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Mary Oakes

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Chief Executive Officer at Opportunity International
📍 Banbury, England, United Kingdom

Mary Oakes is the CEO of Opportunity International UK, bringing over 20 years of experience specializing in fundraising for international development. Described by colleagues as passionate, gifted, and an effective leader, she is an expert in major donor programs and holds an MBA from the Royal Agricultural University.

Originally studying equine science, Mary is passionate about the outdoors and is based in north Oxfordshire. She enjoys life with her husband Michael, their Springer Spaniel named Poppy, and an ex-racehorse. Her career is driven by a desire to express her faith in a practical way.

Unique fact: Mary owns an ex-racehorse named Moo.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Banbury, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Financial Inclusion
As CEO of a microfinance organization, she is a vocal advocate for using financial tools and training to empower people out of poverty, offering a "hand up, not a handout. "
Women's Empowerment
Focuses on how microloans can provide dignity and transform opportunities, particularly for women and other marginalized communities in the developing world.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Opportunity International
5-2023 - 2-2025
Deputy Chief Executive
Opportunity International
10-2017
Board Trustee
Embrace the Middle East
9-2018 - 5-2023
Director of Supporter Relations
Innovista International
8-2016 - 9-2018
Associate Director of Leadership Giving
Habitat for Humanity International
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Education
2001 - 2002
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Royal Agricultural University
1994 - 1997
2:1 (Hons)
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
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