Experience

Classrooms to boardrooms.

Language lecturer in 2010, edtech CLO, now founder. Each role added a new layer to how I read the education sector. Tap any role to expand it.

Career

Building education at scale

  • Building a capability-based educator assessment and hiring platform for schools.
  • Y Combinator Startup School alumnus (2025).
  • Led learning design, alliances and partnerships, and blended and offline learning models for a cradle-to-grave learning offering.
  • Developed go-to-market strategy and product–market fit for new products; grew revenue streams for existing ones.
  • Drove national and international accreditations and built the organisation's standing on industry forums.
  • Headed product curriculum development for language learning across LEAD's school network.
  • Led the launch of new products under the LEAD offering.
  • Built product content and a strong teaching workforce for skill-based learning for ages 4 to 14.
  • Led a team of around 80 people building curriculum design and holding quality standards for learning content.
  • Launched the Commerce product in 2018 with 3,000+ learning videos built by 10 subject-matter experts and 20 freelancers.
  • Led development of 6,000+ videos, 600+ educational cue cards and 30,000+ questions powering AI-based chat support.
  • Built curricula for 25+ national and international education boards and 10+ competitive exams.
  • Launched the Live Class product for Commerce and Social Sciences.
  • Reached 100% internships and placements, with a 3× jump in placement packages.
  • Built collaborations with CII, FICCI, IMC and 500+ industry partners; Taskforce Committee Member at CII, West Zone.
  • Taught Business Communication and Human Resource Management.
  • Set up three centres across Mumbai within 10 months.
  • Designed the CEFRL-based French curriculum and led German, Japanese, Spanish and Mandarin programmes.
  • Ran faculty recruitment, induction and development training; built international student-exchange partnerships.
  • Planned 6 academic programmes across Dubai, Singapore and Sydney; managed 6 programme coordinators.
  • Worked with 100+ faculty across 20+ nationalities; mentored MBA students on internships and industry projects.
  • Taught Business Communication, HRM, Logistics & SCM, Commerce and French; trained new teachers.
  • Founded SIES Skyline, the college newsletter, and recruited and trained a ten-member editorial team.
  • Consulted on educator recruitment for IB, IGCSE, ICSE, CBSE and State Board online teaching (Brainnr).
Academia

Teaching & honorary appointments

2025 –

Visiting Professor & PG Research Guide

IISM · University of Mumbai

Product Innovation Management and Design Thinking for bachelors and masters students.

2025

Member Secretary, Expert Committee on Teaching-Learning Pedagogy

CHETNA · SNDT Women's University

Honorary position shaping pedagogy standards.

2021 – 22

Honorary Member, Board of Studies

Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies

PG programme in Sports Management.

2017 – 18

Visiting Professor

Ramnarain Ruia College & SIES College · University of Mumbai

Communications and Human Resource Management.

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