Business Wire IndiaThe Minerva Schools at KGI, offering a reinvented university experience for the brightest and most motivated students from around the world, today announced the appointment of its new South Asia Country Director – Kriti Parashar. In her current role at Minerva, Kriti will be responsible for all aspects of student outreach and student experience in India. Kriti will be reporting to Kenn Ross, MD Asia for Minerva who is based in China.
“We are excited to bring Kriti on board, and this further strengthens our commitment to India and to offer world-class education that discerning and meritorious students here expect and deserve. We welcome her to Minerva and are confident that her deep understanding of India along with considerable international experience in education will be invaluable as we look to spread the word about Minerva among Indian students, parents, educators, and society” said Ross.
Kriti Parashar joins Minerva from the US education sector consulting firm DMC, where she served as Director. She recently moved to India from California.
"I am extremely thrilled to take on this role. It is exciting to take on the challenges and the unique opportunity this position brings. India has some of the brightest and most motivated students across the globe, and many of them are looking for a practical and experience-based education designed for the 21st century. I know students here would benefit tremendously from the kind of education that Minerva offers. What’s more, I know that my past experience working in the education space will support Minerva’s overall mission and that it will be great working with industry veterans in the higher education space,” said Parashar.
Parashar holds an MBA from California-based Stanford Graduate School of Business and completed her undergrad in Economics with Honors from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
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About Minerva Schools at KGI
Minerva Schools offer a reinvented university experience for the brightest, most motivated students from around the world. Minerva combines an interdisciplinary curriculum and rigorous academic standards, an accomplished faculty versed in the science of learning, an advanced interactive learning platform leveraging cutting-edge technology, and four years of immersive global experience, Minerva delivers an exceptional liberal arts and sciences education for future leaders and innovators in every discipline.
About The Minerva Institute
The Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship, led by Executive Chairman Bob Kerrey, is a nonprofit committed to making quality education accessible to all qualified students, facilitating the administration of grant-funded research, and advocating for broad reform in higher education. By offering a variety of scholarship and loan programs, providing a mechanism for more efficient and effective grant administration for research, and recognizing thought leadership in higher education through the Minerva Academy and Minerva Prize, the Minerva Institute is dedicated to solutions that will improve higher education on a global scale. Michael Horn and Stacey Childress both serve on the Minerva Institute Board of Directors. The Minerva Institute houses the Minerva Academy, an honorary institution dedicated to promoting and rewarding extraordinary advancements and innovation in higher education teaching around the world. Nobel Laureate Dr. Roger Kornberg leads the Minerva Academy.
