Biography
Versallion was born in Cornwall, England, establishing his first business in 1988, a music promotions and equipment company. He was educated at the University of Westminster obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics, the University of Reading obtaining a Master’s in Politics, where he was tutored by renowned philosophy professor John Cottingham, and elected Post-Graduate Chairman, and then a joint doctorate at Oxford University and Reading. He travelled throughout Europe and America. He spent three months in the USA at Camp Airy, a Jewish summer camp near Washington DC. Before going up to Oxford he was admitted to the Royal Institute of International Affairs and also became a member of the Carlton Club during this time.
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