Vedantu names ex-Googler Nikhil Rungta as Chief Growth Officer

Live online learning platform Vedantu has announced the appointment of Nikhil Rungta as Chief Growth Officer. In his new role, he will be tasked to scale and drive growth across all business units while directly reporting to Vamsi Krishna, CEO & Co-Founder. His mandate will include brand, social and digital marketing, strategic partnerships, PR and YouTube. Nikhil will also play a critical role in strengthening the Vedantu brand.

Vamsi Krishna, CEO & Co-Founder, Vedantu said, “As we look towards creating impact at scale, Nikhil’s extensive background and skills will spearhead growth for our various business verticals. Nikhil is an industry veteran and adept at consumer tech & start-up space solving complex and real time business challenges.” 

He also added that the company believes Nikhil’s high leadership background is the kind of expertise they need in Vedantu to succeed in all spheres and welcome him.

Nikhil has collected strong management experience across consumer internet, technology, and SaaS organisations in his career spanning over twenty years. Previously, he has held leadership roles at Google, Intuit, Yahoo, Reliance Jio, Housing.com and Yatra.com. He has successfully scaled businesses, built marquee brands, and led high performance teams, in both turnaround and high-growth situations.  

Nikhil Rungta, Chief Growth Officer, Vedantu said, “Vedantu is a student-centric brand that aims to provide education to every student by encouraging them to achieve their dreams. I am delighted to embark on a new journey in the EdTech sector and look forward to taking Vedantu to the next level of growth by building scalable solutions and improving learning outcomes for every child across the country.” 

Nikhil’s robust experience across global companies and start-ups will help accelerate growth at Vedantu.