Alumni profiles

Made in Kingston celebrates the Kingston alumni who have achieved success in their careers and gained national and international profile. They are among the best of the best.

Mike Adamson

CEO, British Red Cross
MBA (1999)

Phil Allsopp MS, DArch, RIBA

President and Chief Executive Officer, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 2006–09
Architecture Dip(Hons) 1974

Hamish Anderson

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Law LLB(Hons) 1969; HonLLD 2009

Jonathan Asherson OBE

Chairman, Rolls Royce Singapore
Mechanical Engineering BSc(Hons) 1980; HonDSc 2010

Glenda Bailey DBE

Editor-in-Chief, Harper's Bazaar US
Fashion BA(Hons) 1983; HonMDes 1994

Tony Ball

Chief Executive, BSkyB, 1999-2003
MBA 1996; HonDLitt 2012

Fiona Banner

Artist
Fine Art (Painting) BA(Hons) 1988; HonDFine Art 2007

Ben Barnes

Actor
Drama with English Literature BA(Hons) 2004

Steve Bell

President, KeySo Global LLC
Business Studies BA(Hons) 1977; HonMBA 1994

Malcolm A H Brown

President of the Geological Society of London 2016-2018
Geology BSc(Hons) 1976; HonDSc 2007

Richard Bryant

Architectural photographer
Architecture Dip(Hons) 1975; HonDDes 1998

Ed Carpenter

Product and furniture designer, founding partner of Very Good & Proper (VG&P)
Fine Art (Sculpture) BA(Hons) 1997

Eason Chan

Chinese pop star
Architecture1995; HonDArts 2014

David Chipperfield CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA

Principal, David Chipperfield Architects
Architecture Dip(Hons) 1976; HonDDes 2008

Lawrence Dallaglio OBE

International rugby player
Urban Estate Management 1996

Richard Deakin MBA, CEng, FRAeS

CEO, (UN)MANNED
Aeronautical Engineering BSc(Hons) 1987; HonDEng 2007

Mike Dobby

Partner, Deloitte MCS
MBA (1995)

Maureen Duffy

Chief Executive Officer, TNS UK 2012-2015
Business Studies BA(Hons) 1981; HonMBA 1997

Gail Emms MBE

British badminton player
Sports Science BSc(Hons) 1998, HonDSc 2009

Mel Ewell

Non-Executive Director, HS2 Ltd
Geography BSc(Hons) 1981

Caryn Franklin

Fashion commentator
Graphic Design BA(Hons) 1981

Trevor Garnham

Architectural historian and critic
Dip Arch(Hons) 1974; HonFellow 2013

Gitta Gschwendtner

Furniture and exhibition designer
Product and Furniture Design BA(Hons) 1996

Andrew Haines

Chief Executive, Network Rail
MBA 1995

Paul Harbidge

President & CEO, GT Goldcorp
Geology BSc(Hons) 1993

Matthew Hilton

Furniture designer
BA(Hons) Furniture Design 1979, HonDArts 2012

David Kay OBE

Barrister
Law BA(Hons) 1978; HonLLD 2010

David King MBA, DEng, CEng, FRAeS

UK Chief Inspector of Air Accidents 2005–2010
Aeronautical Engineering BSc(Hons) 1970; HonDEng 1999

Simon Kneen

Executive Vice President of Design and Creative Director, Banana Republic, 2008-2013
BA(Hons) Fashion 1982, HonDArts 2013

David Lindsley CEng, FIET

Consultant and Former Director of Engineering, Bailey Meters and Controls, 1975-1982
HND Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1958; HonFellow 2013