Pranav Kothari
Pranav Kothari is the CEO of Educational Initiatives (Ei). He has been with Ei for over a decade and has made significant contributions to the company through his involvement in Ei Mindspark (the personalised and adaptive learning solution), and as the head of HR, Gifted Student Education, and Ei Shiksha. Under his leadership, Ei Mindspark…
Sridhar Rajagopalan
Sridhar Rajagopalan is an educational entrepreneur who has helped change the way student-learning outcomes are seen in India. He worked in IBM India for two and a half years before co-founding and running Eklavya School in Ahmedabad. Sridhar is a member of various central and state government committees related to education, including the committee for…
Girish Raichandani
Girish is a CA with over 16 years of work experience with various organisations in the domain of consulting, statutory audits, and compliance. He has led the Finance and Commercial functions in start-ups and e-commerce companies as well as in the B2B function within the education space. He has held the All-India Rank of 9,…
Kannan Perumal
Kannan ensures that Ei builds a world-class technology team that keeps our products honed for greatness. Being passionate about technology, Kannan has always felt that there is always more to learn, and new boundaries to explore and indulges in a wide spectrum of tech and tech-related aspects. Entering the EdTech Industry was quite honestly a…
Subhash Bansiwal
Subhash has around 30 years of experience in various aspects of Human Resources, Businesses, and Operations. He has worked in multiple companies which include Healthcare start-up, Consulting, IT, and Manufacturing. He also had an entrepreneurial stint as a Founder of an executive search company. Subhash leads the Human Resources as CHRO at Ei. Subhash believes…
Nishchal Shukla
Nishchal Shukla leads Educational Initiatives’ (Ei) Pedagogical Research division. His team delves deep into understanding students’ thinking and learning methods for different concepts and subjects. Nishchal also oversees the ‘Comprehensive Assessment System’ project for the US market. During his 12-year tenure at Ei, he has worked on tool development, data analysis, product development, capacity-building workshops,…
Aarthi Muralidharan
Aarthi leads Ei’s Learning Solutions and Assessments division including Ei Mindspark Maths, Ei Mindspark English, ASSET and Detailed Assessment. She is passionate about education and giving children from all socio-economic backgrounds access to quality education. She believes that the use of technology is the way ahead to address the many challenges in this space. This…
Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal is passionate about solving for learning outcomes in public schools of India. He currently leads Ei’s work on large scale assessments and Ei Mindspark in regional languages, working with government, foundations, CSRs and civil society partners. Ritesh has a rich experience of working with governments, institutional funders, and other key stakeholders in the…
Varathkanth E
Varath has extensive experience in creating new and impactful leaning initiatives. He has previously worked at Equitas Microfinance (now a Small Finance Bank) to head the New Initiatives team. In his 7 years there, he launched for-profit products and social initiatives in education, healthcare & retail. In 2016, he bootstrapped a startup to promote English…