Arun Shanti
Director/Consultant

Arun holds a Doctorate in Psychology (specialising in Education) from the Tavistock Clinic, London, and an Executive MBA from the Cranfield School of Management. He is a fully Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and member of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). In his day-to-day work, Arun, supported by his team, manages a small global client list of UHNW families who seek advice on all Educational matters for their children, he consults for Venture Capital Firms and Private Equity Groups in relation to product/market in the Education Sector, and consults for a vast array of Public and Private sector Education bodies, including the DfE and Ofsted. Arun is proud to have worked directly with several international jurisdictions in advising on their role out of Remote Learning programmes and the practical execution of Educational Policy matters in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Still practising as a leading senior psychologist, Arun is highly sought after by Local Authorities nationwide, International Educational institutions, and leading top-tier law firms (as ranked in the elite Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners) for his advice. This is especially in relation to highly contentious and complex cases as an Expert Witness, where he has been involved in cases at all levels of the court, including the Supreme Court.
Other current ventures and aspirations for Arun, include investing via sister company, Progreso Investments, in Early Year/Pre School acquisition and in young start-up companies in the Ed Tech and Education Software as a Service (SaaS) sectors, where in addition to seed capital, he adds value in sales, product/market consultancy, team building and further capital raising.
In his spare time, Arun enjoys film, theatre, playing squash and finding prohibition style speakeasy bars.