 Educated at Wellington College, where he was awarded a flying scholarship from the RAF at the age of 16, gaining his private pilo'ts licence a few months after his 17th birthday.At Wellington, he took part in gymnastics and athletics (pole vault), representing the school at various levels.In 1991, he set up Peter Hewitt Associates, a corporate finance and residential property consultancy, that helped raise funds under the Business Expansion Scheme.