Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships profiles

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We are committed to providing scholarships to students who exhibit outstanding potential.

Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship recipients are exceptional individuals. The profiles below highlight the impactful work our scholars have accomplished and offer insights into their aspirations following the completion of the 1+1 MBA programme.

Evelyn Elizabeth Miller

MSc in Social Science of the Internet
Green Templeton College
United Kingdom

Evelyn Miller is a multidisciplinary creative and sociologist with a background in the arts, publishing, startups, strategy, marketing and digital consulting. Her work reflects a strong commitment to creativity, innovation and community-building across sectors.

Hatem Zakir

Master of Public Policy
The Queen's College
Egypt

Passionate about making finance work for development, Hatem helped structure $15bn in financing packages for 20 countries at the World Bank. At Oxford, he's diving into how policy and business can team up to mobilise capital and close the development funding gap.

Nami Battsogt

Master of Public Policy
Lincoln College
Mongolia

Nami is passionate about scaling energy transition efforts in developing countries. She has worked in infrastructure financing in London, Beijing and Ulaanbaatar. At Oxford, Nami will focus on the private sector's role in development finance.

I get to spend two years thinking deeply about my academic passion, digital government, from both business and public policy perspectives. It is inspiring to be part of the community of curious people, all driven to solve intractable social problems.

Blake Connell

Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship, 2023-25

Shannon Schulz

MSc in Environmental Change and Management
Wolfson College
Australia

Shannon works at the intersection of technology and the environment. With experience in corporate consulting and at UNESCO, she leverages data and analytics to help global organisations manage climate change impacts. The 1+1 MBA will enable Shannon to work at the forefront of sustainability.

Wina Yoman

MSc in Education (Digital and Social Change)
Kellogg College
Australia

Wina is passionate about equitable learning. Having previously defined education strategy for a leading Australian philanthropy and developed AI use cases at Bain, she is quietly optimistic of EdTech's potential in being co-created and shaped to drive outcomes for the diverse needs of learners.

Blake Connell

Master of Public Policy
Regent’s Park
Australia

A lawyer and self-confessed technology nerd, Blake wants to help governments create effective and inclusive online services. He has worked for the Australian and New South Wales State governments, and led a national charity. At Oxford, Blake will focus on digital government best practice.

Capucine Le Meur

MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management
Jesus College
France

Capucine is passionate about mitigating the global water crisis by providing climate adaptation solutions to water-scarce areas. The 1+1 MBA coupled with her experience in wastewater treatment in Qatar and greenhouse gas emissions management will help her address today’s urgent issues.

Edwina Liu

Master of Public Policy
New College
Canada

Edwina is passionate about scaling climate adaptation solutions. She has previously launched programmes to help smallholder farmers in East Africa access solar irrigation pumps, served on the frontlines of informal refugee settlements, and advised on decarbonisation at McKinsey.

Jordan Calverley

MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
Mansfield College
United States

Jordan is committed to accelerating efforts to address the climate crisis. She previously worked in renewable energy and corporate sustainability, most recently as McDonald’s US Sustainability Manager. She will leverage the 1+1 MBA to continue advancing corporate climate action.

Moshood O Audu

MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine
Green Templeton College
Nigeria

Having driven impactful healthcare strategies and programmes in Africa, Moshood looks forward to exploring the intersections between business and healthcare. His goal is to lead multisectoral health system solutions and enhance healthcare financing for equitable healthcare access in Africa.

Prateek Garg

MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine
Green Templeton College
India

Prateek is a serial social entrepreneur, focused on solving giga-scale problems. At the Open Source Pharma Foundation, he has spearheaded a low-cost open-intellectual property innovation model for pharma, using which he helped push four open-intellectual property candidates into phase 3 clinical trials for Covid-19.

Alumni scholars

Listed below are some of our alumni scholars. They are organised by the academic years the scholarship covered.

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