Sawsan Khuri University of Exeter, UK

Dr Sawsan Khuri (SHFEA, FRSA) is an educator and entrepreneur. She runs Collaborative Capacities, working with research organisations and funding agencies to facilitate impactful mission-driven cross-sector collaborations and inclusive training. Their recent work with clients both nationally and internationally has focused on strategy development for specific project themes and ethical leadership. Passionate about powering entrepreneurship in young people, Sawsan is the Founding CEO of Volt Entrepreneurs Limited. She is featured in the Super Cool Scientists Coloring Book (Sara MacSorely, 2017), and won the Girls to Women Award at the Diversity Business Incubator Gala 2024. Her contribution to science education continues as a part time Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Sawsan plays a leadership role in several international organisations, and serves on a number of Boards.