Rajika Bhandari, PhD
Rajika Bhandari, PhD, is the President and CEO of the IC3 Institute, connecting high schools, universities, and industry to help students forge a successful pathway to future education and careers. A scholar-practitioner, Dr. Bhandari previously spent over a decade at the Institute of International Education (IIE), where she led IIE’s thought leadership initiatives and its global research and impact studies focused on student and scholar mobility, including the flagship Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Her other roles include ones at MPR Associates (now part of RTI); the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and at Teachers College, Columbia University. A global expert in international higher education, Dr. Bhandari is a widely published author, including of six books, and speaks frequently on issues such as global talent flows, access and equity in education, women and education, and educational and cultural diplomacy. She is also a nonfiction author with a forthcoming book on the international student experience and immigration in the US. Previously an international student herself, Rajika holds an undergraduate degree in psychology (Honors) from the University of Delhi, India, and graduate degrees in psychology from North Carolina State University in the U.S.