Will Bentinck | |
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| Viscount Woodstock | |
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| Born | William Jack Henry Bentinck 19 May 1984 Islington, London, UK [1] |
| Noble family | Bentinck |
| Spouse | Rebecca Newton (m. 2021) |
| Father | The 12th Earl of Portland |
| Occupation | Fintech entrepreneur |
William Jack Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, Graf Bentinck [2] (born 19 May 1984), known as Will Bentinck, is a British aristocrat, social entrepreneur and speaker.
The elder son of the actor Tim Bentinck, and couture milliner Judith ("Judy") Ann Emerson, he was accorded the courtesy style of Viscount Woodstock [3] upon his father inheriting the earldom of Portland. [4]
Bentinck attended Harrow School before going up to read Philosophy at Heythrop College, London, graduating BA with first-class honours in 2010.
After graduating from London University, Bentinck co-founded The Ragged University, [5] a free service offering peer-to-peer educational events inspired by the 19th-century English ragged schools. [6] Later in 2010, Bentinck co-founded Levantine Links, [5] a nonprofit organisation recruiting high-calibre UK graduates to provide English language programmes serving children and adults in Al-Hasakah, Syria, in collaboration with the Syriac Orthodox Church. [7]
In March 2012, Bentinck was named a Vodafone Foundation 'World of Difference' winner, [8] receiving funding for an internship with Ashoka, a fellowship of some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. [9]
In 2012, Bentinck joined Enternships, [10] founded by award-winning young entrepreneur Rajeeb Dey. He spoke at TEDxSquareMile, [11] and a course leader for the Accelerator Academy, [12] since 2014 Bentinck is a Tech London Advocate as Head of Careers at Makers Academy [13] and Head of B2C Sales. [14]
Married on 1 July 2021 at Crear, Argyllshire, [15] to Rebecca, daughter of Christopher Newton, of Saintfield, Co. Down, and Deborah McCloy, of Mojacar, Spain. [16]
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