CASE is pleased to announce the appointment of Nilanjana Pal as the new Executive Director of CASE Asia-Pacific, effective 1 August.
Nilanjana joins us from Yale-NUS College, where she headed the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE), managing all co-curricular and professional development initiatives for undergraduates and alumni.
With over 20 years of experience in research and advisory services across the higher education, corporate, and public sectors, Nilanjana is experienced in establishing new businesses and partnerships in Asia and brings relevant language capabilities and cultural knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region. She holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Smith College in the USA.
Prior to Yale-NUS, Nilanjana worked at professional services organisations in Washington D.C., London, Dubai, New Delhi and Singapore, where she successfully led cross-border teams to deliver meaningful growth and impact.
Nilanjana will be the fourth Executive Director in the Asia-Pacific region since CASE founded an office in Singapore in 2007.
“I am thrilled to welcome Nilanjana as our new Executive Director for CASE Asia-Pacific. Her considerable experience engaging with the educational sector across this diverse and important CASE region will be vital to our work in supporting our members in Asia-Pacific. I believe that her experience and knowledge of the region will be an asset to our association and to the CASE community,” said President and CEO Sue Cunningham.
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