About Me

I'm pretty much an adcom's least interesting prospect - caucasian male with a business background! I graduated in 2004 with a 1st Class Honours in Accounting from the University of Glasgow (4th oldest University in the Western world, and the home of Adam Smith). Since then, I've worked for PwC, initially in audit while studying to become a Chartered Accountant, and now in Corporate Finance, where I work on advising entrepreneurs and corporations on mid-market ($25m-$500m) M&A deals in the UK. My big passion in life is sport. I love playing pretty much anything but am less bothered about watching unless it is something pretty special (like Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt this summer!) I once had dreams of playing professional soccer and was part of the Celtic FC youth programme. Now, I play a broad range of sports (rugby, field hockey, mountaineering, sailing...), organise our office sports committee (which in recent years has included trips to compete internationally in Vancouver, Amsterdam and Guernsey) and coach soccer to kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. I'm also really in to music. I used to play bass and sing in a band that got airplay on regional radio. Now, I limit myself to serenading my girlfriend with the aid of a Yamaha acoustic, and playing at the occasional accoustic night. Unlike sport, I enjoy watching live music almost as much as playing it. Right now, my spare time is mostly devoted to a project that I conceived a few months back, which has turned into a potentially major charitable event. The idea is to help a group of wounded Scottish soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan to climb Ben Nevis (the highest peak in the UK) and through that to raise public awareness of the 10 individuals' stories and raise cash for PoppyScotland, a charity that supports our veterans.