Manifest Global, Singapore. Sagar Bahadur has joined Manifest Global as senior vice president of group partnerships and strategic growth, and chief business officer at Manifest AI Labs. He brings nearly two decades of experience spanning international education, market entry, transnational education and talent mobility. Sagar was previously executive director for Asia and head of regional strategy at Acumen, where he led strategy and partnerships across South, Southeast and East Asia and co-founded Navi Japan. He has also established international campuses, built businesses and teams across markets, and shaped international strategies for global universities and education organisations. “What excites me about this next chapter is the opportunity to bring together everything I’ve learned across education, countries, cultures and markets, and use it to build new possibilities at the intersection of education, technology, global talent and the priorities shaping nations around the world,” he said.