About Fab Inc.

International Education Advisors

Core Team

Fab Inc. was set up in 2017 by a group of like-minded international development specialists. We aspire to be a leading provider of knowledge and analytical tools to help improve learning for all children.

Dr Paul Atherton

I am a (not so) secret economist turned education specialist, with unique experience helping Governments and delivery partners improve outcomes.

María José Ogando Portela

I am an applied economist & statistician who combines academic skills with experience of working directly with governments and a knowledge of the reality of statistical systems and programme data.

Alasdair Mackintosh

I am an education economist specialised in sector and project level costing, value-for-money and girls’ education. I have frequently worked with, and within, governments to bridge the gap between data, evidence and policies.

Ana Paola Ramírez

I am the spatial analysis lead with experience working with government on emergency planning. Previously, I worked as consultant and senior analyst with UNDP and various think tanks in Mexico.

Dr Ian Sullivan

I am a social scientist with a focus on climate change and community level responses to the challenges that it creates. I also worked at Oxfam for over 10 years in campaigns and policy.

Tamara Arnold

I am an economist deeply passionate about education and early childhood development, with extensive experience supporting governments and international organisations in assessing learning and teacher practices, and designing and evaluating programs.

Dr Andrew Joyce-Gibbons

I am a primary school teacher and teacher educator with a special interest in classroom pedagogy and educational technology.

Dr Sirin Tangpornpaiboon

I am an education economist with grassroots teaching expertise. I specialise in using data science to understand more about education progression and outcomes. I have recently completed a PhD in Economics of Education at UCL IoE.

Tomáš Koutecký

I am an analyst with experience in data management, data analysis, report writing and the preparation and programming of survey instruments.

Dr Meng Liu

I am a data scientist working on geographical data and statistical exploration of a variety of areas.

Mohamed James

I am a data scientist and software developer working within the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Sierra Leone.

Guy Benton

I am the creative director and lead on UX and software design, data visualisation and communications.

Evans Kipngetich

I am a GIS data scientist with a blend of skills in data extraction / web scraping, spatial data analysis, building models, data visualisation and data storytelling.

Yusf Ali

Marta Kin-Farrugia

I am the Operations Manager for Fab Inc. and am in charge of the day to day operation of the business and fund management.
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Orla Humphries

I am a recently graduated economist, with an interest in analysing public policymaking in developing countries, and specifically, how policy can affect education, amongst other societal factors.
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Tom McCollum

I am a financial consultant working on both commercial and finance aspects to help optimise and streamline the Company. I have experience from large corporate finance deals to smaller capital raises consulting for startups.
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Amy Waldock

I am a pedagogy analyst working on educational content, with a background in primary school teaching and with NGOs in the education sector.

Experts in our Network

We are bigger than our core team, and our networks allow us to work through partnership arrangements with globally renowned experts in their specialty area.

 

Victoria Collis

River Path

Vicky brings unparalleled experience in how Governments actually work.

Dr Claudius Bart-Williams

Pennarth Greene

Claudius brings a wealth of experience of West Africa and helps us navigate complex scenarios with ease.

Dr Rachel Outhred

Oxford MeasureEd

There’s not much Rachel doesn’t know about measurement in education, and how to actually measure learning.

Sébastien Hine

Sébastien leads on FCAS with particular interests in education in emergencies and protracted crises, gender, marginalised groups, and non-state actors.

Matteo Valenza

I am an applied social scientist committed to turn data into action. I have over 10 years of field experience in programme monitoring, evaluation and management with the UN and international NGOs.

Miriam Mason

EducAid

Miriam is education through and through. After twenty years teaching and running schools in Sierra Leone, she has unparalleled knowledge of how teaching happens in low resource settings.

Dr Kingsley Arkorful

Kingsley’s education knowledge brings real substance to his impeccable style, which shows an attention to detail that is replicated in his work. He has worked all across Africa, managing large scale delivery projects for major donors; designing and evaluating projects; and supporting Governments to reform and improve systems.

Dr Monazza Aslam & Dr Shenila Rawal

OPERA

Monazza and Shenila are the dream team of research and policy analysis, bringing a partnership forged over many years. Previously academics, they have a wide range of experience across South Asia and SSA, with specialist skills in research and evaluation.

Dr Caine Rolleston

UCL Insitute of Education

Dr Robert Hughes

Rob loves childcare – his health expertise complements our education knowledge in planning services for early childhood.

Where We Have Worked

Contact Us

Fab Inc.

27 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JG, United Kingdom

guy.benton@fabinc.co.uk

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