Will Bentinck

William Jack Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, Graf Bentinck[1] (born 19 May 1984), commonly known as Will Bentinck, is an English London-based social entrepreneur and speaker.

Background and education

Bentinck is the elder son of English actor Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, and couture milliner Judith ("Judy") Ann Emerson, daughter of John Robert Emerson, of 70, Queen Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire. When his father inherited the earldom, Bentinck became Viscount Woodstock.[2][3] Born in London, he attended Harrow School and Heythrop College, University of London graduating with first-class honours in philosophy in 2010.

Career

After having gained his degree, Bentinck co-founded The Ragged University,[4] a free service offering peer-to-peer educational events inspired by the 19th century English ragged schools.[5] In December of the same year, Bentinck co-founded Levantine Links,[4] 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.[6]

In March 2012, he was named a Vodafone Foundation 'World of Difference' winner,[7] receiving funding for an internship with Ashoka, a fellowship of some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs.[8]

In 2012, Bentinck joined Enternships,[9] founded by award-winning young entrepreneur Rajeeb Dey. He spoke at TEDxSquareMile,[10] is a course leader for the Accelerator Academy[11] and is a Tech London Advocate as Head of Careers at Makers Academy.[12]

Personal life

On 1 July 2021, at Crear, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Bentinck married Rebecca, daughter of Mr Christopher Newton, of Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland and Mrs Deborah McCloy, of Mojacar, Spain.[13]

References
  1. Ruvigny, Melville H. (2000) [1909]. The Nobilities of Europe. Adamant Media Corporation.
  2. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3181.
  3. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, ed. Charles Kidd and David Williamson, Debrett's, 1990, p. 988.
  4. Morgan, Ben; Bentinck, Will (2012). "The Team". www.levantinelinks.com. London: Levantine Links. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014.
  5. "The Ragged University - Free Learning for All". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. "The Programme". Levantine Links. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  7. "Meet the Winners - First Day at Ashoka UK". The Vodafone Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  8. "Vodafone World of Difference Intern Joins Ashoka". Ashoka Global. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  9. "Will Bentinck at Shine Unconference 2012". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. "Will Bentinck at TEDxSquareMile". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  11. "Accelerator Academy Course Leaders". Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  12. "Tech London Advocates". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. "Births, marriages and deaths: July 16, 2021". The Telegraph.
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