Dr. Himanshu Puri, Ph.D — Co-Founder
Dr. Himanshu Puri has a multi-faceted career with an experience of over 16 years in the Legal-tech, Ed-tech and Education sectors. He is associated with LegitQuest as Co-founder & COO heading the financial operations, product marketing, customer success, HR & administration of the company along with managing relations with the investors and external stakeholders. At Legitquest, he has been involved in raising $2 million in seed and pre-series A funding rounds. He is also an Independent Board Advisor with Pumpkin Cosmetics, a D To C startup incubated by SIC, and Senior Board Advisor with GrabGuidance, an ed-tech venture accelerated by Starta VC, US and Incubated by IIT Mandi. He is an active Startup Mentor with Satna Incubation centre. He had worked with upgrad.com, a unicorn Ed-tech startup, for strategising the online content. He also has experience of working full time with various universities and B-Schools. Right now, he is been actively involved with many B-Schools and University’s Entrepreneurship Cell to mentor the upcoming young founders. By qualification, he is a doctorate (PhD) in the area of Management and holds a double Master's degree in Business Administration and Commerce (MBA & M.Com).
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in EdTech and LegalTech sectors with strong startup mentorship capabilities.
Location: Delhi, India
Experience: 13 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Leadership
- Start-up Leadership
- Mentoring
- Growth Marketing
- Brand Development
- Start-up Support
- Digital Marketing
- Entrepreneurship Education
- Content Development
- Program Management
- Teaching
- Career Counseling
Career Highlights
- Co-founder and COO of LegitQuest with successful funding rounds.
- Experienced mentor for startups and entrepreneurship education.
- PhD in Management with extensive teaching background.
Work Experience
E-Cell IIT Madras
Startup Mentor (4 mos)
Pumpkin Cosmetics
Independent Board Advisor (9 mos)
Satna Incubation Center
Startup Mentor (2 yrs 8 mos)
GrabGuidance
Senior Board Advisor (5 yrs 6 mos)
Legitquest
Co-founder & COO (8 yrs 9 mos)
UpGrad.com
Content Strategist (1 yr 9 mos)
Institute Of Marketing and Management
Assistant Professor (Management) & Faculty Management (1 yr 6 mos)
IILM
Assistant Professor (Management) & Admission's Territory Head (1 yr 4 mos)
Amity University
Sr. Lecturer (Management) & Event Coordinator (3 mos)
DELHI INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Lecturer (Management) & Placement Coordinator (2 yrs 11 mos)
Indian Oil Corporation
Intern Analyst (3 mos)
Education
Executive Program in Business Management at Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at IBS Hyderabad
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Mewar University
Master of Commerce at Annamalai University
Junior Research Fellowship and NET at University Grant Commission
NCMP Certification (Level 2) at National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
10+2 at DAV Public School
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
