IndiaEdXpert
Founder and CEO
- Helped 25+ EdTech brands establish their business across India.
- Helps international education solution providers build Indian curriculum-fit solutions, with an evidence-based go-to-market strategy validated with schools.
Experience
Twenty years, four continents.
Education ventures I have built, the enterprise programs I have led, and the engineering years where it started.
20+years
3education ventures
12organisations served
4continents
Education ventures
Building in Indian education
Three ventures, one aim: helping global and Indian education providers succeed with Indian schools and colleges.
Skillern Academy
Co-Founder and CEO
- Certified skills programmes run with partner schools, PU colleges and degree colleges.
- NSDC and EMax certification.
India Market Entry
Co-Founder and Strategy
- Market entry strategy for international education and publishing companies coming to India.
Education brands
Brands and schools we have worked with
Global and Indian education brands my team and I have advised or worked with, from EdTech and test prep to publishers, curriculum providers and schools. The same list appears in the IndiaEdXpert company profile.
BYJU’S
Great Learning
WhiteHat Jr
Aakash
Osmo
Sistema ETAPA
MathsWatch
OneHE
Uxcel
Well-Trained Mind Press
SaySomethingIn
English Pathway
Dataworks Educational Research
International Curriculum Association
Stellar Virtual
bettertogether³
Super Leadership Global
Logiscool
Palo
Klik2learn
World One School
International School
Earth Cubs
Number Hive
Young Minds Inspired
Johnnie Max
We Skoolhouse
The Poly Kids
2015 – present
Enterprise programs and strategy
Client programs, corporate strategy roles and a med-tech start-up, newest first.
SI Group and Regional Water AuthorityClient
Technical Program Manager · Bengaluru, for US clients
Client engagement. Employed through NavYaan Consulting until January 2025, then Camelot Integrated Lab Solutions after an internal transfer.
- Leads the end-to-end SAP Ariba Sourcing, Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, and Contracts implementation for the RWA project.
- Ran a global supplier summit reaching 7,500+ suppliers and onboarded 700+ within one month.
- Leads the SAP MRO app on SAP BTP for SIG as project manager.
PfizerClient
Program Manager, GTMx Business Transformation EMEA · Europe and North Africa
Client engagement with IBM, employed through NavYaan Consulting.
- Led the GTMx transformation across Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- Ran operational communication, change management and market readiness with country leadership and the strategy lead.
Byju's (Think and Learn)
Manager, Program Management (PMO) · Bengaluru
- Set up PMO governance for 55+ projects and 3,500+ people.
- Delivered the project plan for a $200,000 CAT project.
Welspun Global Brands
Manager, Strategy and Operations · Bengaluru
- Digital channel strategy that lifted lead conversion from 1.5% to 3.5%.
- Zonal operating plan worth $15M and 50+ new channel partners.
VIBIL Technologies
Program Manager, Corporate Strategy · Bengaluru
- Corporate strategy and annual operating plan with the Group CEO and board.
- Business cases for new regions, products and services.
Vandana Global
Senior Manager, Strategy and Analysis; Head of Costing · Raipur
- Capital investment decisions for the CEO: cost-benefit, NPV, IRR, payback and breakeven analysis.
- Product costing and P&L forecasting.
Blue Ocean Med TechCo-founder
Co-Founder, Strategy and Operations · Faridabad
- Financial strategy for home care: feasibility, pricing, channel financial models and five-year cash flows.
- Built a North India distribution channel and sales team.
Francorp India
Senior Manager, Research and Strategy · Faridabad
- 20+ go-to-market and expansion projects across education, F&B, healthcare, wellness, retail and services.
- Retail expansion strategy for an international English language training brand entering India.
Match My Thesis
Strategy Analyst · Copenhagen
- Strategic and financial planning for customised projects with business schools: revenue streams, pricing and positioning.
2005 – 2014
Engineering foundations
Eight years of plant and project planning in petrochemicals and LNG.
RasGas
Project Planner · Ras Laffan, Qatar
Employed through Qatar National Facility Services.
- Cut project timelines by 15% through scheduling and critical-path planning.
- Planned a 273-work-order shutdown with a team of 19.
Haldia Petrochemicals
Management Trainee to Assistant Manager, Project Management · Haldia, India
- Planned three major plant shutdowns and a $256M capacity expansion with a team of ten engineers.
- Capex budgets, feasibility studies and SAP implementations across PM, MM, PP and QM.
Advisory and giving back
Advisory, mentoring and volunteering
GWSE
Member of the Advisory Board and Mentor, Copenhagen
Served on the advisory board and as a mentor for six years.
MBA Industry Mentor
S P Jain School of Global Management
Mentored an MBA candidate on industry perspective, business model, go-to-market strategy and thesis.
Strategy Analyst
The Humanitarian Water and Food Award, Copenhagen
Business strategy to expand the market and raise $50,000.
Global Mentorship Program
Mentor
Recognised as a mentor in the 2023–24 programme.
Cph Volunteers
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Fashion Festival, and a welcome reception for 400+ guests at International House.
Organisations I have worked with or for
- SI Group
Regional Water Authority- Pfizer
IBM- Byju's
- Welspun
- VIBIL
- Vandana Global
GN ReSound
Fibrenetix- RasGas
- Haldia Petrochemicals
