Victor grew up in Barking & Dagenham, where he lived for over 25 years.

Like many young people from the area, he had ambition but limited access. He didn’t grow up surrounded by professional networks, ambitious role models or clear pathways into higher education and careers. What was missing wasn’t talent, it was empowerment and exposure.

While at school, Victor joined the Social Mobility Foundation’s Aspiring Professionals Programme. Through this, he attended residentials at prestigious universities like Oxford and Cambridge. He gained valuable insights from career workshops and skills sessions. Those experiences were a turning point. They raised his aspirations, built his confidence and gave him access to how the professional worlds really work.

Victor later received a full tuition social mobility scholarship to study Economics at the University of Warwick. He went on to secure internship opportunities at Credit Suisse and later worked as an equity trader at the investment bank.

Travelling beyond his neighbourhood and being exposed to new spaces, people and ways of thinking changed how he saw himself and his future. Motivated by this, Victor went on to study Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge Business School and founded the Valuable Community.

Today, Victor creates similar opportunities for others coming from low socio-economic backgrounds through transformative retreats, workshops, talks and social gatherings.

Under his leadership, Valuable Community has delivered multiple annual retreats, supported over 300 young adults and built a growing, diverse community rooted in belonging, ambition and excellence.