Karim is a management consultant at Oliver Wyman with a special interest in the role that education plays in society at large. His focus is on improving social mobility and social inequality, particularly in emerging markets. He has experience leading various Inclusion & Diversity initiatives and recently published a report on London’s social mobility issues in partnership with the Mayor’s Fund for London. Karim led Think Equal’s first rollout in Sri Lanka and joined as a Trustee in July 2019, with a focus on growth, operations and digital strategy.

Copenhagen born, Philip moved to London in 1985 and completed his degree in photography in 1988. Philip worked until 2008 as a commercial photographer-his claim to fame is 2 of his portraits are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. In 2005 Philip joined forces with the Danish retail chain Tiger and brought the brand to the UK in a 50/50 JV. At the end of 2016, Philip exited the business having been CEO for 12 years and growing the business to 44 stores, with 700 staff. Since leaving Tiger Philip has become a business consultant, investor and NED/trustee for several charitable organisations.

Clare first worked with Think Equal as a pro-bono legal adviser at her previous firm, Latham & Watkins, and now runs a business consultancy in the film and television sector.  She represents a broad range of clients from well-known American media organisations through to individual film directors and production companies.  She focuses on representing women and women-owned businesses and amplifying their voices from a commercial standpoint.  In 2019, Clare co-founded the WEN-MEDIA (Women’s Equality Network for Media) and speaks regularly about the hurdles facing women in getting sustainable jobs and securing (overdue) promotions throughout the film and television industry, particularly in business affairs and operations.

Barbara has worked in the field of early years education for the past forty years. In her role as the principal education officer of Montessori Centre International, she contributed to the development of Montessori teacher education and to making Montessori education more accessible to the broader community. This commitment is reflected in her books and articles. She contributed to and witnessed the growth of the Think Equal programme since its early days and is honoured to serve as a Trustee on the Think Equal board.
As President of Montessori Europe, she continues to champion children’schildren’s rights and campaigns for assess and quality education for all. She is passionate about ongoing professional development for all teachers and sees education as a key tool for promoting collaborative approaches toward respectful global cooperation.

Henriette is a unique combination of an experienced international businesswoman with strong operative leadership abilities and a gift for innovative thinking and an international lawyer. She is currently EVP of Business Transformation at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. She has executive responsibility for all human resources, communications and people-related matters, is responsible for building out our ESG program and is a member of Mallinckrodt’s executive committee. Henriette also worked as General Counsel for a number of pharmaceutical companies and start-ups, as well as for eight years as a commercial lawyer for the largest law firm in Denmark. Henriette has worked globally and lived in the US, Scotland, Iceland, Switzerland, and Denmark.

Maniza Ntekim leads the Early Childhood Development East and Southern Africa initiative for the Conrad Hilton Foundation. Previously, Ntekim served as regional advisor for UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, overseeing the early childhood development programmes of 21 UNICEF Country Offices. She has served as a senior programme officer at the Open Society Foundations (OSF), where she led on OSF’s global ECD advocacy programme, supported ECD systems strengthening in Africa, and represented the private sector and private foundations on the Global Partnership for Education’s Country Grants Committee. Maniza has worked as a policy advisor and advocate for the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Amnesty International UK, and the Confederation of British Industry, the UK’s largest employers’ federation. She has also worked as a consultant for Save the Children UK, UNESCO, Oxford Policy Management and DfID. Maniza holds a master’s degree in international politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford.