Martin is a legendary English football commentator for Sky Sports and the voice of the FIFA videogame series. In 2003 he was voted FA Premier League Commentator of the Decade. After graduating from the University of East Anglia, he enjoyed a sporting stint as an amateur player at Corinthian Casuals before moving into production and presenting at LWT, Granada and ITV before moving to Sky. A lifelong Woking FC fan, Martin is also currently on the coaching team for the football club, who finished mid-table in the Vanaramara National League 2021/22 season. Still close to the RGS community, Martin is also a parent of a former RGS boy. At a recent King’s Lecture given at the School, Martin emphasized that, “you might not find your path by an orthodox route, but if you have genuine passion, you’ll find your path.”

Sir Philip Sales, and his brother Richard, attended the RGS as sons of an OG. He went on to Churchill College Cambridge (BA) and Worcester College, Oxford (BCL). Called to the bar in 1985, Philip was a barrister for 23 years and appointed First Treasury Counsel (Treasury Devil) by Tony Blair in 1997, before becoming a High Court Judge in 2008 and a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2014. In 2019, Sir Philip took office as one of only 12 judges appointed to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil and criminal cases.

James studied PPE at Balliol College Oxford, where he spent his summers as a research assistant to an aspiring Tony Blair, following him to No.10 as a Special Adviser in 1997. In 2001 he was selected Labour candidate and won the seat of Stalybridge & Hyde. His work as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Creative Industries and Tourism in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, contributed to the UKs now robust film industry as he helped created tax breaks for the film industry. In 2008 he was promoted to Work and Pensions before resigning to follow his passion for the arts. After a series of Directorships at the BBC, including launching BBC Sounds, James accepted the role of President at the University of Arts in 2021.

Currently studying Natural Sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge, James is an emerging leader in conservation and environmental policy. An aspiring nature presenter and filmmaker, James has put his passion for a greener planet into action by helping to engage others in the protection of biodiversity. As part of the Youth Land Trust, he organised the Concert for Conservation, and led the Climate Change Clock in Glasgow as part of COP 26 in November 2021. James attended COP 26 as a delegate with UNICEF and was a panellist at the State of the Earth Question Time event. His blog ‘Knee Deep in Nature’ gives more insight into his work as a youth climate activist and changemaker.

Former House Captain of Powell, Mark attending the RGS whilst enrolled on the Harlequins Academy programme for young rugby stars, He represented England at U19 and U21 and graduated to play as Prop professionally for the Harlequins, announcing his retirement in 2020 – the longest premiership career in Harlequin history. In 2017 he was elected as Chairman of the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) following his 3-year tenure, Mark is now Head of Rugby Policy at the RPA and undertaking an MBA at Imperial Business School.

Sir John studied Natural Sciences at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. He became a teacher of Chemistry and creating ‘Science across the World’, a schools networking project involving hundreds of schools in Europe, Asia and America. He also piloted the ‘Technology Enhancement Programme’, which developed learning materials for schools. Sir John is Senior Adviser in Education at the Gatsby Foundation, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of York, former President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Founding Director of the National Science Learning Centre and was National STEM Director for the English government from 2006 to 2010. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for services to education.

In 2019 Peter was awarded Fellow of the Royal Society, an accolade given only to eminent scientists in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field in which they work. He is currently a Professor at Queens’ College Cambridge and has focussed his work on applying mathematics to predicting weather patterns and climate change. Read Peter’s article on ‘Predicting the Butterfly Effect’ here.

Andrew left the RGS to study at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music. From 1999-2007 he was leader of the Brodsky Quartet collaborating with artists including Elvis Costello, Björk and Sir Paul McCartney. His recordings with the quartet won more than fifteen awards, including the Diapason d’Or and Choc du Monde. His 2015 performance of Walton’s Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestras was nominated for a Helpmann Award. Andrew has a distinguished career as Concert Master for the BBC, the Philharmonic and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and recently made his Royal Opera debut in the 2019 season as Guest Concert Master for La Traviata and La Bohème.

Andy studied at Exeter University (BSc), British Columbia University (MSc) and Cambridge University (PhD), concentrating on organic and biologic chemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the recipient of the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society, and the winner of the International Izatt-Christiansen Award for Macrocyclic Chemistry. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education. In 2016, Andy began his tenure at NYU and under his leadership the university has increased its research expenditures at a rate higher than any other U.S. college or university and reached all-time highs in rankings of both national (#15) and international (#42) universities.