Raj, Sushant

Sushant Raj (BHK ’95) works as a Notary Public who specializes in real estate transitions and estate planning. He has previously worked as an athletic director, academic counsellor, and physical education instructor.

Sushant says, “I thought I would be teaching for the entire duration of my professional career and then retire. However, my interests and career journey evolved and I chose to work as a Notary Public, performing solicitor duties specializing in real estate purchases, sales, financing, leasing and estate planning.”

Sushant recalls his student days in KIN fondly. “The skills that I learned were invaluable – communication, time management, social and athletic skills were all enhanced through my life at UBC. I worked full time, so I could never commit to the varsity teams but I loved training with the UBC football and rugby players in the “Dungeon in the War Memorial.” Sushant remembers “back in ‘92, or ‘93, Dr. Gary Sinclair made me send him an email saying, ‘this was the way the academic and business world would communicate in the days ahead,’ and I thought this man must be dreaming! – well, I guess, that’s why he was the teacher and I was the student!”
Sushant began teaching as a physical education teacher and coach at St. George’s School for Boys while completing his education degree at UBC in 1997; “I loved the travel, the athletics, and the interaction with the students.”

Sushant is a valued mentor in the UBC KIN Mentorship Program. “Mentoring has been a very rewarding experience because I have learned about the hopes and fears of the current students looking to transition from academia to a professional career. I am approaching 10 years in the program and enjoying each year.”