Hitesh Dattani

I was born in Uganda and arrived in the UK as a child following the expulsion of the Asian community. Like many Ugandan Asians at the time my parents came with only suitcases of clothes and nothing else, having to rebuild their lives from scratch. I am incredibly...

Varsha Chilka

I have a BSc in Economics and an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Birmingham. I have embraced a ‘Squiggly Career’ which started in becoming a qualified Chartered Accountant and working in Audit, Risk Management and Governance...

Mark Phelps

I was born in Edgbaston but at the age of two moved to Epsom where I went to school. Both my parents were in the medical profession and had worked in many different locations and it was their international perspective that gave me a passion for looking at the world...

Michelle Sartorio

No straight lines here! I was born in Brazil to a family of Italians who migrated in the 19th century. In 2009, I moved to the UK with my husband, who has English, French, and Italian roots, and we have two children.   With over 17 years of international...

Caroline Vincent

My story is one shaped by the Windrush generation. My parents, immigrants from the small island of Grenada in the Caribbean, instilled in me a strong work ethic and a deep appreciation for the opportunities they pursued here in the UK. As the first in my family to go...