Ed Stumpf

Decided on impulse to run the 2007 Sahara and North Pole marathons despite having no previous marathon running experience. Ed and Sean Cornwell (a fellow alumni friend from INSEAD business school in France) are using these two events to highlight the problems of desertification and melting polar ice in a campaign which encourages supporters to make personal commitments against global warming. Ed is a keen adventure sports enthusiast. In 2006 he climbed Cotopaxi and Chimborazo volcanoes in Ecuador, and prior to that he has climbed, dived and snowboarded in a wide variety of countries around the world. Ed is a Corporate Treasury Manager at Standard Chartered Bank. Currently living in London, he plans to get married in May 2007 – soon after completion of the race.