Meenakshi Kansal Khurana

Meenakshi Kansal Khurana is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Head of the Career Guidance Center at Shiv Nadar School since September 2025. With a sustained role as Director and Promoter of College/Career Counseling at Lord Mahavir Academy since 2010, Meenakshi has also worked as an Education Coach and Mentor at The Laurel Tree since February 2019. Previous roles include Head of US Client Relations and Counsellor Training and Senior Manager at IDP Education Ltd from March 2023 to September 2025, and Associate Director of Student Engagement at Cialfo from April 2022 to March 2023. Additional experience includes serving as Education Mentor and Editor at Collegify from November 2017 to February 2019, and as a Top Voice Coaching & Mentoring professional at LinkedIn from July 2024 to September 2025. Meenakshi holds an MBA with a focus on Finance and Human Resources from Purdue University, and a Master of Arts in English Literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, along with a Bachelor's degree in the same field from the same institution.