Alex Shapland-Howes

 

Alex Shapland-Howes

Alex is co-Founder and CEO of Tandem, a social business working to build the future of mobility for small towns and rural areas. Tandem's mission is to ensure transport is no longer a barrier to jobs, healthcare, education or social connections.

Prior to his year in Oxford, Alex led the growth of the UK education charity Future First from a London-based organisation with 14 partner schools to one working with 10% of all secondary schools across the country. Before Future First, Alex spent several years teaching Maths and Politics in London schools, including as Head of Department and Head of Year.

After completing his MBA, Alex served as Director of Operations at the UK's leading children's mental health charity, Place2Be. He has also served as a trustee of Teach First, is a school governor at a secondary academy in Newham and sits on the board of the social enterprise the Skills Builder Partnership.

Alex has a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Warwick.