The university

Leadership and faculty

Who runs eLadder University, and who heads its academic departments.


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Dr. Ayesha Ashiq

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Brings over two decades of global experience across education advisory, career development and human resources. Her leadership focuses on aligning academic programmes with industry needs, delivering accessible online education, and building outcome-driven learning models.

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Rehana Begum

Co-Founder and President

Provides strategic leadership and guides the institution's academic vision, building a student-centred, globally aligned university committed to quality education and long-term learning outcomes.

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Mohammed Ashiq

Chief Operating Officer and Vice President

Leads institutional operations and strategic execution across academic and administrative functions, ensuring efficient governance, streamlined processes and consistent quality delivery.

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Dr. Terry Farris

Academic Planning and Quality Assurance

Americas

Leads academic planning and quality assurance, with emphasis on curriculum excellence, academic governance and maintaining international education standards.

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Ashwini Rajesh

Vice President, Human Resources

Middle East

Oversees human resources strategy and workforce development, focusing on talent management, organisational culture and aligning HR practice with the university's global academic mission.

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Nirdosh Arora

Marketing

Leads marketing initiatives across brand visibility, digital outreach and student engagement, supporting strategic growth and communication across global education markets.

Academic departments

Faculty and heads of department.

2 academics currently head departments at eLadder. They are named in full, with their qualifications and their responsibilities, on the faculty page.

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