Mohit Patel
Founder & Head of School
Harvard University | University of Cambridge
Mohit is an educator, engineer and entrepreneur who strives to create engaging and insightful learning experiences. He designs and executes learning experiences for teachers and students based on learning theories and cognitive neuroscience. Mohit has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Industrial Systems from the University of Cambridge where he went on a scholarship from the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust. He completed his second master’s degree at Harvard University focusing on education and technology. He has been a cross-registered candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he focused on institutional management. His program was funded by a scholarship from Harvard University. He has also participated in executive programs at INSEAD (Singapore), Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad and Indian School of Business (Hyderabad).
Mette Kim Bohnstedt
Founding Advisor
Harvard University | Bentley University
An educator and social entrepreneur, Mette Bohnstedt is passionate about exploring and designing effective learning opportunities that prepare students for both personal and professional success. She currently works as a senior trainer with Escalino, a social entrepreneurship education initiative for youth. She is a core team member on the design and implementation of the new Northstar PreK-12 international school. Mette is the co-founder and former CEO of Arukay, a South America-based education startup and she is a founding board member of the Danish school EPOS. Mette’s previous work experience includes research with Harvard University’s online course platform HarvardX and consultancy for the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Mette holds a BSc in Business and Culture from Copenhagen Business School and an MA in Education and Technology from Harvard University. She is currently pursuing an MS in Human Factors in Information Design at Bentley University.
Vishwa Patel
Director
Vishwa Patel has more than a decade of experience in educational administration. As one of the founding members of The Northstar School, she has led the development of all programs at the school from conception to implementation and evaluation. Her educational qualifications include a degree in management as well as another bachelor's degree in education. Along with her administrative work, she specialises in ethical dimensions of upbringing and development in kids as well as adults. She has attended courses by Richard Weissbourd and Paul Harris at Harvard University.
Sonal Pala
Head - Northstar Expeditions Program
Dhrupad Bhatt
Head - Northstar Discovery Program
K.S. Patel
Chairman - SHTC Trust
Denish Patel
Chairman - The Northstar School
Nirav Talaviya
Lead - Special Projects
