Deepak Hariharan

CEO

Delhi, India18 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led transformative growth in EdTech, HealthTech, and Food Delivery.
Scaled ventures to market leadership and profitability.
Founded a successful youth mentorship platform.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in EdTech and HealthTech with a strong entrepreneurial background.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyLeadershipBusiness GrowthBusiness ExpansionGo-to-market StrategyBusiness Growth StrategiesCustomer ExperienceEntrepreneurshipYouth MentoringManagement ConsultingBusiness Consulting

Other Skills

Organizational LeadershipEducationStrategyRevenue & Profit GrowthMarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipAccount ManagementProduct LaunchEarly-stage StartupsMentoringInfrastructureReal EstateOutcome Driven InnovationSales GrowthBusiness Process Improvement

About

Driving transformative growth and market dominance for over 17 years, I am a results-oriented business leader with a proven ability to scale ventures into category leaders across EdTech, HealthTech, and Food Delivery. As Business Head at LEAD Group, India's #1 School Edtech & Unicorn, I own a portfolio of 3,000 schools in 400+ cities across India. My teams directly impact 1 million students, focusing on enhancing learning outcomes, scaling integrated solutions, and empowering schools to achieve sustained growth. Previously, I played a key role in the exponential scale-up of two other unicorn trailblazers to market leader positions: Tata 1mg, India's leading healthtech platform, and Zomato, India's largest food delivery platform. My entrepreneurial journey began with founding MentorYes, a youth mentorship platform about a decade ago, following a long stint in management consulting. Beyond corporate leadership, I am committed to leveraging innovation for societal impact and fostering the next generation of talent.

Experience

18 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Lead group

4 roles

Chief Business Officer

Promoted

Aug 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

3.5 Million Students. 8,000 Schools. 50,000 Teachers.
That's the sheer scale of the mission we're driving every day at LEAD Group, India's largest and fastest-growing School EdTech company.
Our comprehensive Integrated School Learning System is a revolution in learning — improving student outcomes and enhancing teaching effectiveness across 400+ cities and towns.
As the Chief Business Officer, my mandate is simple: ensure this engine runs flawlessly. I work with our amazing field teams and cross-functional teams to focus on three non-negotiables:
1 - Ensuring every student achieves their best possible learning outcome.
2 - Empowering every teacher to be the best educator they can be.
3 - Enabling every partner school achieves great success and growth.
The future of education in India is being built at scale. Thrilled to be contributing to this.

Business GrowthBusiness StrategyLeadershipOrganizational LeadershipEducation

Business Head

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

As the Head of LEAD's Learning Systems division, I drive the growth and impact for 3,000 schools across 400+ Indian cities, directly influencing the educational journey of 1 million students. This role is instrumental in solidifying LEAD's position as the leading EdTech unicorn.
I run a 250-member high-performing team, focused on (in this order):
1 - Achieving exceptional learning outcomes through the seamless implementation of our integrated learning systems.
2 - Cultivating school success and expansion, ensuring every partner school meets its growth aspirations.
3 - Maximizing value retention and accelerating business scale for LEAD, securing our market leadership.

LeadershipBusiness GrowthStrategy

Head of Expansion

Apr 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

As Expansion Head, I spearheaded the strategic planning and execution that scaled the LEAD Group business, consistently adding over 1,000 schools annually through my 150-strong sales organization:
1 - Optimizing the entire funnel for new school acquisitions through robust process development, driving unparalleled efficiency and scale.
2 - Leading and empowering nationwide teams to evangelize our cutting-edge product, overcome market challenges, and secure significant market growth.
3 - Ensuring effective school operationalization, with seamless launch, integration, and immediate value delivery for our partners, thereby solidifying LEAD's market leadership.

EducationLeadershipBusiness GrowthBusiness ExpansionGo-to-Market StrategyStrategy+1

Senior Vice President - Growth

Jul 2022 – Apr 2023 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

I focused on driving the core growth strategy and central channels to expand LEAD's school portfolio. My key contributions were:
1 - Developing comprehensive strategies for efficient nationwide scale-up.
2 - Crafting and refining go-to-market approaches.
3 - Monitoring business health and economics for strategic insights.
4 - Owning central feeder channels to accelerate growth.
This role was pivotal in driving up LEAD's expansion.

Business ExpansionGo-to-Market StrategyRevenue & Profit GrowthStrategy

Tata 1mg

Head - Regional Businesses and Offline Channels

Dec 2020 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

As Head of Regional Businesses and Offline Channels, I played a pivotal role in scaling Tata 1mg to its category-leading position in HealthTech. I built, led, and empowered high-performing regional teams to drive significant growth, profitability, and enhanced user experience across the country. My responsibilities included:
1 - Spearheading multiplier growth of the offline affiliate and inside sales channels, significantly expanding market reach and customer acquisition.
2 - Building and leading regional business teams focused on achieving ambitious targets across growth, profitability, and user experience charters.
3 - Providing strategic business mentorship and guidance to diverse marketing functions, including digital marketing, partnerships, design, communications, social media, and research, fostering cross-functional alignment and performance.
My leadership was instrumental in driving the expansion that solidified Tata 1mg's dominant market position.

Business Growth StrategiesLeadershipMarketingRevenue & Profit GrowthCross-functional Team Leadership

Zomato

AVP - Restaurant and Customer Excellence

Jan 2018 – Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

In this role, I was instrumental in driving Zomato's market dominance by leading strategic initiatives focused on both restaurant and customer excellence. My key contributions included:
1 - Managing and expanding the restaurant portfolio, ensuring a seamless and high-quality ordering experience for millions of customers. I owned the end-to-end restaurant journey, from product interface and sales operations to support and financing.
2 - Directing a comprehensive turnaround of customer experience, implementing a "Customer First" philosophy, optimizing customer product and policy, and establishing "Zero-defect Delivery" standards.
3 - Pioneering the launch of "Zomato Market" (Grocery/Essential Delivery) - during COVID, overseeing key facets across business development to operations to product and key account management.
4 - Conceptualizing and introducing "Launchpad," a scale-up program that empowered 50,000 grassroots restaurants - driving 2x+ growth within a quarter.

Business GrowthAccount ManagementCustomer ExperienceProduct Launch

Feedback infra

3 roles

Senior Advisor

Nov 2015 – Jul 2016 · 8 mos

As a Senior Advisor on a freelance basis for Feedback INFRA, I provided strategic consulting and advisory services on high-impact projects. My role involved:
1 - Serving as a client-facing consultant, operating in a capacity equivalent to a Principal or Partner on key mandates.
2 - Contributing to team development, leveraging my expertise to guide and mentor project teams.
3 - Delivering specialized insights and recommendations to address critical business challenges for the organization's clients.
This engagement allowed me to continue leveraging my deep industry knowledge and strategic advisory skills on targeted, high-value initiatives - while working on my startup, MentorYes in parallel.

Principal / Lead Consultant

May 2008 – Nov 2015 · 7 yrs 6 mos

As a Principal / Lead Consultant at Feedback INFRA, I played a senior leadership role, driving strategic consulting engagements across a wide spectrum of sectors within the then-booming real estate and infrastructure industries. My responsibilities and achievements included:
1 - Leading approximately 60 diverse consulting engagements, delivering high-impact strategic solutions for clients.
2 - Overseeing a team of 30 consultants and analysts, providing mentorship, guidance, and fostering professional development.
3 - Directly responsible for ~35% of the P&L, demonstrating significant contribution to the firm's financial performance.
4 - Spearheading business development efforts, cultivating client relationships at CXO levels, and ensuring successful project delivery and strategic planning.
This role honed my expertise in strategic problem-solving, client management, and team leadership within complex industry landscapes.

Management ConsultingBusiness ConsultingInfrastructureReal Estate

Summer Intern

Apr 2007 – Jun 2007 · 2 mos · Greater Delhi Area

1 - Business Plans in Logistics / Transportation
2 - Market Entry Strategy for a leading logistics player
Received a Pre-Placement Job Offer (which I took up)

Mentoryes

Founder and CEO

Nov 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Delhi Area

In my role as Founder and CEO, I led MentorYes, a dynamic mentorship platform designed to connect students and professionals with expert guidance for career and education advancement. My key achievements and responsibilities included:
1 - Cultivating a robust global mentor base, successfully recruiting 1,500+ mentors spanning top institutions and 45 industries, ensuring diverse and high-quality guidance.
2 - Forging impactful associations and partnerships with prestigious organizations like IIMA, IIMC, IITD, IITB, Ashoka University, and Young India Challenge, enhancing platform visibility and service offerings.
3 - Building and managing a 15-member cross-functional team, providing leadership and training across Product, Marketing, Sales, Operations, CRM, Tech, and Finance to drive all aspects of the business.
My entrepreneurial drive in this role created significant value for aspiring individuals seeking professional and educational growth.

EntrepreneurshipEarly-stage StartupsBusiness GrowthYouth MentoringMentoring