Hearth Advisors

An international team of experts with experience building and turning around businesses, specialising in strategy, business transformation, investments, education, healthcare and sustainable development.

Hearth Advisors

We turn our clients’ ambitions into reality, creating impact through delivery.

Hearth Advisors is a global consulting firm that delivers tangible impact in education, healthcare, business, and sustainable development. With deep-rooted expertise and a passion for building thriving organisations, we offer strategic guidance, operational excellence, and innovative solutions. Our network of seasoned professionals provides unparalleled insights across diverse sectors and geographies.

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Years of the Hearth

Leadership

Shashank Vira

Managing Partner

Shashank is an educator, entrepreneur, and social infrastructure financier, with three decades of experience. He has been the CEO of international companies, led private equity investments and debt financing of education, worked on microfinance and development of local entrepreneurship, established nearly 50 high-quality schools worldwide, master- planned and overseen the development of townships and founded technology-in-education companies.

Zelmira Koch Polk

Zelmira Polk

Managing Partner

Zelmira is a business executive with extensive experience building and turning around businesses internationally. She has worked in finance, crisis communications and management consulting with a specialisation in the education and healthcare sectors. She is an IOD Chartered Director and serves on the board of directors of several leading international companies.

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Why We Are Different

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People

Our people (partners, senior advisors and consulting teams) have the depth of experience and the integrity of vision to deliver lasting value for our clients.

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Domain Expertise

Our expertise comes from decades of operational and strategic work and is backed by deep research and experience.

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Delivery

Our focus is on making projects happen. We turn our clients’ ambitions into reality, creating impact through delivery.

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Quality

Our quality of service, transparency, diversity and respect for project integrity/purpose has led to loyal clients and our good reputation.