COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE - Key Persons

Adam Barton

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Lead

Alexandra Starr

Job Titles:
  • Lead Education and Partnership Consultant
Adamisaproactiveandtalentedmarketeerwholeadsourmarketingeffortswhichincludesstrategydevelopment,emailmarketing,CRMandpaidsocialactivitytohelpbringonboardnewpartnersandnewteachers.

Andrew Cartwright

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Retired Banker
Matthewisco-founderandMDofWhitebeamStrategy,aboutiquecorporateadvisoryfirmspecialisingintheeducation,technologyandfinancialservicessectors.Headvisesclientsonstrategy,technology(especiallydataandanalytics),mergersandacquisitions.HebeganhiscareerasastrategyandtechnologyanalystandhasalsoworkedasateacherofEnglish.

Betty Abeng - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
GilljoinedtheTrustafteratwenty-yearcareerwithamulti-nationalFTSE100company.SheisanexperiencedcompanysecretaryandatrusteeandtreasurerofScallywagsParentPartnershipNursery.

Dr Shenila Rawal

Job Titles:
  • Economist
  • Managing Partner - Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis
DrShenilaRawalisanexperiencedappliedeconomistspecialisingineducation,labourmarketsandissuesofgenderandpoverty.Herresearchhasinvolvedapplyingquantitativeevaluationmethodstoanalyselarge-scaledatasetsanddesigningandimplementingthecollectionofprimarydataaswellasRCTsineducation.Shehasextensiveexperienceinleadingandconductingevaluationsandresearchprojectsforarangeofdonororganisationsincludingmultilateralorganisations,governmentaidagencies,foundations,civilsocietygroups,privateeducationprovidersandotherorganisationsincludingtheForeign,CommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice(FCDO)andtheWorldBank.Shenilahasauthoredseveralpapersandhaslecturedonavarietyoftopicsatmaster'slevelinthefieldofEconomicsofEducation.

Gillian Young

Job Titles:
  • Trust Secretary
Alexisaneducation,teaching,assessmentandlearningspecialist.ShewasintegralindevelopingtheTeach2030communityandcommunicatingeffectivelywithourlearners.Shenowfocusesonbuildingpartnershipsandeducationcontent.

Jeff Twentyman - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman of Sustainability and Responsible Business at the Law Firm Slaughter
JeffisChairofSustainabilityandResponsibleBusinessatthelawfirmSlaughterandMayinLondon,anon-executivedirectoroftheGreenFinanceInstituteandasustainability,governanceandleadershipadvisertobusinesses. Markhasworkedasanadvisertoprivateequitygroupsandinvestorsforover30years.MarkfoundedmerchantbankinggroupMaizelsWesterbergin1992.HewasManagingDirectorofDoughtyHanson,ChairofLMGlasfiberandstartedtheAfricanventurecapitalfirm8MileswithBobGeldof.Markco-foundedthethinktanksTheCentreforSocialJusticeandBLabs(UK).InMarch2015,hewasappointedtotheboardoftheBBC.MarkwasamemberofthePrimeMinistersG8SocialImpactInvestmentTaskForcein2014-2015.MarkcurrentlyservesastheChairman&CEOofTimePartners,whereheoverseesallaspectsofthebusiness,leveraginghisdeeprelationshipswithfundmanagers,thoughtleadersandprivatemarketexpertsacrosstheworld.

Julian Ebai

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Managing Director of JETPLAY Consulting

Mark Florman

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Adviser
Andrewisaretiredbanker,whoisnowinvolvedinseveralrolesineducationandsupportfordisadvantagedchildren.HeisalsoatrusteeofOutwardBound,theRoyalSocietyforAsianAffairs,and(until2020)theMelanesianMission.HeisagovernoroftwoacademyschoolsinHackneywhicharepartoftheMossbourneFederation,andischairmanofitsfinancecommittee.

Matthew Dixon - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Trustee
JulianisManagingDirectorofJETPLAYConsultingwithover25yearsconsultinggloballywithintheinformationtechnologyspace.HeisinvolvedinthekeydebatesovertherelationshipsbetweentechnologyandpeoplemanagementandtheroleoftechnologyinhumancapitaldevelopmentinAfrica.JulianisatrusteeofVoiceoftheChildandExSakerettesAssociationintheUKandAwambengRenalCareFoundationinCameroon

Nabeel Goheer

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Secretary General - Commonwealth Secretariat
VongaiNyahunzviisaleadershipandorganisationaldevelopmentconsultantandtheHeadofRegionforAfricaatTeachForAll,aglobalnetworksetto"expandeducationalopportunityaroundtheworldbyincreasingandacceleratingtheimpactofsocialenterprises".Asaconsultant,Vongaisupportedthedevelopmentofseniorleadersfromboththepublicandprivatesectorsgloballyacross4continentsandover32countries.ShealsoregularlyfacilitatesUnitedNationsCountryTeamsretreats(UNCTs)onvisioning,strategicplanning,andleadershipdevelopment.Asanauthor,shehaswrittenbooksandarticlesonleadershipdevelopmentandsheisthefounderoftheGlobalLeadershipAwards,launchedintheUKin2016.Shepridesherselfinbeingamotherofthree.

Sarah Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Education Consultant

Sarah Turner

Job Titles:
  • Head of Professional Development Programmes - Cambridge Assessment International Education

Vongai Nyahunzvi

Job Titles:
  • Head of Africa - Teach for All
  • Leadership and Organisational Development Consultant
VongaiNyahunzviisaleadershipandorganisationaldevelopmentconsultantandtheHeadofRegionforAfricaatTeachForAll,aglobalnetworksetto"expandeducationalopportunityaroundtheworldbyincreasingandacceleratingtheimpactofsocialenterprises".Asaconsultant,Vongaisupportedthedevelopmentofseniorleadersfromboththepublicandprivatesectorsgloballyacross4continentsandover32countries.ShealsoregularlyfacilitatesUnitedNationsCountryTeamsretreats(UNCTs)onvisioning,strategicplanning,andleadershipdevelopment.Asanauthor,shehaswrittenbooksandarticlesonleadershipdevelopmentandsheisthefounderoftheGlobalLeadershipAwards,launchedintheUKin2016.Shepridesherselfinbeingamotherofthree. KingsleyPungong,isaUSbasedentrepreneurandexecutivewhoservesasCEOofRainbowSportsGlobalandRainbowWorldGroup.RainbowSportsisanAfricafocusedglobalfootballplatformwithinterestinmultiplegeographiesandacrossthefootballvaluechain.Thegrouphasstrategicinterestinfootballteamownership,sportscontent,marketing,footballfinanceandfootballdata&analytics.KingsleypreviouslydirectedWassermanMediaGroup'sAfricastrategyandhasadvisedGovernments,leagues,sportswearmanufacturers,andprofessionalfootballclubsintheUK,Europe,NorthAmerica,andAsia.HeholdsaBachelorofLaws(LLB)HonoursandisagraduateoftheWhartonSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofPennsylvania(USA).