Gabriela Arias is a qualified lawyer in El Salvador and is a former Insolvency, Recovery and Restructuring In-House Counsel at the second largest Mexican retail bank. She also holds an MSc in Law and Finance from Oriel College, Oxford, an LLB from Universidad Dr Jose Matias Delgado as well as postgraduate degrees from Yale and Leiden. She is also a former international fencer for El Salvador and the Oxford Blues team. She has an interest in Private Equity and researches sovereign debt.

Karishma Harjani holds a BA in Design and MA in Design Management from University of the Arts London. She has worked in media (adverts, magazines, TV and films) for over 9 years with clients ranging from Nike, Cancer Research, Vogue magazine, The Observer, BBC, ITV, Cow Boy Films and Lola Films. She has volunteered in various countries but worked extensively with an Indian-based NGO where she helped realign their business model using the Design Thinking methodology. She has also worked with several start-ups in London including NEMI, a social enterprise empowering refugees living in the UK by providing them with employment opportunities. She has previously guest lectured on the Oxbridge Academic Programs on Art Direction and Social Entrepreneurship.