International Students Show Resilience During Pandemic

International Students Show Resilience During Pandemic

When the statewide stay-at-home order was first issued in March, Global Detroit had just launched the second cohort of our Global Talent Accelerator. We asked the seven competitively selected students if they wished to continue the program, which prepares...
PAXAFE brings jobs, investment to Michigan

PAXAFE brings jobs, investment to Michigan

Ashok Seetharam was living in Milwaukee when his startup, PAXAFE, began to take off. But he wasn’t sure he’d be able to stay. PAXAFE was Ashok’s third startup. After moving to the U.S. from India and graduating from Brown University with a graduate degree in...
Global Detroit’s 2019 Young Professional: Arjun Venugopal

Global Detroit’s 2019 Young Professional: Arjun Venugopal

Arjun Venugopal moved to the United States from his native India in 2015. Like many international students, Arjun, a Masters in Manufacturing Engineering graduate from Wayne State University, was experiencing what most of us would consider a frustrating employment...