On every side of international education since 2014.

2014 · Before Australia

Two education agencies

I was born in Bengaluru, India and graduated with a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering. I always dreamed of studying abroad, but I missed the admissions timeline, so I decided to make good use of the time and work first. It’s part of why I push students to start early.

I worked with two education agencies before I ever set foot in Australia. I was the one sitting across the table from the student, advising them about studying abroad. That early work showed me how most students still get their advice about studying abroad today, and what a student needs from that advice.

2016 · Sydney

Macquarie University

In 2016, I moved to Sydney to study a Master of Management at Macquarie University. Finding somewhere to live was the hardest part of arriving. I stayed in an Airbnb, then with a friend for a few days, before I found the right place. I wish I had made the arrangements before I left, or had someone to advise me early on. That is why accommodation and the first few months are part of the support I offer students now.

I then went to work for the institutions I had once been placing students into. At Macquarie University, I advised international students through the full admissions cycle, from first enquiry to enrolment.

2018 to 2021 · Canberra

Australian National University

At the Australian National University, I built the international marketing function for the faculty from the ground up, then led an offshore expansion that put the first ANU office on the ground in India.

In the same role, I managed a geographically dispersed team of regional managers across South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, working directly with people who understood their own markets better than head office did.

2021 · NSW Government

Study NSW

From 2021, I worked with the New South Wales Government at Study NSW, a trade and investment arm that was part of the Premier’s Department.

I led international education engagement and partnerships work for the state, building government to government frameworks and leading education missions across South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. I chaired the Marketing Consultation Committee, convening university, TAFE and peak body leaders around shared statewide objectives. I briefed DFAT and Austrade officials, including newly appointed Consuls-General and Trade Commissioners, on education priorities.

Today · Dubai

Ironbark Advisory

After more than a decade in the sector, I moved to Dubai with my family to build something of my own. The relationships I built across Australian universities and government came with me. Now I put them to work for students deciding where to study, and for institutions trying to get it right in this region.