Harshita Tripathi is an education administrator and actively engages in global engagements and international partnerships. She is vocal on issues pertaining to the higher education sector in India and abroad. She has been one of the youngest members of India to be part of the “Women in Education Leadership" programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.  She is the recipient of DST-INSPIRE fellowship by the Government of India and believes a well-rounded and comprehensive education involving multiple disciplines like humanities, sciences, social sciences and technology is the necessity of the day. She is the recipient of the DAAD DIES "Management of Internationalization" Fellowship, 2024 and is currently associated with Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, India.