Personal information | |
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Full name | Ian David Bartholomew |
Born | Hemel Hempstead, England | 8 February 1983
Batting | Left-handed |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2006 | Cambridge University Cricket Club |
Source:Cricinfo,8 April 2017 |
Ian David Bartholomew (born 8 February 1983) is an English cricketer,glaciologist and insurer.
He was educated at Berkhamsted School;Christ's College,Cambridge (B.A. Geography 2002–05,M.Phil Polar Studies 2005–06) and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. Glaciology 2007–11), [1] his doctoral thesis "Hydrology and dynamics of a land-terminating Greenland outlet glacier" being published in 2012. [2]
Bartholomew played one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club: [3] in the University Match of 2006 he scored 18 and 42 opening the batting,being dismissed by Michael Munday in both innings. [4]
Bartholomew previously worked on catastrophe modelling at Risk Management Solutions (RMS),which developed a parametric insurance model for New York City after Hurricane Sandy. In 2017,Bartholomew co-founded FloodFlash,a London-based flood insurance provider which pays out on a parametric basis (if water levels exceed a pre-agreed threshold according to an installed sensor) rather than on an assessment of damages. [5]