Board & Advisors

Laura Barrowman is the Chief Technology Officer and Group Chief Information Security Officer at Credit Suisse, focusing on providing core technology services to the organization and ensuring the integrity of IT production environments within the b

Dr. Vishakha N.

Paul Fletcher joined CDC Group plc in 2000 from Citibank, where he held various roles in Tokyo, New York, Nairobi and London. He was appointed CEO of CDC in 2002 and oversaw the spin off which created Actis.

As a partner at Omidyar Network, Amy leads their Education initiative globally, which includes education strategy and investments across Africa, India, Latin America, and the United States.

Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations that are developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential.

Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group.

Dr. Mona Mourshed is the President and CEO of Generation: You Employed, an independent nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Company. Generation trains and places disconnected youth in jobs.

Dzingai Mutumbuka currently serves as a member of the governing board for UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning.

Dr. Thomas Ogilvie has held a number of management positions over more than fifteen years with Deutsche Post DHL Group. He joined the company in December 2001 with the Market Research Service Center (MRSC) at Deutsche Post Consult GmbH.

Gbenga Oyebode is the Chairman of Aluko & Oyebode, (Barristers, Solicitors & Trademark Agents), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria, with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.

Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of both the Global Education Innovation Initiative and the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Mr. Javier Roglá is the Global Director of Santander Universities and CEO of Universia Holding –he oversees a network of over 1000+ universities and the largest corporate-sponsored Higher Education support program in the world.

Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

As Director of the Education Portfolio, Beth leads Emerson Collective’s education efforts to radically improve outcomes for students and advance broader social justice efforts.

Robert (Bob) W. Scully is current a board member of UBS AG and UBS Group AG. He is also a board member of Chubb Limited, Zoetis Inc., KKR & Co LP and Dean’s Advisors of Harvard Business School.

Kan Hiroshi Suzuki is a pioneer of the promotion of active learning in Japan. He currently serves as Ministerial Aide, Chief Policy Officer to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan.

Nine-time Grammy® Award winner and Academy Award winner John Legend is a multi-talented artist whose distinctive voice and songwriting style have earned him legions of fans worldwide, along with a strin

Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and chair of Emerson Collective, an organization that supports social entrepreneurs and organizations working in the areas of education, immigration reform and social justice.

My name is Ruben Natan Cabrera Gomez, I am 16 years old, and I live in La Paz Baja California Sur, México, where I am in 11th grade,.I like to practice sports with my brothers and I want to become a firefighter so I can help people

My name is Lo Chia Ching, you can call me Lo. I live in Malaysia and am currently 17 years old and continuing my studies as a Form 5 (Grade 11) student in a government school in northern Malaysia.

Mālō e lelei, my name is Irene Folau and I am of Tongan heritage. I currently live in Auckland, New Zealand where I am studying engineering at the University of Auckland as a first-year student.

I’m 17 years old, I live in Hamburg, a city in the northern part of Germany and I'm in the 11th grade at a comprehensive school.

My name is María Márquez, I’m in fifth grade in a public school called high performance school “COAR.” I’m from Peru and I live in the department of Arequipa. Arequipa is a very beautiful city and has a great volcano t

I am Isha from India. I am 15 and study in 9th standard. I want to share my journey which was not straight and I have learnt from this journey a lot.
I am Sunita Waiba, a 17 year old female student studying in Shree Chilaune Secondary School, Pachpokhari, Thangpalkot rural municipality, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal. My best subject is science and I am interested in helping others.
Partner CEOs

Rahmatullah Arman leads Teach For Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s largest youth led organization, as its President and Founder.

Magdalena Fernández Lemos has a degree in Political Science and Government (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), is a Secondary and Higher Education Teacher (Universidad Austral) and has a postgraduate degree in Management (University of CEMA).

As the Founder and CEO of Teach For Armenia, Larisa believes that providing equal educational opportunities for all children in Armenia is at the core of unlocking her nation's full potential.

Melodie Potts Rosevear has been involved with Teach For Australia since its earliest conception.

Gebhard Ottacher is CEO of Teach For Austria. Prior to joining Teach For Austria in 2012 he worked as investment manager for Raiffeisen Holding NÖ-Wien and as strategy consultant for Booz & Company (now part of PWC).

Maimuna is the founder and CEO of Teach For Bangladesh. As a 2009 Teach For America corps member, Maimuna taught secondary school math at a public charter school in southeast Washington, D.C.

After studying Business Engineering, Caroline worked at Deloitte before joining the French non-profit association IECD, where she worked on a variety of development projects in Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia.

Trayan has been with Teach For Bulgaria since the organization's founding in 2010. He was previously the Program Director, overseeing participant admissions and leadership development, alumni engagement, and impact evaluation.

Monirath Siv was born and raised in Cambodia by a single mother who, despite being at the top of her class, was forced to withdraw from school due to financial pressures on her family.

Tomás Recart began to think of education as a systemic problem while working as a civil engineer for four and a half years with low-income municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.

Qinan Liao is the CEO of Teach For China. Before he stepped into this role Qinan led Teach For China’s operations in the Guangdong region, including their strategic expansion and government engagement.

Margarita has extensive professional experience in managing educational, social, and peace-building programs and projects in the public sector, where she was recognized for her leadership style and ability to build highly motivated, successful tea

Jesper Bergmann is one of the co-founders of Teach First Danmark and has been the CEO since November 2014.

Prior to starting Enseña Ecuador, Juan Carlos worked in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors.

Kristi Klaasmägi was appointed CEO of Noored Kooli in January 2013. Before joining the Noored Kooli team, Kristi worked for the Hubert H.

A graduate of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Damien has started his career as a History and Geography teacher in high schools in the suburbs of Paris.

Teach First Deutschland (TFD) was founded in 2007 by Kaija Landsberg and Michael Okrob after the two wrote their master’s thesis on the adaptability of the Teach For America/Teach First model to Germany.

Prior to establishing Lead For Ghana, Daniel worked as a biotechnologist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Nedgine is the co-founder and CEO of Anseye Pou Ayiti, which seeks to raise education outcomes in rural Haiti by promoting teacher excellence and student success—rooted in Haitian culture, customs, and community.

Shaheen Mistri is the CEO of Teach For India, and serves as one of its founding board members. She has earned global recognition for her dedication and commitment to the fight for educational equity.

Lior Lapid is the CEO of Teach First Israel. He has over 15 years of experience in educational non-profit management and serves as board member of several national and international organizations.

Andrea Pastorelli holds an undergraduate degree in Communications and Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a Masters degree in International Development and the Environment from Kings College, London.

Karlis is a 2011 alumnus of the second cohort of Mission Possible (Iespējamā Misija). Karlis has worked as teacher six years, before and after teaching with Iespējamā Misija.

Salyne is actively involved in civil society issues. She participated in the Middle East Partnership Initiative Program for Student Leaders at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Desmond Diggs obtained an MSc in International Education Development from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a capstone externship at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Education Directorate in Paris

Agnė Motiejūnė is the CEO of Renkuosi Mokyti! and an alumna of the program. As a participant, she taught geography, sociology, and economics and served as a deputy principal.

Dzameer Dzulkifli is Managing Director and a Co-Founder of Teach For Malaysia. Armed with his M. Eng. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, Dzameer is a passionate educational devotee.

Juan Manuel González is the Executive Director of Enseña por México. Juan Manuel has more than eight years of experience managing international projects in the public and private sectors.

Swastika Shrestha is the Co-founder and CEO at Teach For Nepal, a movement of outstanding university graduates and young professionals who are committed to ending education inequity in Nepal starting with a two-year teaching fellowship in public s

Jay is a former secondary school teacher and an Ambassador (alumnus) of Teach First who has worked in middle leadership roles in two schools serving lower-income communities.

Folawe Omikunle graduated from Babcock University in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy.

Khadija began her career with Aangan, Rozan, an Islamabad-based non-profit working to improve women’s and children’s emotional health and protection against violence.

Lorena Valencia is a Co-founder and CEO of Enseña por Panamá. Prior to launching Enseña por Panamá, Lorena headed the Panama chapter of Learning Enterprises, which she founded in 2005.

Franco Mosso is the co-founder and CEO of Enseña Perú. An economist who graduated from Peru’s Universidad de la Pacífico, he also serves as a leadership specialist in change management at the Center for Adaptive Leadership in Peru.

Clarissa began her career with research and impact measurement.

Pedro Almeida has a degree in Electro-technical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. After working as a Business Analyst in London in the food distribution industry, Pedro completed an MBA at INSEAD.

Nasser Yousef Al Jaber graduated from Georgetown University for Foreign Service in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in International Politics and a Certificate in American Studies.

Having held several senior and leadership roles throughout a career spanning over two decades in the corporate world, Iulia is a fervent supporter of self-growth and development.

Stanislav Boledovič is a social entrepreneur and educator working to make significant improvement in the education system in Slovakia.

Beatriz began her career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Spain before moving to the Tax department and specializing in financial services.

Ida is the CEO for Teach for Sweden and, since 2010, has been the CEO for the non-profit organization Rektorsakademien, a leading professional network for leadership in education and business with over 11,000 members.

Sophia Assenga is the CEO and Founder of Teach For Tanzania. She was born and raised in rural areas of Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region.

Teach For Uganda’s Co-founder and Chief of Programs, Charlotte I. Nsengiyumva, has over five years of youth development experience. Upon completing university, she worked as a high school teacher for two years before joining Educate!

Prior to co-founding Teach For Unganda, CEO James Kassaga Arinaitwe gained eight years of international development experience working with The Carter Center in the United States, the non-profit organization founded by former U.S.

Inspired by the Teach For All network’s shared approach and its success around the world, CEO and Co-founder Rimma El Joueidi and her fellow co-founders developed and launched Teach For Ukraine to improve the quality of school education and

Prior to becoming CEO of Teach First, Russell was General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) in the United Kingdom from 2010-2017, following a career in the software industry and as a management consultant with Hay Group

Elisa’s passion for educational equity comes from personal experience.

Sofía Puig transitioned to lead Enseña Uruguay as their Executive Director in 2018. Prior to this, Sofía had joined the program as a Fellow in 2016, teaching English and Spanish to teenagers in one of the most vulnerable communities in Uruguay.

Prior to being appointed as the CEO of Teach For Vietnam, Trang Nguyen joined the team to lead the Development and Alumni Impact department in 2018.