Our team at Leaders of Our Future is a passionate collective of experienced educators, business leaders, and global consultants dedicated to nurturing young leaders.
With decades of expertise in leadership development, strategy, and emotional intelligence, they blend real-world insight with heartfelt mentoring. Together, they create an empowering and inclusive environment where every student can grow, connect, and thrive.
In the last 15 years, Miguel has worked with global corporations from all industries across the globe, successfully executing a large number of transformation and leadership development projects, leading a diverse team of consultants.Miguel is a Leadership Development expert who has deployed leadership programs in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and brings that experience to transformation projects. Miguel graduated from the Technological Institute of Buenos Aires with a degree in industrial engineering. He was awarded a scholarship to Cranfield School of Management in the UK, where he completed his MBA in 2008. He also has an Advanced Management Program (AMP) from Wharton School of Management and ESADE.
A legally trained professional with expertise in GDPR, governance, and risk management, Rukhsana brings a strategic and pragmatic approach to helping businesses (including start-ups) navigate legal and regulatory challenges. She is committed to supporting the creation of safe, compliant, and well-structured environments. Rukhsana is excited to contribute her knowledge to LOF, an organisation focused on educational opportunities for young people. She is looking forward to adding value through sound legal insight and oversight, and enabling long-term growth while upholding accountability and trust.
Tom is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive leader with 20years of experience in technology, media, and education. With deep expertise in APAC markets, he has lived and worked in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China ,managing regional teams. He holds degrees from Warwick University (Philosophy), Cranfield School of Management (MBA – Odgers Prize Winner), and SOAS, University of London (Global Diplomacy), along with a Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School.
Kerry Phillips-Bland has over 30 years’ experience working in Financial Services in the UK leading Technology and Change Delivery projects & programme across a variety of infrastructure, application, process, banking products and regulatory topics. She holds a degree in English Literature and Language & a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Liverpool, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Complex Project Management from Middlesex University. Kerry has a keen interest in advancing diversity and has personally seen the benefits of working in diverse teams – they reach their outcomes more effectively and efficiently. To recognise her impact in driving gender equity, Kerry was included in the Northern Power Women’s Awards List, 2025. Having benefited from the support of mentors during her career, Kerry is a vocal advocate for mentorship as a way of encouragement and unlocking potential. Kerry is excited to be an advisor for Leaders of our Future and to support nurturing the capability of our future leaders.
Haitham Essam is the Vice President of E-commerce at Union Coop, where he is leading the transformation of the business unit for the Dubai-based retailer. Before joining Union Coop, he was the Managing Director of MAF Egypt and Lebanon, successfully leading the company’s transformation and turnaround efforts. Before his role at MAF, he served as the General Manager of Careem Egypt, a subsidiary of Uber, and prior to this, he was also the Regional Director for Agoda in the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Ocean. In 2013, Haitham founded Targemli, a leading language services company in the Middle East and currently serves as a non-executive board member. He has 25 years of experience in startups and leading turnarounds and transformations across several sectors, including ride-hailing, Hospitality, Telecoms and Retail.Finally, Haitham holds an MBA from Cranfield University and a BSc in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo.
After an early career in IT and Telecoms for FTSE 100 firms, Andrew shifted his skills to management consultancy and specialised in strategic change management. He eventually realised that business models simply don’t succeed without the right people and this helped him decide to co-found a headhunting firm in 2011. Now he focuses on professional and personal development through coaching and loves seeing people thrive through change. Much of his time is also spent studying part-time at the University of Exeter, where he is training to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Andrew holds a BSc (Psychology & Oceanography) from the University of Cape Town, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, and an MSc in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School.
