Ankur Dhawan

CEO

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India21 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built a multi-million dollar business from scratch.
  • Led digital transformation initiatives across multiple industries.
  • Expert in AI-powered solutions for education and real estate.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and EdTech leader with expertise in AI-driven business strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DevelopmentBusiness Strategy

Other Skills

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceBusiness PlanningCompetitive AnalysisConsultingEducational TechnologyEntrepreneurshipGo-to-market StrategyManagement ConsultingPre-salesSalesStrategy

About

🚀 Technology & AI-Driven Business Leader | Scaling Startups | Digital Growth With over two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, product innovation, and business strategy, I specialize in scaling tech-driven businesses, leveraging AI, automation, and data-driven decision-making to drive operational efficiency and growth. For me, businesses exist for their customers and hence I start with customers at the center whether building a growth strategy or focusing on product features. Currently, as Chief Product & Technology Officer at upGrad, I lead initiatives that optimize product and tech infrastructure, reduce costs, and enhance customer engagement through cutting-edge solutions. Previously, as President of upGrad Study Abroad, I built a multi-million dollar business from zero, transforming the study-abroad industry with an innovative study model. My career spans leadership roles at PropTiger, Buddy4Study, Pine Labs, and BCG, where I have successfully: ✅ Consolidated tech & product teams to enhance efficiency and reduce costs ✅ Built AI-powered solutions for education, real estate, and fintech ✅ Led digital transformation initiatives across multiple industries ✅ Established and scaled businesses to multimillion-dollar revenues I thrive at the intersection of customers, business strategy and deep tech innovation, building scalable solutions that redefine industries. I am highly excited about this AI wave and agentic future that is going to transform industries. Let's connect and explore synergies in AI, product innovation, and digital transformation!

Experience

Upgrad

2 roles

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Promoted

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · On-site

  • Responsible for Product and Technology at upGrad
Product DevelopmentEducational TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business StrategyEntrepreneurship

Business Head - upGrad Study Abroad

Dec 2020 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · On-site

  • President, Study Abroad at upGrad

Buddy4study

Chief Operating Officer

Apr 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida Area, India

Proptiger.com

3 roles

Chief Investment Officer

Jan 2017 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Chief Business Officer

Promoted

Apr 2015 – Apr 2019 · 4 yrs

  • In this role, Ankur leads the value proposition for customers seeking ready-to-move-in and resale properties at PropTiger. He is responsible for the P&L of this business vertical and has successfully built it from the ground up into a significant contributor to PropTiger’s overall performance.

VP Information Services and Consulting

Aug 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • In this role, Ankur Dhawan was responsible for building the Real Estate Data Services business at PropTiger.com. Over his 2.5-year tenure, he established robust processes for real estate data collection, implemented continuous quality improvement initiatives, and developed differentiated data products. He also played a key role in setting up the sales team and creating a sustainable revenue stream for the business.

Pine labs private limited

2 roles

VP, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives

Apr 2012 – Aug 2012 · 4 mos

  • As a VP BD I was involved in helping CEO in Business Planning for next 3 years and fund raising. I also had additional responsibility of defining business model for Retail Promotions business

Head, Promozone

Aug 2010 – Aug 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Heading Pine Labs entry into new domain of POS promotions leveraging its large retailer base
  • Responsible for defining business model, go to market strategy,
  • Overseeing product development
  • Driving promotions sourcing team for revenue targets
  • Setting up backend operations

The boston consulting group

Consultant

May 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Have worked across Industry and functions. The list will grow as months pass by.
  • Snippets of my experience
  • 1. Helped a cement major to reduce its logistics cost base
  • 2. Helped a oil major develop vision for its next 20 years
  • 3. Helped a telecom equipment major offshore its business and technical processes to India
  • 4. Developed a new retail strategy for an Industrial goods company
  • 5. Helping an Industrial goods company improve its in-plant operations and develop competitive advantage to emerge as a winner through a downturn

Edelweiss capital

Internship

May 2006 – Jun 2006 · 1 mo

Mentor graphics noida

Senior Member Consulting Staff

Aug 2002 – Jun 2005 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Worked for two softwares (RTLC and Modelsim) in my 3 year tenure at Mentor Graphics. Responsible for adding new features, supporting customers and mentoring freshers at Mentor Graphics

Education

International Certified Career Coach

ICCC Foundation — Career Guidance and Coaching

Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

PGP — Strategy

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

BTech — Computer Science

Jan 1998 – Jan 2002

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