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First Pivot Consultants will help students and their parents navigate the waters during their crucial school and college days and collaborate with them to select the best way forward.

It aims to achieve this through its experienced set of Counsellors who bring to the table their significant experience working with corporates, as teachers and counsellor combined with their knowledge of western culture and expectations gained through their stay in US and Europe.

They believe that the success of the students will define the success of First Pivot Consultancy.

Sumedh Rajadhyax has been involved in mentoring a select set of students in their higher education journey for around 5 years. Most recently he guided his daughter, who was admitted to multiple top design schools in the US and joined the highest ranked school on a substantial scholarship.

Sumedh has an MBA from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is an Engineer from VJTI, Mumbai another top institution. He has also attended multiple executive education programs at top global business schools like INSEAD and ISB in addition to possessing several globally recognized professional Certifications.

Sumedh has essayed several senior roles during his accomplished corporate career of 3 decades with global organizations, which included spending around 8 years working in Europe and USA. This allowed him to visit universities and closely observe the culture. 

With a unique combination of his insights and experiences including a good understanding of the end to end educational process especially the critical selection of Subject/Course, Country and Budget, Sumedh expects to offer a fulfilling experience to the student and their parents.

Pallavi Rajadhyax

Pallavi Rajadhyax is a quintessential education counsellor. She graduated in Commerce and followed it up with a double MBA with specializations in Marketing and Finance, both from Pune University. 

Pallavi started as a Finance professional working with marquee names like Citibank and ICICI Prudential. However she found her calling in teaching and has spent 2 decades as an educator teaching in MBA Colleges as well as High Schools. She has also taught as a tutor to students of French across multiple boards and also instructed working professionals.

Pallavi has also worked as a Career Counsellor and guided many students to admissions and scholarships across multiple foreign universities both at an Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Level.

She has professional certifications in French including DELF (French Ministry of National Education) and has completed a Certificate Course in French in Belgium and Alliance Francaise, Pune.  Pallavi also has a Global Career Counselling Certification offered by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA extension) and a Green Belt global Career Certification offered 

Pallavi rounds off her formidable expertise as a counsellor with a deep knowledge of the culture of Western Countries through her stay in Europe and USA. This combined with her patience and ability in partnering with students and parents alike make her a very effective Counsellor.