot of people had ambition and vision but
many of these things weren’t possible without the correct After creating a personalised box of gifts for a grieving
funding, so I based my campaign on getting sponsorship.” friend, God’sGoodness put the idea of a ‘HappiiBox’ forward
He achieved his goal rapidly, securing £2000 from Teach for the King’s ‘Idea Factory’ competition. He won Best Pitch,
First, Ernst & Young and others, and going on to organise along with a £1500 grant.
a string of events – including the inaugural ACS Diversity He is also the publicity officer for the new BAME in the City
Careers Event with top employers including the BBC, the society – founded by fellow Future Leader Tolu Akinboboye.
Civil Service and GCHQ. His efforts led to more funding As publicity officer of the KCL Gospel Society he has made it
from Hogan Lovell’s and Accenture the following year. his mission to attract new members both to the choir and to
Jonathan secured a competitive place with the UK’s first the Bible studies classes. He organised the first ever Worship
student-run investment fund, Griff, which manages £10,000 Night, showcasing performance, music and spoken word.
of the University of York’s endowment. Members buy stocks, As a result, the classes have seen an upsurge in participants.
discuss the market and pitch investments. Jonathan’s He is also a resident associate, helping new first year
investment secured a 50 per cent return. students to acclimatise to university and student halls.
He is also a Goldman Sachs campus ambassador, and his After graduation, he is considering an offer from Teach First
efforts have already led to another BAME student winning as well as a technology and finance internship with UBS.
an offer from the prestigious company.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Owning my own business focussed on sustainable
Possibly starting something of my own, perhaps trading entrepreneurship, perhaps in West Africa. Also having built a
or software development/technology. network of people I can call on when opportunities come up.

DAMILOLA TREASURE
OTUYALO, 20 OYELADE, 21

School: Imperial College School: University of Warwick
London Course: General Engineering
Course: Civil and (MEng)
Environmental Engineering Year: Second
(MEng) Grade average: First class
Year: Second
Grade average: First class In the Army Cadets, Treasure rose to the rank of Sergeant
Major, and took charge of a unit in south London, leading
Feeling that the ACS at Imperial had become a “popularity up to 200 cadets on camp. Responsible for heading young
contest”, Damilola, as treasurer, took his proposals to the teams on expeditions, where adult instructors were
president. They were approved, and the new rules came into only present at checkpoints, he says, “It helped me to be
effect this year, with Oluwadamilola sitting on a three- observant and to analyse.”
person advisory committee to help with the transition. Before university, Treasure took a gap year to improve
Damilola, whose aim post-graduation is to work in corporate his grades and get into Warwick. He retook two A-levels,
finance, in the power utilities team of an investment bank, secured a three-month internship at Heathrow Airport and a
also administered the £8000 budget for the ACS annual one-month internship at Adjaye Associates in New York, and
Afrogala event. He even wrote the plot of continued to volunteer with his Army Cadets unit.
the play at the centre of the show – about the tension At Warwick, he has been treasurer of the Nigerian Society,
between traditional African family values and young securing sponsorship from Supermalt and FirstBank Nigeria.
women’s ambition to pursue their dreams. He is an ACS mentor to two first year students, and Student
In his first year he was rep for the Imperial Civil Engineering Ambassador for the School of Engineering, giving tours and
department. He conducted regular surveys to assess how advice to potential undergraduates.
students were feeling about the course, then presented He also works with a friend’s company, Motivez, helping
them to the department for action. By the end of his tenure, young people with their personal professional development
he noted an eight per cent increase in student satisfaction. and delivering workshops in schools on exam planning.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I’d like to be an MD at a multinational bank, getting prepared Building up my career in banking and starting a social
to start my own power utilities company. enterprise, going into schools to help struggling kids.

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