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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.

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.

In 2009 Nathaniel Peat 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 the Governor General, [|Sir Patrick Allen] and former Prime Minister of Jamaica [|Bruce Golding].

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 document that was handed over to the B20 and G20 leaders.

In 2011 Nathaniel was entered into the under 40's section of The Powerlist 2011, sponsored by J.PMorgan, the only magazine that celebrates and highlights the most influential black people in Britain.

July 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 at the graduation ceromony of the Department of Engineering.