Built by People Who Know What’s Broken & They're Fixing It.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of students make one of the most consequential financial decisions of their lives based on advice from someone with a direct financial interest in the outcome. EdSync was built in direct response to that gap, not as a criticism of an industry, but as a structural alternative to it.
The founding team spent years operating inside international education as counselors, recruiters, compliance officers, product builders, and as international students themselves. They watched the misalignment play out at scale.
EdSync is what they built when they realized that the solution wasn't better advisors, it was to build an infrastructure that connects international students end-to-end.
The Founders
Fawad Maqbool
The international student recruitment industry is not short of platforms that claim to democratize education. What it lacks is infrastructure that genuinely aligns the interests of students, institutions, and counselors. Having navigated these systemic failures firsthand as both a student and an operator, I set out to build the definitive structural alternative and establish EdSync as the default infrastructure layer for international admissions in its core markets.
Mahnoor Sarwar
There is a version of international education expertise that is wide but shallow, focusing on volume rather than substance. We chose to build deep operational resilience instead. By addressing compliance, partnership viability, and student outcomes simultaneously, we are reinforcing the three dimensions where the platform's integrity either holds or fractures, ensuring institutional partners can trust our processes entirely.
The People Who Keep the Platform Honest.
Zain Ul Abideen
Head of Product & DeliveryA platform's accuracy commitment is only as strong as the people responsible for maintaining it. Translating nuanced operational requirements into seamless product workflows requires uncompromising attention to detail. We continuously evaluate and refine our internal processes to guarantee the standard the company's accuracy commitment demands.
Agata Michalec
Head of Legal & ComplianceRegulatory compliance in international education is typically treated as a constraint, a hurdle to be navigated at minimum cost. However, at EdSync, we see it as an essential foundation of institutional trust. We ensure the platform's integrity is built in, not bolted on, protecting our partners against systemic risks globally.
Khan Bahadur
Market Expansion ManagerUnderstanding where a market has expansion potential is an analytical exercise, but executing on that potential requires deep cultural and operational alignment. We methodically identify opportunities and build local partnerships as the platform scales, ensuring that our growth is sustainable, relevant, and deeply integrated into new regions.
Aitsam Sarwar Ghumman
Head of Legal & ComplianceRegulatory compliance in international education is typically treated as a constraint, a hurdle to be navigated at minimum cost. However, at EdSync, we see it as an essential foundation of institutional trust. We ensure the platform's integrity is built in, not bolted on, protecting our partners against systemic risks globally.
Institutional Expertise at the Table.
Tabinda Islam
Board of Advisor[Advisor Name] is a [sector] leader with [X] years of experience in international higher education / student mobility / edtech policy. Having led [specific function] at [institution], they bring deep institutional knowledge to EdSync's leadership team. Their advisory focus covers [specific area].
EdSync's advisory board is actively being formed. Further announcements to follow.