Greenwich Portraits

Celebrating outstanding alumni

Greenwich Portraits is our award-winning celebration of some of the university’s very best alumni. Each portrait is testament to the diversity of fields in which Greenwich graduates make their mark, both in the UK and globally.

We look forward to sharing new the stories of new outstanding alumni with you over the coming months.

You can explore our portraits by theme, including ‘Science and Engineering’, ‘Politics and Campaigning’ and ‘Arts and Media’.

If you feel inspired by the stories told below then we invite you to nominate an alumnus as a Greenwich Portrait.

Find out more about nominations here.

Celebrating LGBT+ History Month

LGBT+ History Month aims to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. For the month of February, we are showcasing our fantastic alumni from the LGBT+ community, who are also featured in this year’s The 1890 digital magazine. Thank you for being part of our alumni community.

Arts & Media
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BUKOLA BAKINSON
WRITER & FILMMAKER
BA Film & Television Production 2021 

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MICHAEL KELPIE
BAFTA AWARD-WINNING TV PRODUCER
BA Media & Communication Studies 1996

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AJ Frances
GLOBAL HEAD OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT TRUSTPILOT
BSc Film and Television Production, 2013

2023-10-11T17:33:26+00:00

URU EKE
NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND CAMPAIGNER
BSc Business Information Technology 2006

2023-07-04T14:16:24+00:00

GUY PENWILL
SENIOR COMPOSITOR, BELOFX
BSc Computing 2003

2022-11-16T12:38:41+00:00

MICHAEL ODEWALE
WRITER & COMEDIAN
BA History & Politics 2016 

2022-11-08T14:15:46+00:00

EMILY GEORGE
VFX/VERSIONING EDITOR, LEAP & BAFTA-SHORTLISTED FILMMAKER
BSc Film & Television Production 2017

2022-11-07T10:52:28+00:00

ROBERT PRICE
CEO, AMCOMRI ENTERTAINMENT
BA Business Studies 1991

2022-08-16T09:23:35+00:00

DAVE ROWNTREE
DRUMMER, BLUR
Computer Science 1984 | HonLLD 2017

2022-08-16T09:23:12+00:00

BATHWAY THEATRE
ACTOR & TEACHER | MARKETING MANAGER | FESTIVAL COORDINATOR | FREELANCE THEATRE MARKETER
BA Drama 2014 | BA Drama & English Literature 2018 | BA Drama 2018 | BA Drama 2016

2022-08-16T09:22:22+00:00

KARL OHIRI
FINE ARTIST
BA Media, Culture & Communications 2007

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THOM WILL
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, IJPR
BA Public Relations 2011

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SARAH EBERLE
FOUNDER, SARAH EBERLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Dip Hons Landscape Architecture 1980 | HonDDes 2008

2022-08-16T09:14:38+00:00

SIMON JONES
VICE PRESIDENT OF LIVE MUSIC, AEG PRESENTS GOLDENVOICE
BA Events Management 2008

2022-08-16T09:12:30+00:00

NINA STIBBE
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
BA Humanities 1987 | HonDLitt 2018

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JME
UK GRIME ARTIST AND PRODUCER
BA 3D Digital Design 2008

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PHIL RORKE
TV DIRECTOR, FORMULA ONE
BA Media & Communication Studies 1996

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TOM DINGLEY
PHOTOGRAPHER AND CAMPAIGNER
BA Creative Industries 2009

Business & Enterprise
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BYRON COLE
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, MENTOR AND CEO OF THE BLC GROUP
BSc Economics 2008

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RONEISH MYERS
FOUNDER, MONEYHEAVE
BA Accounting & Finance 2014

2023-11-30T15:04:47+00:00

ERASMO SANCHEZ HERRERA
DIRECTOR, GLOBAL DIVISION AT LGBT+ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (NGLCC)
MSc Business and Financial Economics, 2007

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CHRIS FORBES
CO-FOUNDER, THE CHEEKY PANDA
BA Philosphy 1997

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SIR IAN LIVINGSTONE CBE
FANTASY AUTHOR AND ENTREPRENEUR
Cert Ed 1974 | HonDTech 2014

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COLIN CROOKS MBE
FOUNDER, INTENTIONALITY
MSc Environmental Conservation 1997

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HOLLY WANG
FOUNDER, MISS PATINA FASHION LABEL
BA Business Studies 2008

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JEZ FRAMPTON
GLOBAL CEO INTERBRAND
BA International Business 1992

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TREVOR GOUL-WHEEKER
CHAIRMAN, BLACKWELLS
BA International Marketing 1976 | HonMBA 2015

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WILSON LEECH
CEO EMEA, NORTHERN TRUST
HND Business Studies 1983 | HonDUniv 2010

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SOLOMON WIFA
PARTNER, WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER
LLB Law 1994 | HonLLD 2012

2022-08-16T09:40:17+00:00

HELEN WYATT
CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT HR & COMMUNICATIONS, FIRMENICH
BA Business Studies 1983

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STEVE KING
CEO, PUBLICIS MEDIA
BA Business Studies 1981

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JASON TURNER
DIRECTOR, DEUTSCHE BANK
BSc Sports Science 1997

2022-08-16T09:39:13+00:00

SYLVIA MARSHALL
FOUNDER, ZERO TO A MILLION CLUB
MA Strategic Human Resource Development 2002

2022-08-16T09:38:58+00:00

JOAO RIBEIRO
OWNER, QUINTA DO VALLADO WINE ESTATE
BA Business Studies 1981 | HonDBA 2018

2022-08-16T09:38:44+00:00

MOHAMED CONTEH
FINANCE OFFICER, COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
BA Accounting & Finance 2016

Education & Health
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ELIZABETH TAKYI
CEO AND FOUNDER, A2i DYSLEXIA CIC
PGCE 2015

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SUZANNE SWEENEY OBE
DIRECTOR, LONDON NEONATAL OPERATIONAL DELIVERY NETWORK
BA Early Years 2017

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MADAME BERGMAN ÖSTERBERG
FOUNDER, DARTFORD COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION


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BABAJIDE MILTON MACAULAY
LECTURER AND FOUNDER, ILLUMANIA
MSc Sustainable Environmental Management 2013

2022-08-16T09:36:07+00:00

PHILIPPA FAWCETT
ACTING PRINCIPAL, AVERY HILL COLLEGE, 1907-08

2022-08-16T09:36:03+00:00

JO HARRIS
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT PEDAGOGY, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Cert Ed 1976

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BAO CHENMING
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ACHIEVE EDUCATION
BA Business Administration 2002

2022-08-16T09:34:44+00:00

ANGELA BARRY OBE
CEO, WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Bachelor of Education 1985

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KARON BUCK
PRINCIPAL, MEDWAY UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PhD Chemical Sciences 1996 | BSc Applied Chemistry 1990

2022-08-16T09:34:12+00:00

FENG ZHANG
FORMER PRESIDENT, CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION
BSc Economics with Banking 2014 | MSc Business & Financial Economics 2015

2022-08-16T09:33:51+00:00

ESTHER HAYWARD
FORMER PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH MIDWIFERY SOCIETY
BSc Midwifery 2016

2022-08-16T09:32:25+00:00

SIR ROBERT NAYLOR
EX-CHIEF EXECUTIVE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS
BSc Applied Chemistry 1972 | HonDSc 2009

2022-08-16T09:32:01+00:00

SARAH OCKWELL-SMITH
PARENTING & CHILDCARE AUTHOR
BSc Psychology 1997

Future Leaders
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ZOË CAMPBELL
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2020-2022
BA Criminology 2020

2023-10-11T17:34:32+00:00

MAYO FEMI-OBALEMO
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2019-2021
BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2019

2022-10-20T11:35:20+00:00

MOHAMED AL-KAISI
DATA ENGINEER, 6 POINT 6
BSc Computer Science 2019

2022-08-16T10:10:18+00:00

BILAL IJAZ
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2020-2021
BA Accounting & Finance 2019

2022-08-16T10:10:14+00:00

NIEL LEWIS
FORMER GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION OFFICER, 2020-2021
LLB Law 2022

2022-08-16T09:16:16+00:00

HENRY SETTER
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2019-2020
BSc Psychology 2018

2022-08-16T09:15:16+00:00

DAMI AGUNBIADE
FORMER STUDENT AMBASSADOR & DISABLED STUDENTS OFFICER
BSc Business 2017

2022-08-16T09:14:20+00:00

SHÓYEMÍ PÉPÈR-HADÉ SHÓYEMÍ
FORMER BAME STUDENTS OFFICER, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION
BSc Mathematics 2018

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LOUIS HALE
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH MARINERS
BSc Computing 2016

2022-08-16T09:13:43+00:00

HANNAH WOOLCOTT
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION RAG
BA Politics & International Relations 2016

2022-08-16T09:12:55+00:00

NATHALIE GRIGORENKO
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION FEMINIST SOCIETY
BSc Politics & International Relations 2019

Politics & Campaigning
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AJ Frances
GLOBAL HEAD OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AT TRUSTPILOT
BSc Film and Television Production, 2013

2023-10-12T09:53:17+00:00

LEKIA LÉE
FOUNDER, PROJECT EMBRACE
BA Media & Communications 2000

2023-10-11T17:37:30+00:00

BARONESS LAWRENCE OBE
EQUALITY CAMPAIGNER
BA Humanities 1995 | PGCert Therapeutic Counselling 1999 | HonDUniv 2006

2023-10-11T17:36:11+00:00

THERESE PRINCE
LEGAL ADVISER, LAW SOCIETY
LLB Law 2004

2022-11-18T16:39:53+00:00

STEPHEN HOWLETT CBE
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PEABODY
BA Humanities 1974

2022-11-09T09:31:30+00:00

MEIKE IMBERG
FORMER PRESIDENT, GREENWICH STUDENTS' UNION, 2017-2019| DIVERSITY AND CULTURE MANAGER, VATTENFALL
BSc Sociology & Psychology 2018

2022-10-11T17:50:37+00:00

METE COBAN MBE
CEO, MYLIFEMYSAY
BA Political Science & Government 2014 | MA Public Policy & Practice 2015

2022-08-16T09:05:55+00:00

GRACE ALLEN
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PIONEER
BA Event Management 2017

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BISHOP CHRISTINE HARDMAN
FORMER BISHOP OF NEWCASTLE
BSc Economics 1973 | HonDBA 2018

2022-08-16T09:05:19+00:00

SHABINA BEGUM
CONSULTANT, DAWSON CORNWELL
LLB Law 2008

2022-08-16T09:04:54+00:00

RAPHAEL BOBIE
FOUNDER, HELP THE YOUTH | SAFETY CONSULTANT
BSc Public Health 2014

2022-08-16T09:04:19+00:00

HANNAH CUNLIFFE
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS UK
MA Maritime History 2005

2022-08-16T08:59:57+00:00

DENISE HYLAND
LEADER OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
BEd English & Drama 1979

2022-08-16T08:58:27+00:00

REBECCA DONNELLY
CEO, FIGHT 4 CHANGE
BA Business Studies 2001

Science & Engineering
2023-07-07T13:33:38+00:00

KAMAL FARID
ENTREPRENEUR AND ENGINEER
BEng Civil Engineering 2017

2023-06-02T09:24:18+00:00

FRANCES HAWKES
RESEARCH FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
BSc Environmental Science 2009 | PhD Medical Entomology 2013

2022-08-16T08:55:59+00:00

AMY LEWINGTON
VISITING RESEARCHER
MSc Information & Communications Technology 2002 | BEng Computer Science 2001

2022-08-16T08:55:35+00:00

JULIO PONTE
LEADING ENGINEER
BEng & MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2016

2022-08-16T08:43:17+00:00

ANDREW THOMPSON
DIRECTOR, SAVILLS UK
BSc Building Surveying 1995

2022-08-16T08:42:48+00:00

SIR CHARLES KAO
FATHER OF FIBRE OPTICS
BSc Electrical Engineering 1957 | HonDSc 2003

2022-08-16T08:42:24+00:00

THOMAS 'TOMMY' FLOWERS
CODE BREAKER
Intermediate Exam Engineering 1926

2022-08-16T08:36:27+00:00

STEVE MALKIN
CEO, THE PLANET MARK
Civil Engineering 1988

2022-08-16T08:35:26+00:00

FRED MUSSAWIR-KEY
ENTREPRENEUR
BSc Chemistry 1970 | HonDBA 2014

2022-08-16T08:32:25+00:00

LOUISE VINCER
AREA MARKETING MANAGER NORTHERN EUROPE, ORAL CARE, GSK
BSc Chemistry 2003 | PhD Chemistry 2007

2022-08-16T08:31:45+00:00

VIKKI CORNELIUS
PROGRAMME MANAGER CENTRE FOR GENOMICS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, OXFORD UNIVERSITY
PhD Chemical Sciences 2004 | BSc Applied Chemistry 2000

2022-08-16T08:29:52+00:00

EWEN WHITAKER
LUNAR PIONEER
BSc Mechanical Engineering 1943

Sport & Wellbeing
2023-02-02T13:54:29+00:00

DANNY & NICKY COWLEY
MANAGEMENT TEAM, PORTSMOUTH FC
BA Physical Education 2002 | BA Physical Education & Sport 2003

2022-08-16T08:27:11+00:00

BHAVNESH THANKI
FORMER PRESIDENT, TRADING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY | FORMER CHAIR, HOCKEY CLUB
BSc Economics 2018

2022-08-16T08:26:50+00:00

ROY HODGSON CBE
RETIRED FOOTBALL MANAGER
Cert Ed 1972 | Hon Doctorate 2019

2022-08-16T08:26:00+00:00

TOVE OKUNNIWA MBE
CEO, LONDON SPORT
BA Business Administration 1988

2022-08-16T08:22:11+00:00

MICHELE VERROKEN
ANTI-DOPING PIONEER
BEd Movement Studies & Education 1977 | HonDEd 2018

2022-08-16T08:22:04+00:00

RUGBY STARS
HEAD OF IT, CHARLES DARWIN SCHOOL | ASSISTANT HEAD, LANGDON PARK SCHOOL | DIRECTOR, GREEN THOMPSON
BSc Business Information Systems 1998 | BEd Secondary 1995 | BSc Sports Science 1996

2022-08-16T08:13:43+00:00

BARONESS HEYHOE FLINT
ENGLAND CRICKET CAPTAIN AND CAMPAIGNER
Cert Ed 1960 | HonDSc 2003

2022-08-15T15:53:00+00:00

ANN BRIGHTWELL MBE
OLYMPIC GOLD & SILVER MEDAL WINNER TOKYO 1964
Cert Ed 1963 | HonDEd 2017