Dr. Amel Karboul

Dr. Amel Karboul

Amel Karboul is CEO at the Education Outcomes Fund and commissioner at the Education Commission. Karboul has held leadership roles at Mercedes-Benz, DaimlerChrysler; senior consultant roles at the Boston Consulting Group and Beratergruppe Neuwaldegg; and the secretary-general position at the Maghreb Economic Forum. She was, until February 2015, the tourism minister in the Tunisian transition government that was appointed after the successful “quartet” negotiations. She was nominated as one of the 10 leading young African politicians. “Coffin Corner,” her book, outlines a new leadership culture suited to the complexity and dynamics of the 21st century.

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Opinion: Is philanthropy like MacKenzie Scott's changing aid delivery?

Opinion: Is philanthropy like MacKenzie Scott's changing aid delivery?

over 4 years ago // Philanthropy

With Scott and others now providing unrestricted grants, it’s time for "Big Aid" to follow suit and shift to outcomes-based funding.

Opinion: How do we tackle the pandemic's impact on girls? It starts with education

Opinion: How do we tackle the pandemic's impact on girls? It starts with education

almost 5 years ago // International Women's Day

To remedy the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on women and girls, look to education, Amel Karboul writes. Better-educated women are the key to driving development and lifting communities out of poverty.