Built by people who have sat on the other side of the desk.

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Sundar’s work has consistently challenged the status quo, transforming how institutions think about education, employability, and global engagement.

He has seen the admissions funnel from the inside at three institutions, and the same pattern at each: talented students who never appeared in it, because the experiences that would have made them visible were never available to them. Excelerate is the attempt to fix that at the source rather than at the point of application.

At a glance

Career timeline

1. Earlier careerUniversity of Dayton

   Leadership in enrollment & strategy

   Part of more than 25 years inside US higher education, building the enrollment and access playbook he would later rethink.

2. Earlier careerSaint Joseph’s University

   Senior leadership, enrollment management

   Further leadership across enrollment management, before the move to Northeastern.

3. Most recent university roleNortheastern University

   Senior Vice Chancellor, Strategic Growth · VP Enrollment Management

   Experiential learning and international enrollment strategy at the center of the role, the model Excelerate is now built on.

4. 2022 – PresentExcelerate

   Founder & CEO

   Turning 25 years on the admissions side of the desk into a platform that creates the experiences admissions could never see.

5. AlsoCatalystia · V-Empower Ventures · Forbes Business Council

   Chief Executive · Forbes Council Member

   Leading ventures and contributing to the national conversation on enrollment, access and experiential learning.

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Talent is everywhere, but great global opportunities are not always easy to find. I build companies that turn that gap into a bridge.

An education and social-impact entrepreneur based in Dubai. Through GlobalShala she has helped facilitate more than 10,000 internships and unlock over $15 million in scholarships for learners in 100+ countries, and with Globally Recruit she builds partnerships between foreign institutions and students worldwide.

At a glance

Career timeline

1. 2016 – 2019Delhi University

   Bachelor of Arts, Economics · Head of Finance, Economics Department

   Led fundraising and budget allocation for the Economics Department while completing her degree.

2. 2018 – 2019DRC MUN

   Head of Finance

   Managed finance operations for the Delhi Regional Conference Model United Nations.

3. 2019 – 2022Northeastern University

   MS, Leadership · Certificate in Leadership

   Her time at Northeastern shaped the belief that experiential learning and emotional intelligence are the skills that matter most in an automated world.

4. 2020 – PresentGlobalShala

   Founder & CEO

   A women-led company turning UN Sustainable Development Goals into action through experiential learning, internships and scholarships.

5. 2019 – PresentGlobally Recruit

   Chief Executive Officer

   Creates strategic, compliant partnerships between institutions such as SLU, RIT, Northeastern, University of Miami, IIT and DePaul and student communities around the world.

6. 2025 – PresentV-Empower Ventures

   Co-Founder

   Helps build and operate the venture group that connects education, career readiness and business growth across the student journey.