Nathaniel Peat

Nathaniel Peat
Residence UK
Education Brunel University - BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering, MSc Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Occupation Entrepreneur
Years active 2007–present
Board member of Ernst & Young Foundation
Awards UK JCI TOYP '15, GGA '15

Nathaniel Peat is a social entrepreneur. At age 25, he founded the nonprofit organization The Safety Box,[1] which uses grassroots methods to interrupt violent behaviour, build entrepreneurship and foster achievement in young people using alternative curriculum[2] in British schools. He is a regular television and radio commentator on youth and education.

In 2007 he was the first double award winner of the Enterprising Young Brits Awards awarded by the former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.[3] 2008 saw him feature on UK based BBC Three reality TV show The Last Millionaire[4] where he was the winner of the third episode in Cairo.

Peat was listed on the Courvoisier Observer's Future 500 Next Generation List[5] in 2009. He was a key organiser and speaker of the first Youth Jamaica Diaspora Future Leaders Conference.[6] The conference gained national TV exposure, inclusion in the national radio programs and was featured in all national newspapers. In 2011 he became the first UK Future Leader Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board member to the minister responsible for Diaspora Affairs within the Jamaican Government.

In 2011 Peat received the Alumnus of the Year medal from Brunel University[7] for outstanding achievement.[8] Later that year he received the London Peace (DREAM) award at City Hall from Boris Johnson. In July 2011 Peat spoke at Barclays global headquarters alongside Marcus Agius, and Sir Steve Bullock to encourage entrepreneurship among young people. In 2013, Peat was invited to become a fellow (FRSA) and was the winner of the UPF Youth Achievement Award. In 2015 he was the only UK entrepreneur selected by Virgin Unite to attend a week long leadership gathering on Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson.[9] Peat was honoured in June 2015 by Kings House where he received the Governor General Award for Excellence from Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, K.St.J. In 2016 he was listed in the Upstanding 100 Powerlist published by the Financial Times, recognised as an influential BME executive across the US, UK and Ireland.

G20 summit

In 2010 Peat represented Great Britain as a youth delegate for the G20 Toronto young entrepreneurs summit 2010.[10] The discussion points from the G20 YES were drafted into a communiqué that was signed at the end of the Toronto, June 2010 meeting and was handed over to Senior Ministers from the Canadian Government prior to the Heads of State meeting for the G20. The communiqué in brief urges action in five areas:

Black Powerlist (UK)

In October 2016 Peat was listed in the 2017 Black Powerlist.

In January 2011 Peat was listed in the under 40s section of the Powerlist 2011,[11] sponsored by JP Morgan. The Powerlist is the only magazine that celebrates and highlights the most influential black people in Britain, and listed Peat alongside such illustrious names as Rio Ferdinand, Baroness Scotland, Diane Abbott MP, Mo Ibrahim, Dr John Sentamu (Archbishop of York), Trevor Phillips (Chairman, Commission for Equalities and Human Rights), David Lammy MP, Abigail Blackburn (Editor of Now Magazine), Michelle Ogundehin (Editor-in-chief, Elle Decoration), Paul Boateng (British High Commissioner to South Africa) and Tidjane Thiam.

Diana Award (Jamaica)

In 2012 Peat was instrumental in assisting the[12] Diana Award[13] to expand internationally into Jamaica,[14] and former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell became the first International Diana Award Ambassador.[15] On the visit he met with the Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, former British High Commissioner to Jamaica Howard Drake OBE and the Jamaican Gov. former Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna.

BBC The Last Millionaire

In 2008 Nathaniel Peat took part in the UK based BBC Three reality TV show The Last Millionaire,[4] and he was the winner of the third episode in Cairo.

Financial Times Upstanding 100 BME Executive List

In 2016 Peat was listed in The Financial Times UPstanding Leaders Powerlist which highlights and ranks 100 executives in the US and UK who have reached senior roles in business while also fighting against discrimination and championing ethnic diversity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond. He was ranked in the Top 20 amongst other names such as Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company; Ajay Bang, President and CEO of Mastercard; and Ken Olisa, Chairman of Restoration Partners.

Awards and achievements

Other interests

Peat is the co-founder of Gennex;[16] a technology company specializing in solar and renewable energy products. He is a qualified pilot, avid musician and 5th degree (dan) black belt in Okinawa Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流) with the Shōgō (称号, "title", "name", "degree") of Renshi (錬士 : れんし) of the Japanese honorifics he is a direct student of Shihan Kyōshi (教士:きょうし) Ronald Yamanaka who was a student of the late Eiichi Miyazato.

References

  1. ↑ Guardian, The (1 July 2008). "Knife crime: Blunting the edge". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Golden, Josie (2 September 2008). "How to stay safe on the streets". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 Sep 2008.
  3. 1 2 EYB Awards,, Brown (14 November 2007). "Brown salutes winners of Daily Mail enterprise awards". London: The Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 The Last Millionaire, BBC Three. "The Last Millionaire". BBC. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 500 Next Generation List, Courvoisier Future. "Observers Future 500 member list". The Guardian. Retrieved June 2009. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "The Jamaica Gleaner: Future Leaders Conference Kicks Off". Jamaica Gleaner.
  7. ↑ Nathaniel Peat Receives Brunel Alumnus of the Year. "Brunel University Awards Nathaniel Peat". Brunel University. Retrieved July 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ University, Brunel. "Nathaniel Peat receives Alumnus of the Year Award 2011". Brunel University. Retrieved July 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ Londoners Business Trip to see Richard Bransons Private Island. "Nathaniel Peat goes to Necker Island to see Richard Branson". The Voice Newspaper. Retrieved June 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ Canada Financial Post, Canada's National Newspaper. "International Entrepreneurs of the G20: Nathaniel Peat". Financial Post. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  11. 1 2 Powerlist 2011, Black Powerlist Shifts from Politics, Catwalk, Hip Hop. "Power List". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  12. ↑ Prince-Ly Prize for Young Jamaicans, Diana Award Jamaica. "Diana Award Jamaica". Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "First Jamaican Diana Award Holders". Diana Award.
  14. ↑ Diana, Award Jamaica. "Young Jamaicans receive the Princess Diana Award". http://ukinjamaica.fco.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 Mar 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  15. ↑ Asafa, Powell. "First International Diana Award Ambassador". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Bennett, Karena (16 January 2015). "Rural Youths being groomed as Entrepreneurs". Jamaica Observer. Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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