Mursal Hedayat
Mursal Hedayat MBE is the co-founder & CEO of Chatterbox, a multi-award winning online language learning platform for professionals and businesses powered by refugees. She is a graduate in Economics from the University of Leeds and a Year Here social change fellow who has been recognised as a leading social innovator by Ashoka, Forbes, and MIT. A former refugee from Afghanistan herself, Mursal was inspired to create pathways into professional careers for refugees after observing first-hand the vast untapped talent and potential residing in the refugee community. The Chatterbox platform uniquely matches language learners with native-speaking tutors who share their professional backgrounds and interests from the refugee community to achieve industry-leading course completion rates. Chatterbox is backed by Bethnal Green Ventures, WeWork, and All Turtles and is trusted by organisations like Georgetown University, BNP Paribas, and the Red Cross.