Mayank Kumar
Co-Founder & MD,
upGrad
An education maven and accomplished entrepreneur, Mayank Kumar is one of the sharpest minds leading the edtech revolution in India. Mayank is the Cofounder & MD of upGrad, which within 6 years of its inception, has impacted over 2 million total registered learners over 100 countries. Mayank has spent most of his professional career in the education sector, where he has been involved in deals with over a billion dollars flowing into the sector. He has served as VP – Education at Bertelsmann and Senior Principal at The Parthenon Group. He has also worked at the Tata Strategic Group. An IIT Delhi and ISB alumnus, Mayank was named the ‘40 Under 40 Achiever’ by Business World in 2020. He was also recognised with the title of Influential Leaders of New India in 2021 by the Team Marksmen and is currently the Co-Chairperson at the India EdTech Consortium (IEC) – an IAMAI EdTech Committee.
