TribeX Edu Team

  • Dr. Kathryn Segesser

    Co-Founder / Director of Strategic Development

    Dr. Kathryn leads TribeX’s long-term growth. From building strategic alliances to designing transformative programmes, Kathryn drives innovation and shapes the pathways that keep TribeX at the forefront of education and leadership design.

    With over 18 years’ of experience supporting youth and educational organisations from across the globe, Kathryn leads the way we design support, partnerships, and scale for our clients.

    Before TribeX, Kathryn worked in higher education systems in multiple countries, and designed programmes that brought together organisations and youth for lasting collaboration and impact. Kathryn also has experience building scholarship programmes from the ground up, with a focus on development and scale against ambitious multi-year targets.

  • Izzat Shamroukh

    Izzat Shamroukh

    Co-Founder / CEO

    Izzat steers TribeX’s vision, growth, and global partnerships, driving bold ideas that bridge education, leadership, and opportunity.

    With over 12 years of experience in shaping innovative global initiatives across Europe, USA and MENA, Izzat brings a blend of strategy, creativity, and heart to everything TribeX does.

    Before TribeX, Izzat has shaped talent identification and development systems for world-renowned educational and innovation institutions, creating pathways that empower young people to turn potential into purpose.

    Rooted in purpose and guided by curiosity, Izzat leads TribeX with a simple belief: that when opportunity meets design, transformation follows.

  • Lau Carone

    Lau Carone

    Co-Founder / Director of Operations

    Lau leads TribeX’s day-to-day rhythm. Responsible for turning vision into execution, this role ensures our systems, partnerships, and projects run seamlessly, with precision, reliability, and care in every detail.

    Lau is a social worker and programme manager with over 15 years of experience supporting young people and civil society organisations across the world. She brings a blend of expertise in designing systems, creative problem-solving and an expert generalist perspective to TribeX.

    Before TribeX, Lau served as a board member for a global education organisation. She also supported global organisations in developing their policy and systems frameworks, and in implementing experiential multicultural learning programmes.

  • Julia Tarpy

    Julia Tarpy

    Creative Director

    Julia leads TribeX creative vision, shaping how our story is told, and how our brand is experienced across all platforms. From Visual identity and design to story telling and campaigns, Julia ensures every detail reflects TribeX’s spirit of innovation, connection and excellence.

  • Doaa Shamroukh, Head of Design & Marketing

    Doaa Qatamish

    Media & Content Specialist

    The engine behind TribeX’s stories. From video and photography to posts and campaigns, Doaa turns ideas into compelling visuals and messages that connect, and bring the TribeX experience to life.

    Before TribeX, Doaa shaped stories that informed and inspired audiences across the Middle East, working as an editor at a leading regional news agency. Today, she channels that same storytelling power into how TribeX connects ideas, people, and possibilities.