Editor’s note: This is one in an occasional series sharing the journeys of students who have gone through Hacking for MoD and the other mission-driven entrepreneurship courses The Common Mission Project oversees.
By Dr. Ali Hawks
When Lila Ghosh began her master’s programme at King's College in London, she was drawn to H4MoD, the academic programme that is helping to solve national security problems at speed, because of the opportunity to work with actual stakeholders within the Ministry of Defense. She was returning to school after a long period in the workforce, and while excited to be in academia again, she really wanted to maintain a level of practical engagement. For her, the opportunity to engage with real-world problems and create tangible solutions couldn’t be ignored. Little did she know that her decision to pursue H4MoD would define her career and help position her as a leading innovator by the time she completed her degree.
Today, Ghosh is the founder and CEO of Ox Intel, a growing startup operating in the UK and the U.S. that helps design, develop and deploy technology to improve human-led decision-making.