A tech-savvy business leader with a global mindset, Rajiv has over 25 years of experience & expertise in setting up businesses from scratch across multiple industries spread over a spectrum of geographies like India, China, UAE & North America.
He capitalised his passion for education at an early stage of his career by building an e-learning startup in the 90s, later acquired by IL&FS. Continuing his purpose & belief, Rajiv pioneered the online assessment business for Manipal in the mid-2000s. Through a strategic forefront, he also built a strong foundation for his manufacturing enterprise in China & UAE, that provided engineering components in the HVAC industry to major global organisations.
Beginning his journey at NMIMS in 2014, Rajiv started to fill what he saw as a void between quality education and its accessibility. Using technology as a growth catalyst he transformed this traditional education giant to become an online consumer platform for quality learning. 5 years later, the same platform is accessed by 40,000+ active students & continues to grow at a rapid pace. As a leader, Rajiv mentors a strategically-selected executive management team along with aspiring young professionals to bring out the best in themselves.