Leadership

One accountable team. Four perspectives when the decision gets real.

The client relationship stays simple. Shashank leads it, and the right perspective joins when it improves the recommendation: education, analytics, career, mobility or investment.

Shashank Gola, Founder and Lead Advisor
Founder's messageShashank Gola
“A university decision should expand the future, not simply complete an application.”

Quadrant began with a simple frustration: families were being asked to make a life-changing decision through a narrow admissions lens. The important questions were being separated: where the student would learn, who they would meet, what the route would cost, and how it would translate into a career.

Our role is to hold those questions together. I lead the relationship, challenge the easy answer and bring in the relevant perspective only when it strengthens the decision. The advice stays independent because the student, not an institution or commission, is the person we serve.

StudyFirst-hand UK & Ireland perspectiveCareerPractical market experiencePeopleRelevant specialist support
Shashank GolaFounder & Lead Advisor

Client Advisory Team

Four perspectives. One clear recommendation.

Shashank leads the relationship. The wider team joins where its direct experience improves the decision.

Shashank Gola
01 / ADVISORY TEAM

Founder & Lead Advisor

Shashank Gola

Master’s · international perspectiveBayes Business School

MSc Business Analytics

Undergraduate foundationSRM University

Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering

University offers received · personal admissions journey

BayesLeedsBristolSydneyNortheasternUNSWMonashEDHECSKEMAand others

Experience, perspective & profile
Professional perspective

Growth, marketing, ecommerce, education and social impact inform Shashank’s practical approach to strategy. He leads the client relationship and connects each academic choice to cost, timing and career direction.

The journey, first-hand

From an Indian engineering degree to postgraduate study at Bayes, he understands the choices behind an international education journey.

  • Decision strategy
  • School and country fit
  • Career-market judgement
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Lakshit Gola
02 / ADVISORY TEAM

Lead Advisor · Analytics & Student Strategy

Lakshit Gola

Master’s · international perspectiveImperial College London

MSc Business Analytics

Undergraduate foundationSRM University

Bachelor’s in Computer Science · Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence specialisation

University offers received · personal admissions journey

Imperial College LondonKing’s College LondonWarwickthe University of Manchesterand others

Experience, perspective & profile
Professional perspective

Lakshit brings an analytics and technology lens to postgraduate decisions, helping students connect their technical strengths with the learning environment and preparation each career route demands.

The journey, first-hand

His Imperial and London experience brings a first-hand perspective on moving from an Indian technical degree into an international analytics environment.

  • Analytics and AI pathways
  • London student reality
  • Technology careers
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Kanupriya Bhardwaj
03 / ADVISORY TEAM

Lead Advisor · Ireland Careers & Corporate Analytics

Kanupriya Bhardwaj

Master’s · international perspectiveUniversity College Dublin

MSc Business Analytics

Undergraduate foundationManipal University Jaipur

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

University offers received · personal admissions journey

University College Dublinthe University of Manchester

Experience, perspective & profile
Professional perspective

Kanupriya’s reporting and corporate analytics experience in Ireland helps clients understand employer expectations and turn an academic profile into credible professional evidence.

The journey, first-hand

Having studied at UCD and worked in Ireland, she brings direct insight into the transition from university life to a professional role abroad.

  • Ireland study-to-work
  • Corporate readiness
  • Business analytics
Vishwas Ahuja
04 / ADVISORY TEAM

Consultant · Cost, Mobility & Returns

Vishwas Ahuja

Master’s · international perspectiveBayes Business School

MSc Finance

Undergraduate foundationUniversity of Delhi

Bachelor’s in Accounting & Finance

University offers received · personal admissions journey

Warwick Business SchoolBayes Business School

Experience, perspective & profile
Professional perspective

International professional-services experience, including EY and PwC, shapes Vishwas’s commercial lens on the full investment, mobility choices and long-term return of an education decision.

The journey, first-hand

His journey from Delhi to finance at Bayes and professional services gives families a grounded view of the study-to-career transition.

  • Investment and return
  • Cross-border mobility
  • Financial risk
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Offers describe each advisor's own admissions experience and do not imply university endorsement, admissions influence or guaranteed outcomes.

Quadrant Access · your journey, connected

You bring the ambition.
We help you find the right perspective.

Questions feel different when you can speak to someone who has already walked the path. Our team guides the journey and matches relevant conversations to the decisions ahead.

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Your dream university, understood

Speak with relevant current students about courses, campus life, costs and the realities beyond the prospectus.

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The alumni view

Explore how a degree translated into a career, what mattered most and what an alumnus would do differently.

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Your intended career, in context

Connect with working professionals whose experience can help you understand roles, preparation and market expectations.

Care that stays personal

Your career deserves attention.
Your application deserves your voice.

DEDICATED BESPOKE WRITING TEAM

A story only you could tell.

We start with your experiences, ambitions and reasons for choosing the programme. Our writing team develops the structure with you, challenges vague claims and refines the evidence through individual review.

SOP support and recommender guidance for LORs are built around the candidate. A shared template, a mass edit or a generic AI rewrite is not the standard for your future.

See how your application takes shape
DEDICATED VISA & MOBILITY TEAM

Confidence through the transition.

Clear timelines, official requirement checks, financial evidence, document preparation and visa application guidance help you understand the next step and your responsibilities.

Our team coordinates the preparation in your agreed scope and flags when specialist immigration advice is needed. The visa decision remains with the relevant authority.

Discuss your destination

Quadrant Intelligence · technology with judgement behind it

The big picture.
The small detail.
Your next decision.

Our Living planner is a first look at how we approach a decision. Your career deserves deeper analysis: macro context, micro detail and personal advice connected in one plan.

One decision. Three levels of understanding.Explore
The country, city and career market

Understand the environment before you choose the route.

Programme fit, recruitment timing, employer expectations and destination requirements belong in the same conversation. Our advice checks relevant official sources and makes the unresolved questions visible.

  • Country and programme comparison
  • Career-market context and recruitment windows
  • Costs, constraints and realistic trade-offs

Planning tools make the questions clearer. Your private engagement adds profile-specific research, human review and a defined execution plan.

How we protect trust

Clear roles. Accurate credentials. No implied influence.

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Permission before public attribution

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Accurate titles and affiliations

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Conflicts disclosed where relevant

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No promise of admissions or hiring influence

Begin with the decision

Bring the right perspective into the room.

A complimentary 20-minute Strategy Session helps us understand the decision and determine which team perspective would add real value.

Start with a Strategy Session
Advisor participation does not imply university or employer endorsement, admissions influence, recruitment influence or an outcome guarantee.

Choosing your advisor

Understand the people.
Examine the thinking.

Our education and professional experience explain the perspective we bring. The next question is what we will do for your particular decision. Ask about the research, the deliverables and who will stay involved.

Read the questions to ask any advisor →