Raj Sharma
MANAGING PARTNER
Raj spent 23 years as a Senior Immigration Specialist at Ogletree Deakins in New York. He has led Pazega as Managing Partner since 2013 and oversees its immigration and graduate admissions services.
Build a profile that opens doors.
Pazega provides EB-1A, O-1 profile-building services and university admissions support.
Our Services
Your next move deserves a plan.
Whether you are building toward a US visa or a place in a top graduate program, we help you turn what you have already achieved into a case that is hard to say no to.
US IMMIGRATION
Work or live in the US
EB-1A green card and O-1A work visa profile building.
Explore immigrationGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Get into the right program
Masters and PhD applications in the US, UK, Canada, Europe and Australia, from shortlist to interview prep to offer.
Explore admissionsFULL END TO END PATHWAYS
Plan the whole journey
From your Masters to an O-1A and a green card, with one team throughout.
See the pathwaysWhy Choose Pazega
Whether you are pursuing an EB-1A green card, an O-1 work visa or admission to a graduate program, the way your record is presented can shape the outcome. Pazega provides the strategy and structure to present your achievements with clarity and credibility.
Tailored Strategy
Each engagement begins with a thorough review of your background, goals and timeline.
A Coherent, Compelling Case
Every achievement and document reinforces a single, well-defined narrative.
Candid Assessment
An honest evaluation from the outset, with effort focused where it adds real value.
Dedicated Support
A limited client load means personal attention from consultation to submission.
Informed by Experience
Immigration:
Our team includes a former USCIS supervisory officer and experienced immigration professionals with firsthand insight into how petitions are evaluated.
Graduate admissions:
Our team includes former admissions professionals and faculty with firsthand experience evaluating graduate applications across public health, engineering, business and medicine.
Everything we do is legitimate work you could pursue on your own. Our value is in saving you time, reducing uncertainty and focusing your effort where it counts.
"Talent is common. Telling its story well is rare."
I kept meeting brilliant people who undersold themselves. Pazega exists to turn quiet excellence into documented, undeniable evidence.
Raj Sharma, Managing Partner
Read the full letterOur team
The people behind your case.
Claire Robinson
COMMUNICATIONS LEAD
Claire started her career as a law clerk at Fragomen and went on to spend 13 years as a paralegal at Ogletree Deakins. At Pazega, where she has worked since 2020, she is the main point of contact for clients throughout their case.
Brian Higgins
CASE STRATEGY ADVISOR
Brian spent 10 years at USCIS first as an Immigration Services Officer and later as a Supervisory Immigration Services Officer. At Pazega, he reviews petitions and supporting evidence before filing and identifies issues likely to draw a Request for Evidence (RFE).
Branden Park
IMMIGRATION STRATEGY ADVISOR
Branden spent eight years working on business immigration cases at Fragomen in Atlanta, starting as a law clerk. He advises Pazega clients on work visas and green card pathways, including EB-1A and O-1A, and helps plan the evidence for each case.
Isabel Ramírez, PhD
SENIOR GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ADVISOR
Isabel is an Associate Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University, where she has served on the PhD admissions committee. Before Emory, she was a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. At Pazega, she manages Masters and PhD applications in public health and the life sciences, with a focus on research fit and statements of purpose.
Adewale Akinyemi, MSc
SENIOR ADMISSIONS ADVISOR
Adewale spent over a decade in graduate admissions, most recently as Associate Director of Admissions at Northwestern University's Graduate School. He began his career evaluating international applications at the University of Edinburgh. At Pazega, he handles program selection, SOP reviews and scholarship applications for students applying to the US and UK.
Minh Nguyen, PhD
SENIOR GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ADVISOR
Minh is an Associate Professor in Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering and has served on its graduate admissions committee. She completed her postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich. Her work at Pazega focuses on engineering applicants, from shortlisting universities and contacting faculty to applying for funded PhD positions.
Leila Haddad, MBA
SENIOR ADMISSIONS ADVISOR, BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Before joining Pazega, Leila was Associate Director of Admissions for the Daytime MBA at Duke's Fuqua School of Business and an Admissions Manager at London Business School. She started her career as a consultant at Deloitte in Dubai. At Pazega, she manages MBA and business masters applications, including school selection, essays and interview preparation.
Anjali Lokhande, MBBS, MPH, PhD
SENIOR GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ADVISOR
Anjali trained as a physician in Mumbai and worked at KEM Hospital and at St. John's Medical College Hospital in Bengaluru before moving into public health research. She was on the Global Health faculty at the University of Washington and now teaches part-time at Manipal Academy of Higher Education. At Pazega, she advises doctors and other health professionals applying to MPH and PhD programs.