An education maven and accomplished entrepreneur, Mayank Kumar is one of the sharpest minds leading the edtech revolution in India. Mayank is the Co-founder & MD of Asia's largest integrated learning skilling and workforce development & placement company - upGrad, which within 8 years of its inception, has enrolled over 10 million+ learners worldwide.

Mayank has spent most of his professional career in the education sector and has been involved in deals with over a billion dollars flowing into the sector. He has served as VP-Education at Bertelsmann, Senior Principal at The Parthenon Group, a Board Member at iNurture and has worked at the Tata Strategic Group, advising Tata's strategic direction.

An IIT Delhi and ISB alumnus, Mayank was named the “40 Under 40 Achiever of the year” by Business World Disrupt in 2017 and “BW Education 40 under 40 Achiever” by Business World in 2020.