Sam Gyimah was born in Beaconsfield (10th August 1976) and was educated at Achimota Secondary School, Ghana, and Freman College, Hertfordshire. Sam earned a place at Somerville College, Oxford to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics; whilst there, he was elected President of the Oxford Union.
Sam started his career at Goldman Sachs. He left in 2003, after which he was involved in developing a couple of small businesses in the training, employment and internet sectors; in 2005, he was voted CBI Entrepreneur of the Future.
Sam's interests are skiing, cooking, running (London Marathon 2008). He is an Arsenal supporter and is divorced without children.
Sam was Chairman of the Bow Group, Think Tank, and edited From the Ashes.... - an anthology of essays on the Future of the Conservative Party - and has been a local Association Officer. He has served as School Governor of an Inner London School, on the Board of a Housing Association and on the Development Board of Somerville College. He has been a volunteer and fundraiser for Crisis and Down Syndrome Association.
