Carley Symms is the director of programs at ELMA Philanthropies Services, managing the Johannesburg office. She has worked in the education and human rights sectors for the past ten years, with a focus on supporting the development of ECD in South Africa. She is currently a board member of SmartStart, an early learning social franchise innovation designed to reach national scale, and chairs the Investment Committee of the Innovation Edge, an innovation catalyst and social impact investor. She earned a master's degree in labor law from the University of Cape Town.