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Nathaniel Peat is a social entrepreneur who founded at the age of 25, the nonprofit organization, The Safety Box, which used grassroots methods to interupt violent behaviour in young people through alternative curriculum in British schools. He is a regular commentator for Television and Radio around youth and education.

In 2007 he was the first double award winner of the Enterprising Young Brits Awards awarded by the former Prime Minister [| Gordon Brown]. 2008 saw him feature on UK based BBC [| BBC Three] reality TV show [| The Last Millionaire] where he was the winner of the third episode in Cairo.

Nathaniel was listed on the Courvoisier Observers Future 500 Next Generation List in 2009 and later that year he was invited to Jamaica to be the keynote speaker at the first Youth Diaspora Future Leaders Conference, which was held at the [| University of the West Indies] (Mona). The conference gained national TV exposure, inclusion into the national radio programs and featured in all national newspapers. During his visit he met with the Governor General, [| Sir Patrick Allen] and former Prime Minister of Jamaica [| Bruce Golding].

2011 Nathaniel received the [| Brunel University] Alumnus of the year for outstanding achievement which was awarded by the Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Chris Jenks. Later that year he received The London Peace (DREAM) award at City Hall from [| Mayor of London Boris Johnson.] In July 2011 Nathaniel spoke at Barclays headquarters in London alongside Marcus Agius:  Barclays Group Chairman, Nathan John and Sir Steve Bullock to encourage entrepreneurship and achievement amongst young people.

G20 YES
In 2010 Nathaniel represented Great Britain as a youth delegate for the G20 Toronto young entrepreneurs summit 2010. The discussion points from the G20 YES were drafted into a communiqué that was signed at the end of the Toronto, June 2010 meeting and was handed over to Senior Ministers from the Canadian Government prior to the Heads of State meeting for the G20. The communiqué in brief urges action in five areas:

•	Access to funding: Governments therefore should support alternative mechanisms and institutions that provide young entrepreneurs with the capital they need to start and grow their businesses

•	Coordinated support: Governments should encourage greater collaboration and cooperation among organizations across the public, private and non-profit sectors, both within our countries and across international boundaries

•	Entrepreneurship culture: Examples of entrepreneurs who have overcome these and other challenges are role models that can serve as powerful teachers and we encourage our governments to find ways to share these positive examples

•	Regulation and taxation: Governments should reduce the administrative burden for early-stage businesses founded by young entrepreneurs and enact tax measures that will encourage their growth

•	Education and training: Governments should encourage entrepreneurial education that value real life experiences – in our schools, colleges and universities and through non-traditional, community-based means

Power List
In January 2011 Nathaniel was listed into the under 40's section of The Powerlist 2011, sponsored by J.P Morgan, the only magazine that celebrates and highlights the most influential black people in Britain, alongside such illustrious names as; Rio Ferdinand, Baroness Scotland, Diane Abbott MP, Mo Ibrahim,  Archbishop of York - Dr John Sentamu, Trevor Phillips (Chairman, Commission for Equalities and Human Rights), David Lammy MP, Abigail Blackburn (Editor of Now Magazine), Michelle Ogundehin (Editor-in-chief, Elle Decoration), Paul Boateng (British High Commissioner to South Africa)

Diana Award
In February 2012 Nathaniel was instrumental in assisting the [| Diana Award] to expand internationally into the commonwealth, former 100m world record holder [| Asafa Powell] became the first International Diana Award Ambassador. On the visit he met with the Governor General, [| Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD], the British High Commissioner to Jamaica [| Howard Drake OBE]

Martial Arts
Nathaniel Peat is a 5th Dan black belt in Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate and a direct student of Shihan (Kyoshi) Ron Yamanaka.