Explain yourself in 3 words or expressions.
Curious, agile, decisive.
What do you like most about your task?
I’m fortunate to have actually spent my whole profession in international education. What I like today is the exact same as two decades earlier — the opportunity of getting to be part of a global neighborhood, utilizing education to help build bridges to opportunities, and assisting to foster interactions and understanding.As director of innovation, I also delight in the variety and imagination every day brings. Assisting shape solutions that make worldwide education the most intelligent option for students is extremely rewarding.What’s a piece of work you’re proud of– and what did it teach you?I’m proud
to have actually recently supplied strategic leadership for Study Group’s delivery of
the enthusiastic and transformative digital education initiative, the pilot’Program Munafis’ in 2025– in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia. This distinct program for high school trainees represented a vibrant action towards equipping higher numbers of Saudi Arabia’s strongest high school students with the academic foundation, worldwide outlook, and confidence needed to grow on elite university programs both in-country and worldwide. The program and collaboration enhanced for me the value of good discussion. It was n’t constantly simple, however we navigated any challenges through professionalism, skill, durability, and mutual respect. What’s a small day-to-day habit that helps you in your work? I like to embrace the Japanese concept of’ma'(time out in time and space). I do this by securing believing time. I keep a brief block of each day deliberately unscheduled. It’s seldom dramatic– just time to review a
problem, often through stillness, in some cases more actively like getting on my trampoline– simply thinking without immediate output. In fast-moving environments, that pause avoids shallow decisions and I think enhances the quality of my interactions and what I deliver. What’s one modification you wish to see in your sector over the next couple of years? I wish governments would embrace forward thinking policies that actively encourage global trainees to study in their nations, identifying the crucial role worldwide movement plays in
enhancing education systems and economies. By welcoming globalised education, nations can cultivate richer cultural exchange, drive innovation, and prepare their labor force for an interconnected world. What concept, book, podcast or conversation has stayed with you just recently? A book I typically return to and’dip in’ to is,’The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century’ (2007)by the American music critic Alex Ross. I tend to prefer non-fiction andwhat I delight in about this one is the weaving narrative, academic insight, and how
it deepens my understanding on a subject I’m less knowledgeable about. These are
also some of styles I value at Study hall in the projects, partners and people I have the opportunity to engage with. What’s one piece of recommendations you ‘d offer to someone starting out in this field? Be brave. Be passionate. Think worldwide.