THE PEOPLE BEHIND EPICQUEST

Meet the Minds Shaping Your Future

World-class educators, researchers, and strategists — united by one mission: your success. Decades of combined experience from Ivy League institutions, IITs, and global industry.

700+Students Mentored
20+Countries Reached
500+Ivy Portfolios Crafted
5+Patents Held
The EpicQuest Brain Trust

Leadership Team

Mr. Tilak Mishra
Ivy League Strategy
Univ. of Pennsylvania · Finance / Entrepreneurship

Mr. Tilak Mishra

Founder Partner | Head — Problem Solving

Educator, VC, M&A Advisor, Business Coach — mentored over 700 high-school students from elite schools in 20+ countries. Curated 500+ individual Ivy League-ready portfolio journeys.

Dr. Alok N Jha
Research & Innovation
IIT Delhi · CS PhD

Dr. Alok N Jha

Managing Partner | Data Science, Innovations & Patents

5+ Patents, 15+ published papers, 4 start-ups grown and exited, Innovation accelerator. Guides students through original research and innovation patent pipelines.

Mr. Aditya Trivedi
Products & Purpose
IIM-B - MBA

Mr. Aditya Trivedi

Managing Partner - Products & Purpose

IIM Bangalore alumnus, former SAP Labs leader, and innovation strategist with 22+ years experience. Leads product innovation, program architecture, and learner experience to ensure every EpicQuest journey is scalable and impactful.

Mr. Achal Nath
Robotics & SDGs
IIT Delhi · Mech Engg

Mr. Achal Nath

Managing Partner | Robotics Automation

Father of modern Indian robotics, 20+ First-in-Market Innovations, Felicitations from 3+ PMs, 5+ Design Patents. Under his tutelage, students design robotics and automation solutions for solving various SDGs.

"Every student deserves a world-class mentor. We've built the team that makes that possible."

EPICQUEST FOUNDING PRINCIPLE
The EpicQuest Execution Engine

Management Team

Mr. Tilak Mishra
Univ. of Pennsylvania

Mr. Tilak Mishra

Founder, Chief Problem Solver

Designs & drafts psychometric and career-diagnostic tests and reports to curate structured purposeful skills development portfolio for students. Coordinates all career-readiness strategy: psychometric-aligned skills development & research publication programmes, mentor assignments, and academic timelines. Ensures every student meets her / his milestones. Teaches Applied Entrepreneurship & Finance of Innovation, and mentors students in civic leadership and policy drafting.

Hardeep Manhas
IIT / AIIMS / ESA

Hardeep Manhas

Director – Academics, Research & Design

Interdisciplinary researcher spanning biomedical engineering, cancer diagnostics, and space sciences, with affiliations across IIT, AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, ESA, NASA, and ISRO. His work engineers quantum dot and electrochemical biosensors for non-invasive cancer detection, applying the same translational design logic to sustainability, nanotechnology, and advanced materials innovation. A certified Space Educator trained across 3 global space agencies, Hardeep, at EpicQuest, leads the academic architecture, applied research curriculum, and design thinking frameworks that bridge frontier science and applied solutions to SDGs with student-facing learning experiences.

Ms. Malvika Khajuria
ex-Gartner

Ms. Malvika Khajuria

Employability & Global Talent Expert

As the Founder of EastBridge, a talent advisory platform focused on bridging globally educated graduates with emerging Indian start-ups, Malvika partners with EpicQuest Learning to scale up strategic alliances, talent screening, industry engagement, and global mentor partnerships. An employability and global talent expert with past experiences at Gartner, Sunstone, Tetr College of Business, Malvika remains single-mindedly focussed on building high-growth talent, employability partnerships across education, executive search, and innovation.

Mr. Pulkit Agarwal
Uni. of London

Mr. Pulkit Agarwal

Director — Systems & Compliance

Brings expertise across AI, Tech, Finance, Corporate Transactions, and Governance. With global credentials from Queen Mary University of London and ACCA, he drives strategic growth, operational excellence, and high-impact partnerships while mentoring future student leaders to build ambitious, outcome-driven careers. Drives the digital infrastructure and operational systems that power EpicQuest's personalised student experience at scale.

Partners & Affiliations

Backed by Institutions That Matter

Active collaborations with India's most prestigious academic, research, and policy institutions — not cosmetic logos.

Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
Indian School of Business
IIIT Delhi
IETO
AMC
Creditas Solutions
Credlabs
UDC

Affiliations with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, ISB's Bharti Institute of Public Policy, IIIT Delhi, and IETO represent active institutional endorsements — signalling to admissions committees worldwide that EpicQuest students operate at the highest levels of academic credibility.

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