Mursal Hedayat

Mursal Hedayat

Co-founder & CEO - Chatterbox

Mursal Hedayat 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. In 2018, Chatterbox won the 'Next Billion' Edtech Prize in recognition of being the most innovative technology destined to have a radical impact on education in low income and emerging world countries.