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Welcome to the Old King's Football Club
The OKC Football team was founded in 2005 and plays in The Arthurian League, an Old Boys Public School League with several FA cup winners in its ranks. The side is made up of Old King’s Boys and selects from a number of leavers years.
The original team is in Division 1 and the 2nd XI, after only four years, have been promoted to Division 3 which demonstrates the excellent progress made by the club.
The club is always seeking new players to strengthen the 1st XI squad and also to join the new 2nd XI, so please do get in touch. A ladies’ team next?
Training takes place in Raynes Park every Monday with games on Saturday afternoons.
Pre-season training is starting on 5th August on Clapham Common and continuing through August until the start of the season in September.
Max Kirby (OK 2005)
Chair of the King's Regional Society US West Coast
Max left King's after completing his International Baccalaureate in 2005, followed by a BA in Modern History at The University Max is Director of Market Intelligence at Stripe, based out of San Francisco. He has been with Stripe for nearly 8 years - prior to which he was Partner at VCP Advisors in London, providing tailored execution and advisory services to corporates, limited partners, and private equity and hedge fund managers. He has also worked in Stockholm for Klarna for two years.
Ryan Houghton-Berry (OK 2010)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Ryan left King's in 2010 and went on to study a BA in Public Policy at Duke University, followed by an MBA at The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. He is currently VP Business Planning and Communications for Goldman Sachs in New York where he leads Global Marketing's functional business planning and communications, including management of firmwide marketing budget, senior leadership reporting, and CMO-led events and comms.
Jin Hyung Lee (OK 2010)
Chair of the King's Regional Society Asia
Jin was educated in Singapore before joining King's for his IB, and and then went on to gain a BA as well as an MEng in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Jin is currently Business Development Manager at GreeneGene, as well as Managing Partner at Advanced Growing Labs.
James Smith (OK 1995)
Chair of the King's Regional Society Australia & New Zealand + Global Chair of the King's LGBT+ Knowledge Network
James (He/Him) studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1999. He began his career at the BBC, focusing on technical project management and engineering operations. In 2010, he joined the London 2012 Olympic Games, managing venue technology procurement. Afterward, he worked at SkyTV, the BBC, and on the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. James became Head of Technology for the 2018 Invictus Games and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. He now works as Director of Court Technology Services in Queensland. A longtime advocate for LGBTIQ+ inclusion, James has supported LGBT+ networks and committees throughout his career and is eager to assist with Kings’ LGBT+ alumni network, as well as growing the King's Regional Societies in Australia and New Zealand. He lives in Brisbane with his husband.
Peter Cureton (OK 2006)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Peter left King’s in 2006 and studied Money, Banking, and Finance at Birmingham University. He spent most of his early career at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in London, New York, and Hong Kong. He is currently working with Private Equity portfolio companies, driving business transformation and value creation.
Outside of work, his world is dominated by his three small children and their various football commitments, watching Arsenal on his phone while standing on the sidelines and dreaming of the days when his weekends were free to play golf.
Max Kirby (OK 2005)
Chair of the King's Regional Society US West Coast
Max left King's after completing his International Baccalaureate in 2005, followed by a BA in Modern History at The University Max is Director of Market Intelligence at Stripe, based out of San Francisco. He has been with Stripe for nearly 8 years - prior to which he was Partner at VCP Advisors in London, providing tailored execution and advisory services to corporates, limited partners, and private equity and hedge fund managers. He has also worked in Stockholm for Klarna for two years.
Ryan Houghton-Berry (OK 2010)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Ryan left King's in 2010 and went on to study a BA in Public Policy at Duke University, followed by an MBA at The University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. He is currently VP Business Planning and Communications for Goldman Sachs in New York where he leads Global Marketing's functional business planning and communications, including management of firmwide marketing budget, senior leadership reporting, and CMO-led events and comms.
Jin Hyung Lee (OK 2010)
Chair of the King's Regional Society Asia
Jin was educated in Singapore before joining King's for his IB, and and then went on to gain a BA as well as an MEng in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. Jin is currently Business Development Manager at GreeneGene, as well as Managing Partner at Advanced Growing Labs.
James Smith (OK 1995)
Chair of the King's Regional Society Australia & New Zealand + Global Chair of the King's LGBT+ Knowledge Network
James (He/Him) studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1999. He began his career at the BBC, focusing on technical project management and engineering operations. In 2010, he joined the London 2012 Olympic Games, managing venue technology procurement. Afterward, he worked at SkyTV, the BBC, and on the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. James became Head of Technology for the 2018 Invictus Games and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. He now works as Director of Court Technology Services in Queensland. A longtime advocate for LGBTIQ+ inclusion, James has supported LGBT+ networks and committees throughout his career and is eager to assist with Kings’ LGBT+ alumni network, as well as growing the King's Regional Societies in Australia and New Zealand. He lives in Brisbane with his husband.
Peter Cureton (OK 2006)
Co-chair of the King's Regional Society US East Coast
Peter left King’s in 2006 and studied Money, Banking, and Finance at Birmingham University. He spent most of his early career at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in London, New York, and Hong Kong. He is currently working with Private Equity portfolio companies, driving business transformation and value creation.
Outside of work, his world is dominated by his three small children and their various football commitments, watching Arsenal on his phone while standing on the sidelines and dreaming of the days when his weekends were free to play golf.