The Balancing Act with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA · 2026-07-23 · 35 min
What does a country actually lose when it makes it harder for the world’s top talent to build a life there? In this episode of the Balancing Act podcast, Andy speaks with Vasanthan “Vas” Ramakrishnan - founder and principal consultant of Ascend HSI Advisory Partners, who helps high-skilled scientists, engineers, researchers, and founders navigate the extraordinary-ability pathways into the U.S., and who earned his own green card the same way. Together they draw the line between wage arbitrage and genuine talent mobility - and make the case that a freer flow of skilled expertise tends to make economies stronger, not weaker. Tune in to episode 255 to hear how Vas turned a job lost during COVID into an award-winning global nonprofit, why he tells anxious American workers that keeping talent out won’t protect them, and the reframe at the heart of his work: he doesn’t make his clients extraordinary - they already are. AndrewTemte.com
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