Nickil Chopraa

Futures Egalitarian Ethical Liberal Leaders (FEELL)

Backed by the former and current leadership of institutions like the United Nations Development Program, Goldman Sachs, Oxford University, Citigroup & Worldbank amongst others, Futures Egalitarian Ethical Liberal Leaders (FEELL) is revolutionising early leadership education. We are a social enterprise that has brought together leaders & change-makers from across the globe to build a new generation of leaders who prioritise egalitarian, ethical & liberal values and put people over profit. Socio-economic crises of the last decade has demonstrated the failure of current leadership education. This education that is largely geared towards executives & professionals in their mid 30s is not only outdated but also focuses on an age group with rigid preset leadership styles that are difficult to mould. Our mission is to intervene at an early age in high school where we can imbibe empathy into our future leaders while creating an urge within them to solve community problems. We do this in 2 ways- Through our 9 week intensive FEELL Fellowship we equip potential change-makers with the Industry & people skills required to meet changing socio-economic landscapes, while giving them a deeper understanding of the challenges of social (gender, racial, religious, sexual), economic & climate inequity that have become litmus tests for leaders across industries. We use the revenue we raise from our FEELL fellowship to fund a 30 month scholarship program that provides girls from underprivileged backgrounds access to the same industry experiences, skill building sessions and international network of leaders & mentors that our fellows have access to, free of cost. We believe in education as a force for social mobility and that in order to truly build a new generation of leaders, financial resources should not determine access to quality education.