Building a brighter future for
education & healthcare business
Edulink is an international organisation that specialises in providing high quality, affordable healthcare and education and, supporting it with expert management. Privately owned and professionally managed from our head offices in Dubai, we operate three leading healthcare facilities and three educational establishments based in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Apart from running healthcare and education businesses, we also provide diverse business development services based on our extensive experience within different industries and different global markets.
Edulink has worked hard to forge partnerships with some of the most well-known and widely respected organisations, setting the gold standards for healthcare and higher education through the services we provide. Employing some of the world’s leading academics and healthcare professionals, we now touch the lives of more than 3,000 students a year and care for more than 6,000 patients every month.
We are able to utilise our wide-ranging experience in developing a network of companies to assist other companies to find premises, negotiate with licensing authorities, recruit the best staff, develop business and service models and to make their mark in their chosen field, supporting them as they become established within the communities they serve.
Our Mission
Providing high quality, affordable healthcare and education
Supporting the development of new businesses on the foundations of our expertise
Future expansion to both existing and new markets
Building a brighter future for the industries we operate in
Edulink was established with the dream of providing communities around the globe with access to quality education and healthcare services that could match the best in the world.
We strive to become global leaders and set the standards of excellence in the fields we work in, working tirelessly to raise the quality of the services we offer and to support the individuals and organisations that we partner.
Board of Directors
Dr. Misho Ravic
Chairman and CEO
Dr. Misho Ravic has over 30 years’ experience in the education, health and business sectors and has been involved in the setting up and the running of a number of educational institutions in Dubai, Canada, Africa and the UK. He holds a degree in computer science and has also studied commercial law. Dr Ravic sits on both Edulink’s Board of Directors and its Executive Board.
Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum
Director
Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammad is a member of Dubai’s ruling family. His father, the late Sheikh Mohammad bin Hasher, was Judge Magistrate of the Dubai Court and his son takes his civic responsibilities just as seriously. He has consistently played a key role in the diversification of Dubai’s economy and as well as owning a chain of private medical institutions and education and trading enterprises, is actively involved in its real-estate sector.
Executive Board
Dr. Misho Ravic
Chairman and CEO
Dr. Misho Ravic has over 30 years’ experience in the education, health and business sectors and has been involved in the setting up and the running of a number of educational institutions in Dubai, Canada, Africa and the UK. He holds a degree in computer science and has also studied commercial law. Dr Ravic sits on both Edulink’s Board of Directors and its Executive Board.
Professor Helen Mason
Academic Director
Professor Helen Mason has 30 years of academic, administrative and research experience gained at several top UK universities including the University of Birmingham, Imperial College and St George’s Medical School at the University of London. She is internationally recognised and respected for her work in the area of ovarian biology and medicine, the subject of the PHD awarded to her by the University of London
Prior to joining Edulink, she held the post of Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology and Head of the Centre for Biomedical Education at St George’s. She was elected Fellow of the Society of Biology in 2011.
Professor Mason has published over 100 papers and contributed chapters to a numerous books relating to her specialist field of polycystic ovary syndrome. She has also delivered over 30 international conference presentations, and is regularly called on by TV and radio stations to offer an expert opinion.
Bharat Ratteshwar
CFO
Bharat is a highly experienced financial professional with over 26 years’ experience in finance and auditing prior to joining Edulink he led finance teams in a number of global companies managing exceptional growth and successfully dealt with challenges of varying scale and complexity. Bharat has been instrumental in financial control, Strategic planning, budgeting and organizational leadership.
In the process, he has worked across a number of sectors and industries, including manufacturing, contracting, ‘Big 4’ auditing and assurance, oil and gas, conglomerates, healthcare and education.
Bharat earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance and an MBA in Finance from Missouri, USA, he also holds a CRMA (Certification in Risk Management Assurance) designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Ryan Ottman
General Counsel
Ryan serves as key legal advisor on all of the major business transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financing arrangements and contracts.
Prior to joining Edulink, he was in private legal practice in London with an international client base that included many well-known businesses in the financial services, tech, property and consumer goods sectors. He also advised a range of ultra-high net worth individuals and several sovereign European governments.
In addition to his legal practice, he was also a partner in a successful corporate finance advisory and fund management boutique.
Ryan is a solicitor and barrister in England & Wales and holds a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster, London. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College in the United States and Andrews University in the UK.