Here's what I have been busy with● Built India's first budget-friendly spoken English program, using ubiquitous tech innovating language learning● Zero to $500K yearly revenue in 2 years, with lowest customer acquisition costs● Pivoted to schools (B2B) , hit $250K ARR in 2 years; impacting > 75000 students● Secured > $ 2M funding from leading VCs , impact and angel investors, validating our business model and growth● Built a crew of 300 go-getters and kept the ship sailing smooth, even when things got crazy

The Acumen Fellowship equips exceptional leaders with the tools to scale their social ventures and create lasting impact. As one of only 8% of applicants selected, I joined an elite cohort committed to tackling poverty through innovative, dignified solutions. This intensive program honed my leadership skills and expanded my capacity to drive meaningful social change.

Emergent Ventures is a low-overhead fellowship and grant program that supports entrepreneurs and brilliant minds with highly scalable, "zero to one" ideas for meaningfully improving society. Won a $100K grant for accelerating affordable English learning in schools and colleges in SE Asia

Lido Learning revolutionised the Indian EdTech landscape with its innovative online tutoring platform, pioneering personalised, interactive learning for K-12 students. As a founding team member, I played a crucial role in its early growth. I led key verticals and products across customer success, product development, learning strategy, leadership, sales, and tutor operations, helping Lido redefine accessible, engaging, and high-quality online education nationwide.● Led the recruitment, selection, and training efforts of over 1,200 tutors across 4 product lines● Achieved a 33% reduction (> $100K ) in tutor wage costs within one quarter by A/B testing various pricing/staffing models. ● Implemented initiatives that boosted tutor NPS to over 50 and reduced quarterly attrition to below 5%.● Collaborated with product, content, and technology teams to enhance process efficiency, increasing productivity with leaner teams.● Led multiple pivots across hiring, recruitment to meet supply/demand constraints in a highly dynamic environment.

● Built and scaled the customer success team, growing from 0 to 5,000 customers.● Revamped and introduced a tech-enabled sales training model, boosting new hire efficiency by 48%.● Led the implementation of the new sales training model for over 200 new hires.● Managed product enhancements for Lido's Virtual Classrooms and gamification features.● Designed and coordinated learning strategies across content, tutors, and student success teams to improve outcomes.● Project managed the pilot and launch of a new category: Coding.

Bridge International Academies is the world’s largest and fastest-growing chain of primary and pre-primary schools with currently more than 500 academies and 120,000 pupils in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia and Uganda.● Led recruitment of 300+ teachers across 13 Andhra Pradesh districts in 3 weeks, managing 20 officers● Organized "Teacher Observation and Feedback" workshops for 600 Mandal Education Officers in Andhra Pradesh● Led outreach for two new Chittoor schools, recruiting 16 teachers and acquiring 200 customers in year one● Pioneered India's first charter school model in Andhra Pradesh, enhancing tech-driven instruction and efficiency● Developed classroom feedback system, scaling from 4 Indian schools to 500+ globally𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬● Conducted a workshop at WISE Global Summit 2017 on "Improving Lesson Design Through Data-Driven Feedback"● Presented at CIES 2019 in San Francisco on 'Using e-readers and interactive read alouds to promote participatory learning and literacy in sub-Saharan Africa'

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) launched the CREATE program to enhance reasoning and analysis in the Intelligence Community. CREATE aims to develop structured collaboration tools that improve understanding of complex issues, evidence evaluation, and communication of uncertainties. The program focuses on creating platforms that combine diverse perspectives for thorough problem explorationMy contribution to the program● Selected as an superforecaster to test cutting-edge analytical methods for the program● Submitted predictions on outcomes of complex geopolitical, economic, and social scenarios on a global scale● Won top honours for process gain in COVID-19 uncertainty predictions for the Good Judgement Project 2.0

Testbridge was an attempt to create a crowdsourced assessment and analytics SaaS for K12 classrooms. We have built the MVP and had early conversations with a few customers. It failed to take off, because we spent way too much time on product development and almost no time on GTM and Product Validation.

Conceptualized and single-handedly developed *nixPOS, a point-of-sale software system for tracking orders, customer loyalty, and cost analytics. Built and deployed a scalable production ready application within one year across four locations of a speciality Italian restaurant chain in India, where it continues to be successfully used.

GEMS Intelligence Unit (GIU) is the global R&D and innovation think-­‐tank of GEMS Education and the Varkey Group, mandated to conceive, partner, launch and scale new initiatives and ventures that have the potential to transform the world of education. As the team lead for ODI / OER, my team has done multiple research, analysis and dissemination of breakthrough ideas, concepts and market intelligence in areas related to learning, teaching, education technology and social innovation, with the aim to expand global learning horizons and further Varkey Group’s educational values and commercial interests.● Spearheaded two innovation units, driving future-readiness and value creation● Led end-to-end innovation process: research, validation, product management, and strategic implementation● Developed 'Schools of the Future' framework for Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation● Conceptualised four revenue-generating ventures, diversifying operations across micro-credentialing, hybrid affordable schools in East Africa, and learning assessment SaaS

Thermax Social Initiative Foundation (TSIF) is the CSR arm of the Thermax Ltd. Convinced that education is key to changing the life trajectories of children from economically and socially weaker sections, the Foundation primarily focuses on initiatives in this crucial area. ● Developed 'Kaizen' - a continuous program monitoring and evaluation system for analytics and data driven program execution● Designed impact framework, tools and metrics for evaluating / reporting and measuring program impact

● Coached and managed 13 teachers from diverse schools, maximising their growth and effectiveness through tailored in-service training● Developed comprehensive teacher training curriculum aligned with NCF, enhancing pedagogical and leadership skills● Designed impact framework with key metrics, enabling rapid optimisation of training methodology● Led quasi-experimental study on English learning outcomes across 30 Pune Municipal Schools, influencing policy decisions for 16,000 students in 50 schools

Gray Matters India (GMI), aspires to transform the quality of school education through data-driven school assessment and evidence-based analytics● Led value creation-enterprise division, spearheading education research and impact evaluations for major government and NGO clients● Managed large-scale assessments and impact evaluations for India's leading impact philanthropy fund, reaching 20,000+ students nationwide● Developed in-house capability for item creation and scale development using Item Response Theory● Pioneered operations and tool development for India's first research project evaluating Public-Private Partnership schools' impact

GMC's focus is toward improving access to education for under-served children in developing countries, with a special focus on India. GMC has collaborated with a number of entrepreneurs, investment companies, NGOs, and other organisations to enhance the quality of schools through its Affordable Private Schools Initiative and School Ratings Program.● Developed 10 product lines and 3 complete products for APS space, enhancing customer value from concept to delivery● Engineered automated rating tool and methodology, enabling data-driven school performance diagnostics and improvement prioritisation● Created analytics framework for sector analysis, identifying key performance parameter correlations● Led ACER GMC assessment pilot for 18,000 participants, managing cross-functional teams to complete end-to-end process in 7 days

Joined Teach For India, a nationwide movement transforming education in under-resourced schools. Committed two years as a full-time teacher, developing into a lifelong leader dedicated to educational equity.● Taught 2nd & 3rd grade classes in low-income school, responsible for 40 students' academic progress● Implemented differentiated learning plans, boosting Math outcomes from 28% to 68% and Reading comprehension by 1.5 years in one academic year● Developed RASR framework-based assessments in math, language, and science, driving continuous improvement through data-informed decisions● Served as Fellow Advisor at TFI Training Institute, mentoring 16 fellows and conducting workshops for 150 participants● Managed team of 14 fellows as Fellow Advisor, providing comprehensive support and conducting observation-debrief cycles● Won 'Design For Change' contest by pioneering entrepreneurship for self sufficiency model with school children

At Nixvector Tech, a cutting-edge web development and consulting firm, I leveraged open-source solutions to deliver cost-effective, high-impact results for international clients.● Led 4-person development team for 15 months, successfully managing critical overseas projects● Transformed inexperienced team into high-performing unit, consistently meeting service level agreements● Spearheaded development of key software for West African Education Council, reducing project execution time by 30%● Designed core components of publishing solution for major Italian media company, achieving 99% end-user satisfaction

• Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate students-Lab courses in Introductory Biology, Microbiology, Recombinant DNA Technology Lab• Achieved consistent teacher rating of 3.5+ in all courses based on End of Year student evaluations