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Ingenious Prep, the world’s leading admissions counseling company and Beacon House, started by education veterans, come together to serve Indian students and families

Today, the world recognises India’s intellectual capital and its potential. The world’s best universities welcome Indian students.But when they apply to these universities, Indian students are competing against the world’s best. But the opportunities available to their international counterparts to build out a stand-out profile are not really available to Indian students.

As entrepreneurs building for Indian students since 2008, we asked ourselves - how do we level the playing field and give our students the access to the world’s very best resources.

Thus was born the partnership between Beacon House and Ingenius Prep, the world’s leading admissions counseling company. Founded in Yale campus in 2014, Ingenius is home to the largest number of Former Admission Officers from every top school in the United States that has helped countless students get into their dream schools.

Together, Beacon House and InGenius Prep combine the best of both worlds - deep understanding of the needs of the Indian students with best-in-class team, curriculum and resources, to make dreams of thousands of Indian students come true.

Leadership Team

BEACON HOUSE TEAM

Karthik
Karthik Lakshman
Co-Founder

Karthik did his undergraduate education in India and subsequently earned a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, the No 1 ranked school for the discipline. He subsequently worked with Coke and McKinsey, world’s leading strategic advisory firm, in the US. He later returned to India and founded Magic Crate, an early learning start-up. After The acquisition of Magic Crate by Byju’s, he served as the P&L head for Byju’s Test Prep division. Having gone to a top US university and seen the doors it has opened for him first-hand, he is determined to bring the best of the resources to Indian students so that they can pursue their dreams unhindered.

Vishy
Viswanathan R
Co-Founder

Viswanathan, or Vishy as he is known, has an engineering degree from IIT-BHU and management degree from IIM Kozhikode. Vishy is passionate about making high quality education accessible to all and has been on this mission since 2008. Between 2008-2012, he was part of the leadership team at Tutorvista Global, which built out a chain of 36 K-12 schools in India, acquired by Pearson Education in 2012. Subsequently, he founded Magic Crate, a start-up focussed on early learning in children, that was acquired by Byju’s in 2021. At Byju’s, Vishy ran the online tuitions business and served as Chief Product Officer.

INGENIUS PREP TEAM

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Joel Butterly
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Joel attended Dartmouth College, where he was inducted early into Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. He graduated with a double major in Government and International Studies, and a minor in Ethical Philosophy. After Dartmouth, Joel attended Yale Law School, where he served on the executive board of the Journal on Regulation, as well as the Law School’s entrepreneurship society. Joel has been featured in Forbes for his expertise on leadership, management, and entrepreneurship. Joel lives with his wife, Emily, who teaches and is receiving her PhD in Medieval History from Yale.

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Yosepha Greenfield
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Yosepha graduated from Yale University, where she was a Political Science major and the Captain of the women’s basketball team. Under her leadership, the team advanced to post-season play for the first time in program history. Yosepha credits her success to clearly identifying her own goals and working hard until she achieves them. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to helping others do the same. She has a strong track record of coaching and working with students to fully recognize their own abilities and get into their top schools. Yosepha is also a black belt and six-time National Champion in Tae Kwon Do.

Meet your admission team

The team that once selected candidates to the top universities, will now work with you

150+
Former admission officers

Decision-makers from top admissions offices

75+
Graduate Coaches

Writers and editors from top graduate schools

75+
Academic Mentors

Professors, researchers, and scholars

150+
Writing Teachers

Ivy League teaching fellows

75+
Corporate Partnerships

Guaranteed internship opportunities

Our Educational Approach

The right application strategy, personalized for every student, is just the starting point. Working with teenagers to make it happen on the ground is where the battle is won or lost. At Beacon House-Ingenius Prep, we excel at both.

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Data Driven

Our team has analyzed thousands of applications from every top university, looking at more than 200 variables along the way. We use this data to provide our students with objective, actionable insights that improve their applications.

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Curriculum-led

When students work with us, they benefit from our cutting-edge curriculum, built from the experiences of our 150+ Former Admissions Officers.

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Tech-enabled

Our custom student-management platform, The Brain, allows us to oversee all of our student-counselor work. The Brain keeps us on track and organized,and allows parents to check progress at all times.

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