Faina Karlitski is a Principal in Oliver Wyman’s Public Sector Practice in the Dubai office, with a strong passion for education.
Faina started her career in the core job in education – teaching. After teaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds as part of the Teach First program, Faina has spent nearly 10 years consulting public sector and NGO clients on education, labor, and people topics.
Faina has supported a variety of clients across the education spectrum, including:
- Setting up the education division of a large German foundation
- Designing a strategy for a leading university
- Establishing a leadership academy for 5,000 leaders
- Designing a skill assessment strategy and video-based assessment tool for refugees and non-formally qualified individuals
During the Ukraine refugee crisis, Faina founded her own chain of pop-up schools to ensure refugee children fleeing from war could continue their education.
Prior to joining Oliver Wyman, she worked with BCG and Germany’s largest private university and EdTech player.
Faina holds an MSc from ESADE Business School in Spain. An avid learner herself, Faina is fluent in English, German, Spanish, and Russian, with advanced knowledge of French and first steps into learning Arabic.