The Ascend Now Team
Our Superstar Management Team
Devi Sahny
CEO & Founder
Forbes 30 Under 30, TedX Speaker, Georgetown Grad, ex-Goldman Sachs.
Pavan Sampath
COO & Partner
MSU President’s Scholar, Ex-Goldman Sachs, GFEL Top 100 visionaries in Education.Ethan Barnes
Chief of Staff
Double major graduate from Monash University. Primary learning expert.Kan Nagahata CPA
Chief Financial Officer
University of British Columbia, Ex-EY Consultant. Orchestra Private Equity.
Emily Zhao Hui
Head of Partnerships
Co-founder Golden View education consulting, ex-Head of Sales Twin Group and Armal.Sara Zaki
Social Media Manager
Business Marketing grad with a minor in Psychology. 7+ years of social media marketing.Lina Velandia
Head of Design
BFA Industrial Design from RIT and MA Anthropology from Universidad de los Andes.El-Given Christy
Graphic Designer
Former designer at Adelle Jewelry and Pullman Jakarta Indonesiaa.
Academic Advisors
Milly
Academic Advisor
Expert academic advisor with exceptional customer service and management.Arti
Academic Advisor
Works with parents who seek to advance their child’s education and ambitionsShankar
Academic Advisor
Global Auto Fin Leader; 17+ yrs Project & Risk Mgmt; APAC & Int'l Expertise
Our Performance Coaches
Arianna
Head Performance Coach
Leads a team of 120+ teachers to deliver excellent student programsStephanie
Performance Coach
Ex Sport Manager SG Hockey Women's National Team, Money Broker, Owner Golf PlusMohseena
Performance Coach
IB DP Facilitator for English Language and Literature (SL/HL) & CAS CoordinatorRuchi
Performance Coach
14+ years experience. IB DP, A Level and IGCSE examiner in Business and EconomicsCheryl
Performance Coach
Ex-Franchise owner of MPM Math program. 10+ years teaching Math in Singapore.
College Counseling Team
Faaiza
Head of College Counseling
IACAC member, Conducted trainings for UN, EU, U.S. State Dept, Gov of Canada and MetaMateen
College Counselor
Strategy Analyst Baan Clinic; NYU, UPenn, UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley student acceptances.Michel
College Counselor
Psych Lecturer Coventry University; NYU, UCL, Imperial, Oxford student acceptances.Nitin
College Counselor
INSEAD Research Associate; Columbia, NYU & UPenn student acceptancesVidya
College Counselor
Head of Department Shetty Intl School; expert in arts and design school acceptancesOliver
College Counselor
Expert in British and Japanese University systems; Nagoya U & Imperial student acceptancesSophie
College Counselor
Harvard Grad. Expert counselor in leadership, public speaking and college readiness skillsJustin
College Counselor
Product Manager, Co-founder & CEO of Happy Sacc; expert profile building and interview prepLiana
College Counselor
U. of Chicago Grad, with 3+ years experience in college admission and essay prepMia
College Counselor
Google, Upenn Grad, expert college counselor, focused on student-athletes
Our Standardized Test Tutors
Vrushal
SAT & ACT Tutor
EGlobal Markets & Financial Risk Analyst | Founder of Student-ElitePranav
SAT, GMAT & GRE Tutor
3+ years teaching SAT, GMAT and GRE prepDr. Mishi
UCAT Tutor
Dentist, Academic Advisor and UCAT tutorKirollos
SAT Tutor
5+ years teaching. Published work on SAT prep and strategy
Some of our Superstar Profile Building Coaches
Ishita
Entrepreneurship Coach
4+ years of Entrepreneurship teaching experience. Helped 50+ students start a business.David
Podcast Creation Coach
4+ years of experience teaching critical thinking and analytical skillsEwa
Podcast Creation Coach
5+ years of experience teaching theater and literature, with a degree in Cognitive PsychologyNavjeev
Entrepreneurship Coach
Oxford Grad, Public Policy Manager at Meta, Ex-Enterprise Singapore.Dr. Marijana
Research Paper Coach
19+ years as a research paper developer, book publishing and writing coach; PhD CandidatePenny
Article/Blog Coach
Award-winning teacher with 6+ years of experience; MOE HQ work in policy and curriculum.Shivam
App Development Coach
IIT Grad. Expert in marketing, project management and UX implementation.
Some of our Superstar Academic Tutors
Naman
IB DP Math Tutor
8+ years of experience teaching Math, Physics and ChemistrySophie
IB DP Business Tutor
9+ years of teaching IB Business SL & HL. Focus on IA and EEAshley
IB DP Biology Tutor
14+ years teaching Biology, Environmental Sciences and Math teacher, BSc in BiologyDean
IGCSE Economics Tutor
20+ years teaching Individuals and Societies, and Social Studies; MA in EducationOladare
AP/IGCSE Physics, Bio Tutor
8+ years teaching; International eLearning Designer, Curriculum DeveloperScott
AP History Tutor
23+ years experience teaching AP History; IB DP Examiner for HistoryDr. Laura
IB DP Biology Tutor
Expert Biology teacher and ESS examiner for the IB DP with 9+ years of experience
