Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE

Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE is CEO of Challenge Partners.

Kate holds a PhD in education policy and has over 15 years’ experience of leading policies and programmes to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged children. Her recent roles include Executive Director at Southwark Teaching School Alliance and Chief Programme Officer at The Future Leaders Trust. Kate spent 11 years at the Department for Education, where she led the Labour government’s flagship National Challenge Programme, among other high-profile policies and initiatives.