Our Greatest Asset
is Our People
Our international team of staff work across thirteen countries, bringing technical expertise, experience and commitment to education and social development.
GLOBAL SECRETARIAT
Schools2030’s Global Secretariat provides leadership on all aspects of programme design and management, including leading global workstreams on holistic assessment, human-centred design (HCD), research and communications as well as finance and grant management. The Secretariat is based out of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) UK office, but with staff members in the Geneva and US offices as well. We are proud to work together as a diverse but cohesive team with a shared passion for transformative educational change. Learn more about our in country teams in the ‘Where We Work’ section of this website.
Dr Bronwen Magrath
Schools2030 Global Programme Manager
Bronwen is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Schools2030
Dr. Bronwen Magrath
Schools2030 Global Programme Manager
Bronwen is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Schools2030 and for managing all programmatic aspects, including working with country teams to ensure successful delivery of the programme, directing global workstreams internally and with partner organisations, setting budgets, chairing the donor steering group and programmatic reporting.
Sarah James
Schools2030 Global Communications Manager
Sarah leads on the development
and implementation of the global communications strategy
Sarah James
Schools2030 Global Communications Manager
Sarah leads on the development and implementation of the global communications strategy and oversees its alignment across country-level communications. She is also responsible for communication activities at the global level, including social media and website management, event organisation and content creation, as well as supporting the country teams with their communications work.
Dr. Bronwen Magrath
Schools2030 Global Programme Manager
Bronwen is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Schools2030 and for managing all programmatic aspects, including working with country teams to ensure successful delivery of the programme, directing global workstreams internally and with partner organisations, setting budgets, chairing the donor steering group and programmatic reporting.
Sarah James
Schools2030 Global Communications Manager
Sarah leads on the development and implementation of the global communications strategy and oversees its alignment across country-level communications. She is also responsible for communication activities at the global level, including social media and website management, event organisation and content creation, as well as supporting the country teams with their communications work.
Ellen Smith
Schools2030 Global Research Coordinator
Ellen leads the global research
and evidence workstream
Ellen Smith
Schools2030 Global Research Coordinator
Ellen leads the global research and evidence workstream. She coordinates Schools2030 research partners and supports collaboration and crossfertilisation among these partners and the wider Schools2030 programme.
Homam Kuzlbash
Programme Finance Officer
Manages Schools2030 finances, including supporting on budget setting at national and global levels
Homam Kuzlbash
Programme Finance Officer
Homam is a finance professional with over 13 years of experience in both private and nonprofit sectors. He is responsible for leading the financial management and Reporting of the Schools2030 education program on both a global and country level.
Ellen Smith
Schools2030 Global Research Coordinator
Ellen leads the global research and evidence workstream. She coordinates Schools2030 research partners and supports collaboration and crossfertilisation among these partners and the wider Schools2030 programme.
Homam Kuzlbash
Programme Finance Officer
Homam is a finance professional with over 13 years of experience in both private and nonprofit sectors. He is responsible for leading the financial management and Reporting of the Schools2030 education program on both a global and country level.
Ama Peiris
Partnerships Officer
Ama leads on the grant management
aspects of the Schools2030 programme
Amma Peiris
Partnerships Officer
Ama leads grant and relationship management for the Schools2030 programme. She establishes and builds effective partnerships with donors while supporting the ten country teams and multiple global teams with grant proposals and reporting for Schools2030.
Previously, Ama worked with the think tank America Achieves, conducting equity-oriented workforce development policy research, and with the United Nations Migration Agency (IOM). Ama received her Masters in International Education Policy from Harvard University. She is a published education researcher, and a passionate advocate for improving education outcomes, globally.
Debashree Roy
Partnerships Manager
Debashree is a senior reviewer for grants related to Schools2030 and is responsible for ensuring their overall alignment to the strategic goals of the programme.
Debashree Roy
Partnerships Manager
Debashree is a senior reviewer for grants related to Schools2030 and is responsible for ensuring their overall alignment to the strategic goals of the programme.
Amma Peiris
Partnerships Officer
Ama leads grant and relationship management for the Schools2030 programme. She establishes and builds effective partnerships with donors while supporting the ten country teams and multiple global teams with grant proposals and reporting for Schools2030.
Previously, Ama worked with the think tank America Achieves, conducting equity-oriented workforce development policy research, and with the United Nations Migration Agency (IOM). Ama received her Masters in International Education Policy from Harvard University. She is a published education researcher, and a passionate advocate for improving education outcomes, globally.
Debashree Roy
Partnerships Manager
Debashree is a senior reviewer for grants related to Schools2030 and is responsible for ensuring their overall alignment to the strategic goals of the programme.
Dr Andrew Cunningham
Global Lead for Education
and global oversight
Dr Andrew Cunningham
Global Lead, Education
As Global Co-Lead for Education, Andrew provides technical expertise and global oversight to the Schools2030 programme and ensures its alignment to the broader goals of AKF.
Nafisa Shekhova
Global Lead for Education and Early Childhood Development
Nafisa provides technical expertise and global oversight to the Schools2030 programme
Nafisa Shekhova
Global Lead, Education and ECD
As Global Co-Lead for Education and Lead for ECD Nafisa provides technical expertise and global oversight to the Schools2030 programme with a particular focus on the early childhood cohort, and ensures its alignment to AKF’s broader goals.
Dr Andrew Cunningham
Global Lead, Education
As Global Co-Lead for Education, Andrew provides technical expertise and global oversight to the Schools2030 programme and ensures its alignment to the broader goals of AKF.
Nafisa Shekhova
Global Lead, Education and ECD
As Global Co-Lead for Education and Lead for ECD Nafisa provides technical expertise and global oversight to the Schools2030 programme with a particular focus on the early childhood cohort, and ensures its alignment to AKF’s broader goals.