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.
Kan Nagahata CPA
Chief Financial Officer
University of British Columbia, Ex-EY Consultant. Orchestra Private Equity.
Arianna Sasia
Senior Coordinator & Partner
Leads a team of 120+ teachers to deliver excellent student programs

Caderyn Jones
Director, Sales & BD
Yale Grad, Global Shapers Bangkok president, VELD Fellowship Founder, UN Collaborator, International Education Leader, Polyglot.

Academic Advisors

Arti
Academic Advisor
Works with parents who seek to advance their child’s education and ambitions
Shankar
Academic Advisor
Global Auto Fin Leader; 17+ yrs Project & Risk Mgmt; APAC & Int'l Expertise

Our Performance Coaches

Mohseena
Performance Coach
IB DP Facilitator for English Language and Literature (SL/HL) & CAS Coordinator
Ruchi
Performance Coach
14+ years experience. IB DP, A Level and IGCSE examiner in Business and Economics
Rana
Performance Coach
Child & family therapist specializing in adolescent socio-emotional development.
Miriam
Performance Coach
Arts educator with university-level teaching and research experience.
Michel
Performance Coach
Psych Lecturer Coventry University; NYU, UCL, Imperial, Oxford student acceptances.

College Counseling Team

Faaiza
Head of College Counseling
IACAC member, Conducted trainings for UN, EU, U.S. State Dept, Gov of Canada and Meta
Mateen
College Counselor
Strategy Analyst Baan Clinic; NYU, UPenn, UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley student acceptances.
Nitin
College Counselor
INSEAD Research Associate; Columbia, NYU & UPenn student acceptances
Vidya
College Counselor
Head of Department Shetty Intl School; expert in arts and design school acceptances
Oliver
College Counselor
Expert in British and Japanese University systems; Nagoya U & Imperial student acceptances
Sophie
College Counselor
Harvard Grad. Expert counselor in leadership, public speaking and college readiness skills
Justin
College Counselor
Product Manager, Co-founder & CEO of Happy Sacc; expert profile building and interview prep
Liana
College Counselor
U. of Chicago Grad, with 3+ years experience in college admission and essay prep
Mia
College Counselor
Google, Upenn Grad, expert college counselor, focused on student-athletes
Sumer
College Counselor
Global study abroad and university admissions specialist.

Our Standardized Test Tutors

Vrushal
SAT & ACT Tutor
EGlobal Markets & Financial Risk Analyst | Founder of Student-Elite
Pranav
SAT, GMAT & GRE Tutor
3+ years teaching SAT, GMAT and GRE prep
Dr. Mishi
UCAT Tutor
Dentist, Academic Advisor and UCAT tutor
Kirollos
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 skills
Ewa
Podcast Creation Coach
5+ years of experience teaching theater and literature, with a degree in Cognitive Psychology
Navjeev
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 Candidate
Penny
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 Chemistry
Sophie
IB DP Business Tutor
9+ years of teaching IB Business SL & HL. Focus on IA and EE
Ashley
IB DP Biology Tutor
14+ years teaching Biology, Environmental Sciences and Math teacher, BSc in Biology
Dean
IGCSE Economics Tutor
20+ years teaching Individuals and Societies, and Social Studies; MA in Education
Oladare
AP/IGCSE Physics, Bio Tutor
8+ years teaching; International eLearning Designer, Curriculum Developer
Scott
AP History Tutor
23+ years experience teaching AP History; IB DP Examiner for History
Dr. Laura
IB DP Biology Tutor
Expert Biology teacher and ESS examiner for the IB DP with 9+ years of experience