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Alastair was at Merton College, Oxford, where he also won a half-blue for lightweight rowing. Alastair started his career as a fund manager with Schroders in London and was brought up near Oxford and attended the Dragon, winning a King’s Scholarship to Eton. He took a Congratulatory First in Classics and French before going into teaching in 2004. His first teaching job was at Eton, where he also coached J16 rowing before going on to be Head of Classics and a House Master. He left Eton in 2016 to become Director of Studies at Harrow, where he was then appointed Deputy Head Master in April 2019. He became Warden of St Edward’s in September 2021. Alastair is married to Zannah, and they have two children, Mary and Lizzie. Beyond Teddies, he is a governor at Summer Fields. During the holidays, Alastair and his family enjoy travel in their VW camper, spending time at their home in Normandy, walking with their black Labrador, Pixie, and camping on the Thames in their double-sculling skiff.