A senior, dedicated team spanning strategy, regulation, partnerships and delivery

Tam Sridhar

Managing Partner

Tam Sridhar is the Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He was the architect of the IITB–Monash Research Academy and the SEU–Monash joint graduate school at Suzhou, China.

Adrian Gertler

Strategic Advisor, Higher Ed

Adrian is a business strategy and higher education professional with more than 20 years of experience across international partnerships, organisational strategy and business development.

Kiran Ajayakumar

Director, Client Relations

Kiran leads tnesa’s business development and on-ground engagement. With a background in strategy and partnerships, he works closely with institutions and stakeholders to drive transnational education initiatives.

Girija Subramanian

Director, Delivery & Operations

Girija is an outcome-driven delivery leader with a strong track record delivering complex initiatives across large enterprise environments. She brings clarity, discipline and momentum to projects to drive end-to-end delivery.

Mohan Krishnamoorthy

Senior Advisor & Founder

Mohan is a Senior Advisor and Founder. He has a wealth of India partnership experience and was responsible for delivery of large-scale partnerships in India for Monash, UQ & RMIT. These are widely recognised as the best scale-based Aus–India partnerships.

Michelle Hoodbhoy

Senior Consultant, TNE Strategy

Michelle has over 32 years experience in the tertiary education sector including extensive experience in the international education industry. She led the development and implementation of many a Transnational Education (TNE) Strategy.

Balamurali AR

Director, Research & Analytics

Bala completed his joint PhD at the prestigious IITB–Monash Research Academy, a premier model of India–Australia transnational education. He brings over 20 years of academic and industrial experience.