Executive MBA Scholarships for Women profiles

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Our Executive MBA scholars have all received funding in recognition of their past successes (both academic and professional) and their potential to become future leaders. Saïd Business School is committed to supporting exceptional female candidates to encourage an increase in women considering senior leadership roles.

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January 2023

Nicola Clement

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
General Manager Omni Experience, Myer
New Zealand

Nicola has 23 years of digital experience focused on retail and transformation. A change leader, both in business and the wider retail industry, she is an advocate for increasing diversity and representation, developing great leaders, and using technology to solve human problems.

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Rumeysa Kadak

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Member of Parliament, Social Entrepreneur
Turkey

Social Entrepreneur, Member of Parliament, and one of two women in Parliament's Administrative Board. Rumeysa founded six organisations and leads 5000 volunteers to create social impact. She studied her Bachelor’s in teaching and politics, and her Master’s in global diplomacy at SOAS, University of London.

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Sophia Metz

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Founder and CEO, Meltdown
France

Sophia is an entrepreneur who created the concept of e-sports bars and turned it into an award-winning franchise. She chose to join Oxford to expand her business vision and leverage its academic excellence into more professional achievements.

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September 2022

Alexandra Bailey

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Director of Operational Excellence, Babcock International 
United Kingdom

Alexandra Bailey is a Commercial Leader with a track record of developing and delivering large scale (£1bn plus) portfolios of contracts and operational services. She spent twenty years in the public sector delivering innovative and transformative solutions to complex and previously intractable problems. She recently joined Babcock International to lead their Group Transformation. 

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Allison Chandler

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
VP, Compliance and Legal Affairs, Target RWE Health Evidence Solutions
United States

Allison has spent the past five years as a senior leader at a mission driven clinical data company where she has focused on legal compliance. As an advocate for gender parity, she is honoured to be a Forté Fellow and to be studying at Oxford, a historic University which is helping to shape the future.

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Lisa Chung

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Head of Strategy and Planning, International eCommerce, Marks and Spencer
Canada / United Kingdom

Lisa heads up the Strategy and Planning team for International eCommerce at M&S. Previously, Lisa has worked globally across three markets in both consulting and accounting roles in the financial services sector. Championing diversity in the workplace, she has chaired several gender networks.

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Allison Stuckless

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Senior Client Relationship Manager, Essentia Analytics
United States

Allison manages Essentia Analytics' largest clients in Europe, US, and Asia. Prior to Essentia, she spent 11 years at J.P. Morgan as a private banker covering Mexico. In her spare time, Allison is a stand-up comedian. She looks forward to Oxford's outstanding curriculum.

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January 2022

Grace Ning Guan

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Head of Student Recruitment, University of Sydney
China

Passionate about international education mobility, Ning built her career in public and education sectors over three continents. Including a billion-dollar annual revenue education sales role in Australia, UK-China inter-governmental liaison and leading technical and analytical transformation programmes.

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Dr Anne Makena

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Co-director, Africa Oxford Initiative
Kenya

Co-director of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), a vibrant research network facilitating impactful global research partnerships for Africa’s development. AfOx has built new collaborations with over 100 institutions in 32 countries across the continent.

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Selai Mangal

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Co-founder and CEO, BAHAM
Afghanistan

Selai is the CEO of an Afghan Think-Tank, BAHAM. She is the Managing Director of CELEI, an initiative she established to support Afghan women in the handicrafts sector. She is also the Founder of Adam Foundation, which provides educational support to vulnerable children across Afghanistan.

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Ijeoma Miriam Nwakuche

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
General Manager, Mars Multiconcepts Ltd
Nigeria

Founder of Purple Orchid Projects, a free coaching and mentorship organisation, equipping young female professionals to attain the best versions of themselves. With origins in Nigeria and ambitions for global impact, she joins the cohort hoping to accelerate this work. 

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Sarah Thurston

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Deputy Director, USAID/MOMENTUM Population Services International
United States

Sarah is a sustainability and social impact professional. In her current role, Sarah serves as Deputy Director of the USAID MOMENTUM initiative’s private sector work.

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September 2021

Liliia Sharifullina

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Asia and MENA Talent Manager, Schlumberger
Russia

Global Talent Manager at Schlumberger, a technology company that partners with customers to access energy. Liliia has had exposure to various business functions, roles, and geographies from the Middle East and Africa to North America, Europe, and CIS. Liliia is a strong advocate of inclusion and diversity. 

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Michelle Darracott

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Chief Strategy Officer, Smart Pension
United Kingdom

Michelle is a Chief Strategy Officer for global fintech, a qualified actuary and a non-executive director for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Smart Pension is a global leader in retirement technology. Michelle holds a first class degree in Economics and Business Economics. 

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Julieta Serna

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
EVP Latam Zone, Grupo Biotoscana
Argentina

Julieta has been active in the pharmaceutical and private equity industries for over ten years. She was part of the executive leadership team that created one of the largest Latin American speciality care pharma platforms and led the company strategy, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and an IPO.

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