Sumeet Mehta

Co Founder and Co CEO

Lead Group

Sumeet Mehta is Co-Founder and CEO, LEAD, India’s largest School EdTech company and the first unicorn in the segment.As Co-Founder and CEO of LEAD, Sumeet’s vision is to make excellent education accessible and affordable for every child, by transforming affordable private schools across India. Sumeet draws inspiration from his journey of growing up in a family of teachers in a small town in India, to running businesses in consumer products and education companies. His experience in running schools with his Co-Founder helped him develop LEAD’s Integrated System and scale the company to its current size.Before founding LEAD, Sumeet was the Chief Executive Officer at Zee Learn (2007 to 2012). Sumeet successfully scaled Zee Learn 5X with presence across pre-schools, K-12 schools and school solutions. Prior to this, Sumeet spent eight years at Procter & Gamble Singapore, where he led Healthcare and Skincare businesses across the APAC region.An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and PEC Chandigarh, Sumeet grew up in Pathankot, Punjab, and currently lives in Mumbai with his family. He is an avid reader and traveler.