Amel Karboul

Amel is an accomplished Board member, Corporate, Institutional and Political leader with over 25 years’ experience. Leading and developing Boards as well as leading large institutions through transformation have been at the core of Amel's capabilities and interests while maintaining an entrepreneurial drive. She is known for her dynamic presence, her innovative, open and straight-forward approach, her decisiveness as well as her ability to grasp the “big picture” rapidly. Amel is a recognised and published thought leader and speaker in written and digital media. Please see:

http://www.karboul.com/lectures-publications/

http://www.karboul.com/press/

She serves today as CEO of The Education Outcomes Fund. An initiative to support governments around the world to improve the education and skills of 10 million children and young people. Amel was the first woman in history to occupy Tunisia’s Minister of Tourism position and co-led the country’s transition after the Arab Spring, leading to Tunisia’s Nobel Peace prize in 2015. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal as recognition for her exemplary deeds and services to her country and fellow citizens.

Amel received a Master’s degree with honours in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany and holds a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom. She has held leadership roles at numerous organisations including The Maghreb Economic Forum, Mercedes-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and worked in senior consultant roles at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Beratergruppe Neuwaldegg.

Amel is native speaker in Arabic, French, English and German. Proud mother of two, she practices yin yoga and mindfulness, loves deep conversations and is moved by beauty in art, architecture, nature and poetry.