Katharine Birbalsingh CBE is the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission and Headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London. She has a lifetime of distinguished service in the UK education system, is a celebrated author and broadcaster, and is often referred to as ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’.

Baroness Helena Morrissey is a Fellow (Governor) of Eton College and was Lead Non-Executive Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 2020-22. She has over three decades of experience in the financial services sector and founded the 30% Club, a business-led campaign for better gender-balanced boards.

Dr Marie Daouda is a distinguished literary scholar and Stipendiary Lecturer in French at Oriel College, Oxford where she teaches both literature and language.