Dr. Senthil Nathan co-founded and heads Edu Alliance Ltd, a boutique management consultancy specializing in education in the UAE and the USA. In the past 6 years, he has consulted for over 25 universities and investors and helped establish new universities. Prior to that, for two decades, he was part of a core team that developed the Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE from a simple beginning to become the largest university in the UAE. He served as its Deputy Vice Chancellor for 8 years. As a Dean, he introduced 30 new degree programs and also led major online learning initiatives. He currently Chairs the Board of Trustees of Livingstone International University, Uganda. He has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Rice University-Houston; executive education from Harvard and MIT; teacher training from Cambridge University; MS from Indian Institute of Science and has received numerous awards for academic excellence.