FED Council Member: Raksha Pattni is the National Partnerships Director at national education charity, Ambition Institute. Ambition Institute is dedicated to transforming the lives of children in disadvantaged areas, by improving the standard of leadership and teaching across the UK school system. Previously to this, Raksha worked for a national business led charity called Business in the Community (BITC), one of the Prince’s Charities of the Prince of Wales where she supported a number of leading businesses to become a force for good in society. Raksha is proud to be a trustee of SHINE, a charity dedicated to raising attainment of disadvantaged children across the North; and she is also a board member for the Education & Skills Committee of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership. She is passionate about creating positive change in society and inspiring individuals and organisations to collaborate for the common good.