Featured Profile · Listed · 2026
Rizwan Ahmed
Chairman, Rizy Group
Melbourne, Australia·Diversified Holdings · Education, Investment & Strategic Advisory
Chairman of Rizy Group — a globally diversified holding with interests across real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory, built on two decades of operator experience in Melbourne's education and enterprise sectors.
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Why Rizwan is featured
Rizwan Ahmed brings more than two decades of operator experience to the chairmanship of Rizy Group — a globally diversified holding he founded in 2025 with interests spanning real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory.
Before Rizy, he built Universal Institute of Technology into a Registered Training Organisation training almost 2,000 international and domestic students each year, and led the wider Universal Learning Group through six years of growth, including its expansion into higher education and accreditation under Australia's Tertiary Education Quality & Standards Agency.
Featured Profile · 2026
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Who is Rizwan?
Rizwan Ahmed is the Chairman of Rizy Group, the Melbourne-headquartered global organisation he founded in July 2025. The group operates across real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory — combining international vision with local execution across emerging and mature markets. Its founding mission, as articulated by Ahmed: creating long-term value, empowering communities, and transforming industries.
Ahmed's operator credentials were forged across two decades of executive leadership in Australia. From 2007 to 2018 he served as CEO of Universal Institute of Technology, a Registered Training Organisation that under his leadership grew to train almost 2,000 international and domestic students annually. From 2018 he served as Executive Director and CEO, then Director of the parent Universal Learning Group, providing integrity and quality-assurance oversight across the group's vocational, English-language and higher-education arms — including the TEQSA-accredited higher-education programs delivered through Universal Higher Education Pty Ltd.
Earlier in his career, Ahmed was CEO of Universell Pty Ltd from 2004 to 2011, managing a sales operation of 200 representatives across Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. The business won repeat best-sales-agency recognition from its principal clients across the period.
He holds a Master's degree in Enterprise from the University of Melbourne, a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from Swinburne University of Technology, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics from Wesley College.
Rizwan’s approach
Rizwan describes his operating style in three words: organised, focussed, self-motivated. The principles he has built Rizy Group on extend the same discipline outward — integrity, agility, and forward-thinking leadership applied to long-term value creation across diversified markets.
His record across Universal Institute of Technology and Universal Learning Group reflects the same formula: building durable institutions through the patient combination of operational discipline and quality assurance.
What does Rizwan specialise in?
Clinical and professional specialisations.
Board administration
Chair- and board-level governance across the diversified industry holdings of Rizy Group.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Acquisitions, partnerships and structured investment across emerging and mature markets.
Strategic advisory
Strategic advisory work spanning real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export and investment.
Education & training operations
Founder-CEO of a Registered Training Organisation training almost 2,000 students annually, with oversight of a TEQSA-accredited higher-education arm.
Team building & sales leadership
Building and leading high-performing teams across two decades of executive roles, including a 200-strong sales force across three Australian cities.
Cross-border operations
International vision with local execution across multiple continents and both emerging and mature markets.
Professional experience
Career history and roles.
July 2025 — Present
Chairman, Rizy Group · Melbourne
Founded and chairs Rizy Group, a globally diversified holding with interests across real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory.
January 2018 — July 2024
Director (and earlier Executive Director & CEO), Universal Learning Group · Melbourne
Led the holding company providing integrity and quality-assurance oversight across Universal Institute of Technology (vocational), Universal English (English-language training) and the TEQSA-accredited Universal Higher Education.
January 2007 — January 2018
CEO, Universal Institute of Technology · Melbourne
Day-to-day leadership of a Registered Training Organisation training almost 2,000 international and domestic students each year.
2004 — 2011
CEO, Universell Pty Ltd · Melbourne · Brisbane · Adelaide
Managed a sales force of 200 representatives across three Australian cities. The business won repeat best-sales recognition from its principal clients.
Credentials & training
Qualifications, accreditations, and continuing education.
- Master's degree, Enterprise — University of Melbourne (2014–2015)
- Graduate Diploma, Information Technology — Swinburne University of Technology (2000–2001)
- Bachelor's degree, Electronics — Wesley College (1996–1998)
- Top professional skills: Board Administration · Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) · Team Building
- Professional working proficiency in Korean
- Two decades of CEO- and Chair-level operator experience in Australian education, enterprise and investment sectors
Frequently asked about Rizwan
- Who is Rizwan Ahmed?
- Rizwan Ahmed is Chairman, Rizy Group based in Melbourne, Australia. Chairman of Rizy Group — a globally diversified holding with interests across real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory, built on two decades of operator experience in Melbourne's education and enterprise sectors.
- Where is Rizwan Ahmed based?
- Rizwan Ahmed is based in Melbourne, Australia.
- What does Rizwan Ahmed specialise in?
- Rizwan Ahmed specialises in Board administration, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategic advisory, Education & training operations, Team building & sales leadership, Cross-border operations.
- What is Rizy Group?
- Rizwan Ahmed is the Chairman of Rizy Group, the Melbourne-headquartered global organisation he founded in July 2025. The group operates across real estate, education, technology, mining, import-export, investment and strategic advisory — combining international vision with local execution across emerging and mature markets. Its founding mission, as articulated by Ahmed: creating long-term value, empowering communities, and transforming industries.
- What are Rizwan Ahmed's credentials?
- Master's degree, Enterprise — University of Melbourne (2014–2015) · Graduate Diploma, Information Technology — Swinburne University of Technology (2000–2001) · Bachelor's degree, Electronics — Wesley College (1996–1998)
- How can I contact Rizwan Ahmed?
- Rizwan Ahmed can be reached on LinkedIn.
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