Rachna Bahadur has been appointed as Senior Vice President to spearhead BYJU’s Global Expansion initiatives. In her new role, Rachna will be in charge of the entire planning, strategy, and roadmap for BYJU’s expansion into new and existing markets.
This appointment improves BYJU’s leadership across verticals as the company works to build world-class products, teams, and partnerships. Rachna will be in charge of expanding the footprint of BYJU’s recent acquisition of EPIC in the US market, as well as building BYJU’s next growth phase, forging new alliances, reinforcing sales, and solidifying the company’s market position globally.
“As we continue to expand and diversify our business around the world, we are focusing on hiring the best talent in the industry to help us achieve our vision of creating a community of lifelong learners,” says Pravin Prakash, Chief People Officer at BYJU’S. Rachna is a proven leader with a proven track record of achievement.
Her extensive knowledge, breadth of experience, and core understanding of consumer product practice will be of great value to us. She will be instrumental in charting a high-impact, high-growth network for BYJU’S, and we are thrilled to have her on board and look forward to aiding her on her journey.”
As BYJU’s enters the next chapter of its ongoing goal to help youngsters fall in love with learning, the firm is strengthening its leadership to drive global excellence.
BYJU’S is a purpose-driven, student-centric organization dedicated to creating world-class learning experiences, fueled by a shared passion and excellent teams, intending to influence how millions of children learn.
Rachna Bahadur, Senior VP, Global Expansion, BYJU’S, said of her hiring, “For a decade, BYJU’S has been at the front of generating value in a student’s life, and I am happy to be a part of the team that is at the vanguard of reinventing the way education is given around the world.”
I’m looking forward to working with the team to strengthen the company’s base and expand its development possibilities. From forming new alliances to expanding current ones, I look forward to developing new methods to propel BYJU’S into its next phase of expansion.”
Rachna has over 15 years of experience and formerly worked as a Partner at Bain & Company, where she was a leader in the consumer product business. She also co-led the India branch of ‘Women @ Bain,’ which attempts to create an inclusive and gender non-conforming (GNC) environment for women to thrive.
She has advised major Indian and MNC FMCGs at Bain on themes such as market entry, growth strategy, marketing, sales, M&A, and organizational design.
Rachna earned a B.A. (Hons) in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi, as well as an MBA from The Wharton School of Business. Rachna, a regular yoga practitioner, has also developed a deep interest in painting and painting herself. She also enjoys learning about other culture and cuisines.
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