
Rishan Sathasivam
Cambridge Grad | Ivy League & Oxbridge MBA & Masters Admissions Coach
Studied at University of Cambridge
Works at Earned Voice
Available today at 1:00 PM UTC
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Rishan's Offerings
Custom hourly · $200/hr
Get help with Application Strategy, Cover Letters, and .
Rishan’s MBA Qualifications
Coaches professionally
100+ people coached for MBA
I help MBA and postgrad applicants break into Ivy League and Oxbridge programs with a strong narrative, essays that sound like you, and a strategy built on how these schools think. I also work with a select number of undergraduate applicants each cycle. As a Cambridge and LSE admit myself, I've experienced firsthand what these selection processes look for and I've spent 10+ years reverse-engineering what consistently works across Ivy, M7 and Oxbridge programs. 100+ admits. Millions in scholarship funding secured. I find what makes a candidate compelling, often things they haven't articulated themselves and build it into a narrative top programs remember. My own background spans consulting, startups, government, and nonprofits, which helps me find the thread in almost any profile. Wins include a low-GPA admit to Harvard MBA and an Oxford admit with 100% tuition funding. I am especially helpful to: - Experienced professionals from consulting, banking, and industry who have done more than their application currently shows - Nontraditional candidates without cookie-cutter GPAs or test scores looking to highlight strengths in other areas - International and minority applicants who want someone who gets their background from the inside - Undergrad applicants whose transcript doesn't tell the whole story - Waitlisted or rejected applicants who want to make a compelling case through informal channels What I do - School selection and programme strategy - End-to-end essay and personal statement development — SOP, CV, and beyond - Interview preparation - Scholarship and fellowship application support
Rishan can help with:
Application Strategy
Cover Letters
Ding Analysis
Editing
Essays
Financial Aid & Scholarships
General Exploration
Interviews
Networking Strategy
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Supplementary Materials
Testing & Assessments
Waitlist Strategy
Work Experience

Founder and CEO
Nirosense
June 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
Nirosense is an AI-driven care technology initiative founded from lived caregiving experience. We are building tools that help caregivers better understand emotional, behavioral, and communicative patterns in people with limited spoken language, with the goal of improving dignity, connection, and quality of life. www.nirosense.org

Founder
Civiquant
August 2023 - January 2026
Hiring Manager
Civiquant helps organizations make sharper decisions in uncertain environments by combining geopolitical intelligence, strategic risk analysis, and artificial intelligence-driven insight.
Founder
Earned Voice
April 2018 - Present
Earned Voice works with a select group of high-achieving individuals each year on one thing, learning to communicate who they are with enough clarity and conviction to change the trajectory of their career. Through deep narrative work, strategic positioning, and one-on-one coaching, we help clients articulate what makes them distinctly compelling and use it to open doors that match their actual potential. www.earnedvoice.com
Leadership Development Consultant
SOMU International Training Center
January 2018 - January 2023

Science Technology Policy Fellow
Microsoft
January 2017 - May 2019
Technology Analyst
Amnesty International
March 2014 - April 2015
Education

University of Cambridge
MPhil, Technology Policy
2016 - 2017
Judge Business School

The London School of Economics & Political Science
MSc, Social Policy and Development
2015 - 2016

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Bachelor's Degree, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2008 - 2013