Mursal Hedayat

Mursal Hedayat is the founder and chief executive of Chatterbox, an award winning platform that trains refugees as foreign language tutors and connects them with students and professionals across the UK. She is a graduate in Economics from the University of Leeds and a Year Here social change fellow who has been named as an Emerging Innovator by Ashoka.

A former refugee 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. Chatterbox is backed by Bethnal Green Ventures and Nesta and counts SOAS University of London and Edinburgh University amongst its clients.