Our story
We didn't need an agency. We needed time.
When my daughter began exploring universities, we evaluated twelve college counselling agencies in India and abroad. Somewhere in that process, we realised we didn't need one. What we needed was time, and the right research. So our dining table became a research desk. We started with what the universities themselves published, and worked through each decision together, one at a time.
I began my career in technology at IBM, then left to help friends build an alternative to conventional high school. Later, my wife Priyadarshini and I founded Méraki People, a leadership search firm. It gives us a global view of how organisations across industries hire their leaders. Each of those years shaped how I read a child's options.
Project North Star grew out of that table. I still do the research the same way: from primary sources, with each family's circumstances at the centre.
Vimal Abraham, Founder