The Impact Collective
Exceptional people. Work that matters.
A mission-based network of independent experts applying serious professional skill to the challenges that determine whether schools endure.
Why join
Purpose, independence, and fair participation.
Purposeful work
Apply expertise to problems with lasting educational consequences.
Independent by design
Choose project-based missions that fit your experience and availability.
Fair and transparent
60% to members, 30% to WSF, and 10% to education endowment.
Expert directory
The disciplines schools rarely have in one room.
Initials and generic profiles remain placeholders until approved member photographs and biographies are supplied.
Governance
Board effectiveness, policy, risk, and accountability.
Finance
Investment, modelling, controls, and endowment strategy.
Education
Curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and school leadership.
Operations
HR, systems, procurement, marketing, and enrolment.
Legal
Structures, compliance, contracts, and institutional risk.
Architecture
Campus planning, facilities, and learning environments.
Technology
EdTech, data, AI, cybersecurity, and digital operations.
Communications
Brand, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, and narrative.
Our Members
Senior Operators. Real Track Records.
Anbarasu Balrasan
Senior Principal and Cambridge Principal Consultant
I have 18 years of experience in teaching and school administration. After four years of teaching in Singapore, I decided to explore opportunities in international education. After having short teaching stints in the USA and Australia, I finally ended up in Indonesia. Teaching sociology, English and General
Anbarasu Balrasan
Senior Principal and Cambridge Principal Consultant
Khairudin Aljunied
Educator & Historian
Khairudin Aljunied is a specialist on studies of Asia and the Muslim World. He has 18 years of experience related to research on Muslims in the Asia Pacific Region. He gives lectures and provides consultancy services for various governmental, non-governmental organizations and the media in Singapore and internationally.
Khairudin Aljunied
Educator & Historian
Taufiq Yahya
Founder & EduTech Practitioner
We are placed here on this Earth for a reason - to strive and fulfill the rights of others, making the world a better place for all. In this unprecedented time of social disintegration, environment degradation, arm proliferation, we need to unify and recognize that we have the paramount duty in ensuring we leave behind a better place for our children...
Taufiq Yahya
Founder & EduTech Practitioner
Hafiz Othman
Executive Director
Hafiz is a regional education leader and social entrepreneur with three decades of experience spanning education, organisational transformation, and social impact. As Partnership Director of World School Fund (WSF) and Executive Director of Emaan Catalyst Community (ECC), he builds sustainable schools and community institutions across Southeast Asia through waqf, blended finance, and digital transformation.
Hafiz Othman
Executive Director
Mo Hafidz
BRQ+ Founder & Principal Operator
Three decades in payments across Citi, Mastercard, and AirAsia — where he served as Chief Fintech Officer and CEO of the airasia Super App. Shaped regulatory payment policy across multiple Asia Pacific markets and led enterprise-scale fintech transformation. Now deploying that operator depth through BRQ+ for enterprise transformation, Islamic finance, AI payments, and digital inclusion...
Mo Hafidz
BRQ+ Founder & Principal Operator
How missions work
From a defined challenge to recorded impact.
Challenge scoped
WSF defines the problem and intended outcome.
01
Team assembled
The right disciplines are brought together.
02
Mission agreed
Scope, timing, and participation are confirmed.
03
Experts collaborate
Members deliver the work as a focused team.
04
Revenue distributed
60% members · 30% WSF · 10% endowment.
05
Impact recorded
Results feed WSF impact reporting.
06
Past missions
What the Collective looks like in practice.
Completed · Malaysia · 3 months
Governance restructure—growing international school
Board structure redesigned, governance framework established, and strategic planning retreat facilitated.
Governance · Strategy
Completed · Selangor · 6 months
New preschool—full setup and launch
Curriculum design, HR setup, marketing strategy, licensing, and operational systems.
School setup · HR · Marketing
Ongoing · Kuala Lumpur · 4 months
Endowment strategy—Islamic institution
Long-term endowment strategy, donor identification, campaign structure, and sustainable capital model.
Endowment · Finance
Roundtables & Forums
Where the network thinks together.
In person · Kuala Lumpur
Education Leadership Roundtable
Quarterly gathering of school leaders and governance professionals. Next date to be confirmed.
Hybrid · Online + Kuala Lumpur
AI & Education Forum
Biannual forum for technologists, educators, and school leaders. Next date to be confirmed.
Kuala Lumpur or Singapore
Education Finance Summit
Annual summit on sustainable funding, endowments, and education investment. Date to be confirmed.