Dr. Amel Karboul

Chief Executive Officer

Former Minister for Tourism in Tunisia and Commissioner at The Education Commission

Miléna Castellnou

Chief Programs Officer​

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Former Associate Partner at Instiglio

Abdulai Benedict Conteh

Program Manager

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Former Program Manager in Sierra Leone at the Education Partnerships Group

Juanita Penuela

Program Manager 

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Former Associate at

Instiglio

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Christopher
Burningham

Senior Program Associate

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Former Economist Consultant at The World Bank

Walt Hetzel

Program Associate​ 

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Former Educator with Peace Corps Guinea and Senior Program Coordinator with Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County

Sokhna Mously Fall

Program Associate​ 

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Former Senior Associate at IDinsight

Elena Casas

Program Analyst

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Former Analyst at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Raphaëlle Errera

Chief of Staff to the CEO

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Former Lecturer at the University of Oxford; International Development at Casino Group.

Agnes Walkowska

Executive Assistant 

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Former Project Manager at Passion Pictures and Executive Assistant at Locksmith Animation

Mahri Nicholson

Operations Senior Associate

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Former Administrator and Operations Officer at Ark and the Scottish Government

Jane Brandon

Administrative Assistant

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Former Program Manager at Ambition Institute

Meera Saujani

Head of Communications

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Former Head of Communications at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in China

Özsel Beleli​

Head of Learning & Engagement

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Former Senior Consultant at UNESCO-IIEP and UNICEF, Former Lecturer at SAIS; JHU and SPIA; Princeton

Louise Albertyn

Learning and Engagement Associate​

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Former Project Coordinator in the Education Innovations Initiative, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Jessica Trollip

Learning and Engagement Analyst​

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Former Research Assistant at the Hertie School

Max McCabe

Chief Operating Officer

Former Consultant at Rising Academy Network and formerly at Teach First

Stephen Chandler

Program Manager

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Former Investment Analyst at a London-based hedge fund and Treasury

Diana Duran

Program Manager

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Former Senior Associate at Instiglio

Adriana Balducci

Program Manager

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Former Senior Program Manager (Education & Skills) at FCDO

Elsiemae Buckle

Technical Program Lead 

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Former Project Lead at Rising Academy Network

Bethany Tsz Man Fong

Program Associate​ 

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Former Program Manager at Teach for Hong Kong

Stacie Hartman

Program Associate​ 

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Former Junior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company

Louise Dessendier

Program Analyst

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Former Finance & Grant Manager at the United Nations Global Fund for Education in Emergencies, Education Cannot Wait

Bobbi Quincey-Jones

Executive Assistant

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Former Head of Production & Global Logistics at In Place Of War

Oana Malcica

Operations Specialist

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Former Business Analyst and Field Support Specialist with UNICEF

Paul Atfield

Senior Finance Associate

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Formerly Managing Director at Jefferies Group

Foday Karimu

Operations Assistant

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Former Risk Manager at Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone

Eugenio Doanadio

Head of Development​

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Former Chief Impact Officer at Goodwall and International Business Development Manager at Plan International

Tinacho Chitongo

Senior Fundraising Manager

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Former Director of Development at African Leadership Academy

Tate Lyverse

Partnerships Associate

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Former Consultant at Tetra

Tech

Sooriya De Soysa

Partnerships Analyst ​

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Former Fundraising Officer (Grants & Major Donors) at The Citizens Foundation