Dr. Gupta is a highly accomplished and renowned expert with more than two decades of experience in higher education. Dr. Gupta has a distinguished career in US higher education as President of the State University of New York at Alfred, New York, Dean of the College of Technology at the University of Houston, Texas, and Endowed Chair of Information Technology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Gupta has intimate knowledge and hands-on expertise about recruitment, retention, campus internationalization, and domestic and global issues and trends in higher education.

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Ms. Usha Gowri, Vice President of Global Marketing, is based in Bangalore, India. A world traveler, she leads a team of associates and agents throughout Asia who are dedicated to international education and setting high ethical standards. Usha is an expert in higher education issues and opportunities in Asia. As a college Professor of English, Usha has worked tirelessly to enhance the quality of education in India. As a corporate trainer, she helped companies to recruit and develop a quality workforce. Working for an international energy giant, Usha taught disadvantaged women in India entrepreneurial skills and self-sufficiency. "My professional and life experiences have prepared me to build bridges between US Universities and Asian students."

Niyati Chheda-Gala is a Higher Education Marketing & Communications Strategy Consultant. Niyati graduated with a M.Sc. in International Marketing from University of Strathclyde, U.K. and has several years of experience in Print & Television media having worked with The Times of India & NDTV Media in Mumbai, servicing higher education entities.

Jothsna has several years of experience as an educational consultant, core of which is in the area of higher education abroad. Prior to co-founding Academy One in 2004, Jothsna worked as an independent educational consultant specializing in study abroad programs. Jothsna has coached and guided many students helping them achieve success in their career. She has also worked as an IT and business consultant with companies like Motorola and Trajen Inc. in the USA.

Jothsna holds an engineering degree in computer science and has done her MS from University of Texas, USA. She has also received her MBA from Texas A&M University, USA.

Jay has worn several hats throughout his career. Prior to co-founding Academy One, he worked as a technology consultant with HCL Technologies during which he worked with clients like Citigroup, AIG, and HP in the USA. He is also the founding partner of two startups - Syllogics and Vue Systems. Jay has also played an active role in the academic arena as a guide and mentor to MBA students at Texas A&M University. He has also coached several students in their pursuit for study abroad. Jay regularly writes in newspapers and journals on various topics including study abroad. He is a visiting faculty to the MBA and executive program at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune. He also sits on the advisory board committee of National Institute for Media Studies, Ahmedabad.

Jay holds an engineering degree in computer science and a MBA from Texas A&M University, USA.