White sums up how I have generally approached life, and I have always had an inquisitive mind and a desire to share what I learn. My high-school chemistry teacher wrote “Never stop questioning” in my yearbook, and I like to think I never have… although my friends and family sometimes wish I had, and my girlfriend has recently taken to burning my soapboxes.

After finishing a degree in chemical engineering, a fascination with the world and a need for a roof over my head took me to a large engineering firm, where I would spend four years working as part of a global environmental consultancy, before leaving to help start a company. I studied for a second degree, which changed just about everything I thought I knew, and I was full of ideas of how to change the world.

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