Ian Bartholomew

Ian David Bartholomew (born 8 February 1983) is an English cricketer, glaciologist and insurer.

Education He was educated at Berkhamsted School; Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A. Geography 2002–05, M.Phil Polar Studies 2005–06) and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. Glaciology 2007–11), his doctoral thesis "Hydrology and dynamics of a land-terminating Greenland outlet glacier" being published in 2012.

Cricket Bartholomew played one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club: in the University Match of 2006 he scored 18 and 42 opening the batting, being dismissed by Michael Munday in both innings.

Catastrophe insurance Bartholomew previously worked on catastrophe modelling at Risk Management Solutions (RMS), which developed a parametric insurance model for New York City after Hurricane Sandy. In 2017, Bartholomew co-founded FloodFlash, a London-based flood insurance provider which pays out on a parametric basis (if water levels exceed a pre-agreed threshold according to an installed sensor) rather than on an assessment of damages.