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 2025

Kate Hammer

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Vice President, Vancouver Foundation
Canada

Vice President at Vancouver Foundation, one of the largest public endowments in Canada. Kate is an award-winning writer and investigative journalist who has worked for The New York Times and The Globe and Mail, and co-hosts Hotel Pacifico, a Canadian political podcast.

Zhen Yi Lee

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Senior Manager, Optimal Consulting Group
Singapore

With a decade of experience supporting clients in realising talent management strategies, Zhen is passionate about empowering individuals and organisations to succeed. In her role at a boutique consulting firm, she blends business and technical perspectives to drive growth.

Tamuna Lomidze

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Cluster CFO- Georgia & Central Asia at MSC
Georgia

With over a decade of finance management experience, today Tamuna is cluster CFO, leading finance function of MSC entities in Caucasus& Central Asia region. Besides OBU accounting degree, ACCA and CIA designations, Tamuna has a master's degree in biophysics and is passionate about sustainability.

Rivhatshinyi Mandavha

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Senior Investment Manager - Norfund
South Africa

Rivhatshinyi is a Senior Investment Manager at Norfund, where she oversees Renewable Energy investments  Her career spans Private Credit, Private Equity, Project Finance, and Investment Banking, with a focus on emerging markets in infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing.

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Zara Ohanyan

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Senior Technical Program Manager, Diebold Nixdorf Systems
Armenia

Experienced IT professional with 15+ years in roles from software engineer to technical leader. Led IT service management, ops, and digital transformation for Fortune 500 projects in retail, fintech, and e-commerce. Co-founder of TEWER, empowering women in careers, relationships and personal growth.

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Latifat Okara

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Principal and Americas Regional Lead, Health Policy
Washington DC

Latifat is an authentic leader with 15 years’ experience in health and international development. Passionate about driving population-level impact, she designs innovative health strategies at Economist Impact, serves on the World Health Summit board, and founder of NomNom Babies. A 40 under 40 public health honoree aiming to use the Oxford EMBA to enhance her strategic leadership skills.

 

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September 2024

Luna Christie

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Head of Trust Administration
Singapore

Luna has been admitted to the bar in Singapore, New York and England whilst currently heading trust administration at Nomura Trust Company. She holds a BSc in Finance from California State University Fresno, MSc in Real Estate from National University of Singapore and Juris Doctor from Singapore Management University.

 

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Mette Ekeroth

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Denmark to Vietnam
Denmark

Passionate about driving societal change, Mette has 16 years international experience leading teams and projects in diplomatic missions, family office and family foundations. She believes in forging unconventional partnerships across traditionally siloed sectors to produce results and impact.

 

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Kanina Foss

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Chief of Staff, SOAS University of London
South Africa

Kanina structures higher education partnerships across Africa, Asia and the Middle East with a focus on co-developing academic programmes to create skills and strengthen institutions to address transnational challenges. She is experienced at developing, driving and monitoring institutional strategy.

 

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Grace Mponeja

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Senior Trader, Treasury Analytics and Capital Management, NMB Bank PLC
Tanzania

With over a decade-long career in the banking industry, Grace's diverse experience spans Treasury, Capital Markets, as well as Corporate and Sustainable Finance. As a proud Forté fellow, she aims to use her Oxford EMBA to advance her career and contribute towards solutions that address the UN SDGs.

 

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January 2024

Stephanie Baaklini

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Commericial Leader, NielsenIQ
Belgium

With a decade's experience in diverse roles at NIQ, Stephanie currently leads Sales in Belgium as well as volunteering at Lead Network. Oxford aligns with her ambition for impactful industry change and community contributions. Leveraging its excellence, Stephanie aims to elevate her career's leadership impact.

 

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Bruna Estevanin

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Partner Solutions Lead for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Brazil

Bruna heads a team of senior consultants at Meta, collaborating with content creators in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. With 8 years in the tech industry, she's an executive member of Women@Tech UK, offering extensive experience in launching operations in emerging economies.

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Duygu Gozeler Porchet

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Founder and Managing Partner of Gaia Impact Ventures
Turkey

Duygu, Managing Partner at Gaia Impact Ventures, leverages a global career in investment banking and wealth management, coupled with a strong academic foundation in mathematics and finance, to champion impactful investments. She is a dedicated advocate for gender equity and empathetic leadership.

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Iustina Ilisei, PhD

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Product Manager in Strategic Operational Intelligence department, Roche
Romania

Iustina Ilisei's career comprises an array of academic and IT consultancy experience, spanning the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) across diverse sectors. Currently, her vibrant energy and focus is on product management and strategic AI business transformation.

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Nghiem Linh Phuong (Emily Nghiem)

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Innovation Lead, Meta
Vietnam

Emily is a Harvard alumna and has worked in the tech industry around the world for more than a decade. She's currently focused on Innovation in Trust & Safety with AI at Meta and a start-up at the same time. She strongly believes the Oxford EMBA will make her a better entrepreneur and leader

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September 2023

Alvina Burgazli

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Director of Analytics and Business Intelligence, AYTM
Ukraine

Being passionate about data-driven decision making, strategy development, process optimisation and transformation, Alvina has helped various businesses grow and develop for over a decade. She has a solid academic background and is advocating for gender equity, diversity and inclusion.

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Jeongmi Dozono-Kim

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Managing Director, State Street
South Korea

Jeo has been in the global financial industry focusing on governance, risk and cultural excellence. She is a member of the Board at State Street Trust and Banking Japan, and chairs the Inclusion Diversity and Equity forum as a passionate advocate making difference in achieving great things.

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Sophie Evans

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Associate Director, Centre for Disaster Protection
United Kingdom

Sophie leads the advisory services at the Centre for Disaster Protection, an organisation focused on more impactful and equitable global disaster risk finance. She brings her experience in risk, climate and innovative financing in emerging economies, across public and private sectors.

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Isabel Vimbai Makwara Gora

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Director of Transformation and Business Excellence
Germany

Isabel is an experienced leader in large-scale global transformation and strategy initiatives. She is skilled in international collaboration and strategic partnerships. An alum of Mercedes-Benz, Deloitte and Rolls-Royce, Isabel is an advocate for women in leadership, diversity and inclusion, and passionate about business in Africa.

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Kristie Rogers

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women
Director, Visa
Australia

 

Kristie Rogers is a Delivery Director at Visa. She is a founding member of one of Visa's newest and fastest growing services that has grown from $1m to $10m annual revenue in the past three years. Kristie is passionate about creating equity and equality in the world is honoured to be a Forté Fellow.

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Rachel Sibande

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Senior Programme Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Malawi

Rachel established Malawi's first technology hub and incubator, mHub, in 2014. The hub incubates emerging innovative entrepreneurs and provides financing and investment readiness support. She has been listed twice by Forbes as one of 30 promising entrepreneurs in Africa and as a new wealth creator.

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Anna Zongollowicz

EMBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club
Team Leader, Swisscontact Myanmar
Poland and Australia

Anna has worked in the international development sector for more than 15 years. She focuses on policy development and impact-driven interventions in support of quality education, skills development and inclusive labour practices in South America, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

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