If You Want to Lead, Start With a Vision – Vinay Lamba,
Founder & President, International Business School of Washington (IBSW)
Founder, University of Reston
Founder and CEO, Netxec Group
Vinay Lamba is a bonafide leader who has given the average Indian a glimmer of hope of
making it big in the industry. Hailing from a humble and quintessentially middle-class Punjabi
household, his meteoric rise to the top is nothing short of a reassuring reminder of the
‘American Dream’. His unwavering commitment to pushing the envelope with innovation is
commendable.
Mr. Lamba, an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the education/training
industry, channel development and global alliances. His career highlights include the
management and coordination of multiple projects in both the global alliances and educational
markets.
Mr. Lamba is the resourceful and high-energy founder of Nextec Inc, a global technology
services company & IBSW, a school of higher education in the field of fashion, design, business,
technology and hospitality. He is also the founder of University of Reston, a college of higher
studies based out in DC metro region. As the CEO for both IBSW and Nextec, he is responsible
for vision and strategic leadership who envisions smart solutions and executes them with
urgency across all levels of organizations. He is a transformational marketing, strategic
problem-solver and product leader that gets things done with limited resources.
With years of experience Mr. Lamba has established relationships with business and education
partners globally that represent significant growth opportunities for the school, employees and
above all its students. During his career, he has successfully developed and delivered training to
students and companies in the areas of leadership & management, technology and fashion
industry.
As an educator, he strongly believes, in today’s landscape, schools remain the greatest driver of
socioeconomic mobility globally, but if we don’t do more to keep it within reach for middle
class families it could have the opposite effect – serving as a barrier instead of a ticket to the
western education. Every qualified student deserves access to an affordable, high-quality
degree or credential that allows them to put their talent to work. Many more students need
access to affordable and quality higher education opportunities – including tuition- and debtfree degree options.
Every successful leadership position, regardless of whether it’s a department chair, director,
dean, vice president or president, requires the leader to articulate an organizational vision.
Mr. Lamba vision is to help develop the knowledge and skills critical to businesses around the
world today and learn to navigate a global landscape that is changing faster than ever before.