Mayank Kumar

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 one of Asia’s largest integrated learning skilling and workforce development majors – upGrad that has enrolled over 10 million+ learners worldwide. 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, Europe’s largest media and education conglomerate, where he oversaw the education strategy and its multi-million-dollar investments in India. Prior to joining Bertelsmann, Mayank was the Senior Principal at The Parthenon Group, where he advised clients in the education sector on market potential, growth and market entry strategies, investment decisions as well as revenue and profit uplift strategies. He participated in deals worth US$1Bn flowing into the education sector. He worked with global clients across all geographies including China, South-East Asia, Middle East India, and South America. He has also worked at the Tata Strategic Group, advising Tata’s strategic direction.His efforts were instrumental in making upGrad’s India business model deliver high-impact results which in turn, has helped the brand rank 43rd under the FT Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2021 List in partnership with Nikkei Asia and Statista. The brand has also been amongst GS