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Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS

Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS

Sir Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa is a businessman and philanthropist. The first Black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He founded and led the AIM-listed technology merchant bank Interregnum and now leads Restoration Partners. Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and has served and serves on several boards of philanthropic, educational and regulator organisations. With his wife he endowed the Olisa Library at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Born Nottingham. Member of the Windrush Commemoration Committee.

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Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS

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National Windrush monument

Unveiled on Windrush day in 2022. The full poem is available at Laura Serrant.

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Tokinari Nagoya

Tokinari Nagoya

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Person, Education, Japan

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University of West London / Ealing College

University of West London / Ealing College

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Enfield Grammar School

Boys secondary school. Alumni include: Lord Jenkins of Putney, jazz musician Terry Lightfoot and photographer Oliver Gregory Pike.

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John Harvard

John Harvard

A plaque inside the library provides the following: “John Harvard was born in Southwark in 1607 and was baptized in St Saviour’s Church, the present Southwark Cathedral.  He was the son of Robert H...

Person, Benefactor, Education, USA

3 memorials
Harrow Green School

Harrow Green School

This lovely photo comes from a Facebook page dedicated to old photos of London where it is captioned "Harrow Green School, Leytonstone, 1897". Opened in 1877 the school was enlarged twice by 1882,...

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