life after sport

Abdul Buhari (Discus; Private Banking)

Abdul is a London 2012 Olympian, which was achieved whilst continuing to work part-time at Credit Suisse where is now a private banker covering sport media and entertainment.  He recognises the need to bridge the gap between athletes and the resources available which is key to success when transitioning. As a British Athletics Athletes Commission member, Abdul focuses his efforts in embedding a transitional process from sport to industry. 

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Lawrence Clarke (110m hurdles; Investment Banking)

A double Olympian (2012, 2016) and former Captain of the British Athletics team, Lawrence transitioned to Investment Banking in 2016.  He now works in Cross-Asset Sales on the trading floor at Citigroup. He was a member of the Members Council of British Athletics until 2018 and has been constantly involved in bringing the athlete transition story to his federation as well as to wider businesses. 

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Ed White (Rowing; Consulting and Investment Banking)

Ed recognises the skills that successful athletes are able to bring to the professional work environment.  Ed had a TASS scholarship whilst at University and combined rowing domestically whilst building a career in consultancy and banking.  He is currently a Director at Credit Suisse.  Ed is passionate about offering athletes the support to get a foot in the door in the corporate world to enable them maximise their potential post sport.

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