UNDERGRAD AND PHD FROM THE US
EX PRIVATE EQUITY CONSULTANT AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL
FORMER CONSULTANT IN THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
RESUME REVIEWER FOR THE WALL STREET OASIS
PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC AUTHOR WITH 100+ CITATIONS
REGULAR CHIEF GUEST AND SEMINAR SPEAKER ACROSS MUMBAI
EXPERT INSIGHT NETWORKS ADVISOR AND DUE DILIGENCE SPECIALIST
VISHAL GANDHI
MANAGING PARTNER
Vishal Gandhi has advised some of the world's largest private equity firms, proposed public policy solutions to the Indian Prime Minister's Office, and traded diamonds in New York and Southeast Asia—before turning his focus to what he considers his most consequential work: education & career consulting.
He holds a STEM PhD from the US, with research cited 100+ times. His education consulting journey began where few others do: as a first-semester freshman in the US, navigating a new country and figuring out a new academic system and a new way of thinking about the future. That experience—of building excellence from first principles, even and especially in unfamiliar environments—is the foundation of how he works with every student today. Vishal partners with school and university students, parents, working professionals, and international applicants to build skills that compound over time: exacting habits, precise writing, compelling resumes, persuasive presentations, and original thinking. It is this combination—research credentials, global business experience, and two decades of consulting—that his clients consistently describe as transformative.
Beyond private consulting, Vishal is a regular speaker at national and international institutions and a frequent judge at student competitions. His popular masterclasses include Masterclass on Resumes & PowerPoints, Misconceptions about Scientific Research, Pitching to Start-Up Investors, and From Home to the World: Unlocking Global Education. Multinational corporates regularly engage Vishal to share industry insights and lead due diligence on investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Away from work, he brings the same competitive spirit to the badminton court and reserves his gentlest energy for his cat.
