Neil Arora formerly managed partnerships for a UK education charity, focusing on narrowing the educational disadvantage gap. Previously, he taught business studies in secondary school. His Fellowship explores using equality, empowerment, and scaffolded play to address this gap. Inspired by Estonia's emphasis on play over early testing and Armenia's integration of chess in education, he seeks to understand and apply these models. His own experience, learning chess at 17 and overcoming a belief in his academic limitations, fuels his belief in the power of play for empowerment and growth. His goal is to glean insights from his Fellowship to help mitigate educational disadvantages.

Gina Cicerone leads a coalition of nearly 300 member organisations from business, education, and the third sectors who are united to end educational inequality. Her background includes founding Fundacion VASE in Ecuador, leading Teach First's Innovation Unit, and supporting social ventures at UnLtd. She chairs the OVO Energy Foundation and Como No, a Latin music producer and festival in London, and is a member of the Ashoka Venture Board.

As an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, Rachael Owhin specialises in helping businesses eliminate bias, foster inclusive workplaces, and ensure equitable opportunities for all employees. She is currently the Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Resurgo - a coaching organisation that delivers the most effective programme for young people who are not in education, employment or training in the UK, and world-class coaching to teams across the country.

Simon Palmer is a 2014 Teach First Ambassador and Lead Assistant Principal of Science at Dixons Academy Trust. He specialises in physics education in areas of high disadvantage. His career includes leading a national maths-in-physics project with the Institute of Physics, delivering workshops at various educational conferences and being a contributor to a CERN-published teacher education paper.