Peer-recognized immigration leader to drive scale, transformation, and differentiation in client service delivery
London/New York, OCTOBER 03, 2025 – Vialto Partners, a global leader in workforce mobility, tax, and immigration solutions, today announced the appointment of Ayesha Blackwell-Hawkins as Senior Vice President. She will play a central role in scaling and transforming Vialto’s award-winning immigration capabilities, and will work closely with Rob Burke, Vialto’s Chief Operating Officer, and Sharan Kundi, Vialto’s Immigration Service Leader.
“Immigration has been my passion for more than two decades, and I’m honored to join Vialto as we transform corporate immigration services using artificial intelligence and technology innovation combined with great legal talent,” said Blackwell-Hawkins. “We are uniquely positioned to transform and disrupt traditional immigration legal services. I’m excited to partner with this amazing group of professionals to continue creating world-class offerings for our clients.”
Based in New York, Blackwell-Hawkins is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of experience building immigration and global mobility programs for global companies in the high-tech and healthcare sectors, including Google, Amazon, and Johnson & Johnson. She began her legal career practicing immigration law for more than a decade, representing large multinational corporations in the financial services, fashion, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors, before joining Bristol Myers Squibb as Counsel, Immigration.
During her career, Blackwell-Hawkins has advised multinational companies on US corporate immigration law and global workforce mobility across more than 30 territories. She also served for a decade on the Board of Directors of the Council for Global Immigration (formerly the American Council on International Personnel).
“We couldn’t be more excited to add Ayesha to our leadership team,” said Rob Burke, Partner and Chief Operating Officer. “We’re already recognized as an immigration powerhouse, but her experience and perspective will help us take this award-winning immigration practice to the next level—continuing to set the standard for global mobility support.”
“Ayesha’s appointment reflects Vialto’s commitment to delivering transformative immigration programs to our clients,” said Sharan Kundi, Partner and leader of Vialto’s global immigration practice. “Ayesha’s experience at some of the world’s leading global organizations brings us valuable market perspectives, making us even better positioned to redefine what world-class immigration services look like.”
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