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About me
I am a Product, Growth, Strategy, and GTM leader with 9+ years of experience building and scaling digital businesses across EdTech, AI, and high-growth startup environments.
My work sits at the intersection of product strategy, growth, go-to-market, monetization, lifecycle optimization, category building, and business execution. I do my best work in roles that require both strategic thinking and hands-on execution — turning ambiguous opportunities into structured plans, scalable products, and durable growth engines.
Over the years, I have built and scaled businesses across Emeritus, Great Learning, and Unacademy, working across 0→1 launches, platform scaling, product-led growth, monetization, lifecycle journeys, and P&L-linked business performance.
Recently, I led product strategy and portfolio growth at Emeritus for a portfolio of AI, GenAI, ML, and Agentic AI upskilling products. My role spans market discovery, positioning, launch execution, growth, iteration, and cross-functional delivery across product, growth, content, engineering, and academic teams.
Previously, at Great Learning, I helped build and scale Great Learning Academy to 14M+ learners and worked across growth, monetization, lifecycle programs, low-CAC acquisition systems, and revenue-focused launches. My work involved solving for user growth, activation, engagement, retention, and business performance while partnering closely with leadership on scaling new bets.
Earlier, at Unacademy, I was part of the hypergrowth journey from Series B to Series F, owned P&L, launched multiple revenue categories, and worked closely with founders and senior leadership on 0→1 initiatives, GTM, and category growth.
Across roles, I have worked deeply across Product Strategy, Growth Strategy, GTM, Monetization, 0→1 Business Building, Category Scaling, Cross-Functional Leadership, and Operating Systems.
I have also been deeply involved in AI-first workflows across product strategy, research synthesis, curriculum design, workflow acceleration, and decision support. I am especially interested in how AI can reshape business systems.
Selected impact:
• Scaled a digital learning platform to 14M+ users
• Generated $1M+ first-year revenue for new product launches
• Owned P&L and launched multiple revenue categories
• Built and led cross-functional teams across product, growth, content, and operations
Top skills
Product Strategy • Growth Strategies • Leadership • Problem Solving • Analytical Skills
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