Varsha Devi Balakrishnan

Education Analyst, The Lygon Group

“Any positive change is better than no change”. Living by that motto, Varsha has served as both a vocal advocate and a changemaker in a diversity of social causes. From championing the rights of international students across Australia, to supporting asylum seekers and people seeking refugees and counselling at-risk youth at headspace, Varsha has been heavily invested in building up various communities. With the strong belief of education and research as a gateway to reducing social inequality, Varsha’s educational background is one that is multidisciplinary. From doing a double major in international relations and communications studies, to her honors thesis analyzing terrorist recruitment via social media, a Master of International Development focusing on Gender, Peace and Security and a Master of Counselling. Varsha understands how having a multidisciplinary approach provides a breadth of perspective and ideas to enact social change and is currently putting her knowledge to practice with The Lygon Group as an Education Analyst.