Our Team
Dr. Amel Karboul
Chief Executive Officer
Former Minister of Tourism, Tunisia
Max McCabe
Chief Operating Officer
Formerly at Teach First, Rising Academy Network and Diageo PLC
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Raphaëlle Errera
Chief of Staff to the CEO
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Former Lecturer at the University of Oxford; International Development at Casino Group.
Adriana Balducci
Manager
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Former Senior Programs Manager at FCDO and WISE-Qatar Foundation, Special Education Consultant at UNESCO and Brazilian Government
Diana Duran
Manager
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​Former Senior Associate, Instiglio, and Consultant, IFC
Mahri Nicholson
Operations Senior Associate
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Former Administrator and Operations Officer at Ark and the Scottish Government
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
Jemima Morrow​​
Manager
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Former Senior Programme Manager at Education Partnerships Group, and previously Education Adviser with Cambridge Education
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Mayra Gramani
Associate
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Former Research Assistant at the Government Outcomes Lab, University of Oxford
Jared Lee
Senior Expert in Residence
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Formerly with UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investment, Bain & Company, Clinton Health Access Initiative and Goldman Sachs
Miléna Castellnou
Chief Programs Officer​
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Former Associate Partner at Instiglio
Tinacho Chitongo
Manager
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Former Director of Development at African Leadership Academy
Juanita Bodmer
Manager
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Former Advisor at Colombian Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, National Planning Department and the World Bank
Stephen Chandler
Manager
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Former Investment Analyst at a London-based hedge fund and Treasury
Oana Malcica
Operations Specialist
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Former Business Analyst and Field Support Specialist with UNICEF
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Paul Atfield
Senior Financial Associate
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Formerly Managing Director at Jefferies; Previously JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank
Christopher
Burningham
Associate
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Former Education Economist Consultant for the World Bank and ODI Fellow with MOF Malawi
Juanita Penuela
Associate
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Former Associate at Instiglio
Walt Hetzel​
Associate​
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Former Educator with Peace Corps Guinea, Senior Program Coordinator with Boys and Girls Clubs
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Louise Albertyn​
Learning & Engagement Associate ​​
Former Education Innovations Project Manager at the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bobbi Quincey-Jones​
Executive Assistant​
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Former Director of Production and Operations at In Place of War
Rachel Leonard
Team Assistant ​
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Formerly with the Wohl Legacy Group of Foundations, ActionAid and the British Civil Service
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Elsiemae Buckle
Technical Program Lead​
Former Project Lead on the School Leader Support Programme with Rising Academy Network
Louise Dessendier​​
Analyst ​
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Former Grant Management Intern, Reporting Lead at Education Cannot Wait
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Camila Munõz Medina
Associate​
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Former Associate at Instiglio, International Development and Innovative Finance Expert
Jane Brandon
Administrative Assistant ​
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Former Buyer for Tesco and Programme Operations Manager at Ambition Institute
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Joanna Rainey
Administrative Assistant​
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Formerly Assistant Buyer at Selfridges and Harrods
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Foday Karimu
Sierra Leone Operations and Team Assistant​
Former Business Operational Risk Manager at Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone, Former Auditor at KPMG Sierra Leone
Cory Richardson
Analyst ​
Former Research Assistant, UNESCO FLI; Fulbright Scholar Estonia