Sam graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 2024 with a degree in History and Politics. He was a student on the Debate Mate programme in secondary school and mentored across multiple programmes in London all throughout his degree. Sam was also elected the President of his Debating Society at his University, overseeing the training of its competitive team in a year that saw a record number of finals appearances for Queen Mary students, and organising the first Debate Competition held at Queen Mary in 3 years. Sam is now ready to put all his trademark energy and debating skills into running the West Midlands Programme and Debate Mate’s Graduate School.