International business executive Ravin Mirchandani has been named a 2026 QUT Outstanding Alumnus for his leadership across the technology, clean energy, manufacturing, infrastructure and road safety sectors in Australia, Asia and Europe.
The honour was announced at the annual QUT Outstanding Alumni Awards last night (October 29) at the university's Gardens Point campus in Brisbane.
Mr Mirchandani completed his MBA in International Business at QUT in 1994.
Since then, he has built a career that has taken him to countries including Australia, India, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Today Mr Mirchandani is Executive Chairman of Ador Powertron Limited, a company that is part of India’s Ador Group and focuses on energy transition technology such as electric vehicle charging stations and equipment for battery manufacturing.
He is also the Chairman of Acusensus, a Melbourne-based company that targets road safety and distracted driving behaviour through software that links radars, sensors and cameras to identify drivers who are texting or using electronic instruments.
"The two sectors that I'm involved in – mobility and climate technology – work on core purposes that resonate very closely with my heart," Mr Mirchandani said.
"One of which is helping people get home safe every day.
"And the other is trying to ensure that our cities have cleaner air for the children of future generations that grow up."
Mr Mirchandani actively promotes trade, investment and collaboration between Queensland and India through roles with the Indo Australian Chamber of Commerce and Trade and Investment Queensland’s Global Connections Program.
He also helps drive electric vehicle awareness and adoption as host of the Energizing India podcast, where he interviews key leaders within the EV sector in India.
Mr Mirchandani said his path to QUT began with an unexpected encounter after he finished his undergraduate degree in India, that changed the course of his life.
"I wish there was a grand plan, but as with everything else that's happened in my life that's beautiful, it was an accident," he said.
"I was meant to go to the United States (for postgraduate study), and I was busy filling out forms for unis in the States, and my mother walked in with a QUT form.
"That was the sign for me to go south instead of going north or west."
Reflecting on his time in Australia, Mr Mirchandani said QUT helped him discover who he was and gave him the confidence to pursue a global career.
"Queensland and QUT gave me the opportunity to discover myself, to be curious, and it was the first time in my life at the age of 23 that I felt I could accept myself," he said.
"I was just Rav, and so long as I could fit in and learn to surf, I had a community, I had a tribe.
"It was the most beautiful experience of my life to feel accepted by others and accepted by me."
Mr Mirchandani said the experience transformed his outlook and opened opportunities around the world.
"QUT allowed me to find space, to fill my boots, to be curious, and it changed the complete geography of the world for me," he said.
"As a consequence, I've lived and worked in eight countries."
Asked what advice he would give current students, Mr Mirchandani encouraged them to embrace curiosity, discomfort and new opportunities.
"Graduating at the age of 25, you come up with all this tension about what defines success and you want to plan your whole career in front of you," he said.
"I've realised that my career didn't follow a path. I didn't have a career. I had an adventure.
"I wish I knew to keep an open mind to everything and to look at every opportunity with curiosity.
"If it feels right, take it. Have the courage. Lean into that discomfort.
"Go to different cultures, learn different ways of doing things. Try as many industries as possible before you decide you found your tribe."
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