Anantharaman Gopakumar — Co-Founder
Over the last 10 years, my career has traversed the full spectrum of the education and development sector—from the granular realities of a classroom to the strategic complexity of Central Government policy. My journey is defined by a unique "classroom-to-policy" perspective: I understand how decisions made in a boardroom play out on the ground because I have worked on both sides of that equation. Currently, I serve as a Deputy Manager at Deloitte in the Education and Skilling Practice, where I lead the digital architecture for India’s flagship Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives (APAAR, RVSK). In this role, I manage the integration of AI-driven analytics into the national education stack, designing systems that support over 100 million learners across 36 provinces. Prior to this, I bridged the gap between skilling and employment as a Program Manager for Generation India, managing the AWS re/Start program across India, EMEA, and APAC. My foundation in this sector was built as a Teach for India Fellow, where I led classroom instruction in a low-income government school and improved the learners academic performance. Core Competencies: • National Scale Transformation: Architecting DPI and policy implementation with Central & State Governments. • EdTech & AI: Product lifecycle management (1,000+ modules) and integrating Generative AI into public sector workflows. • Program Management: Managing multi-country skilling mandates and complex stakeholder ecosystems. • Grassroots Innovation: Service design for municipal bodies and pedagogical execution in government schools.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in EdTech and public sector consulting with a focus on digital transformation.
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience: 7 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Educational Technology
- Program Management
- Business Development
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Project Management
- Instructional Design
- Educational Leadership
- Teaching
- Software Development
- Nonprofit Management
Career Highlights
- Led digital architecture for India's flagship education initiatives.
- Managed multi-country skilling programs across diverse regions.
- Bridged classroom experiences with government policy development.
Work Experience
One Family Foundation
Global Platform Lead and Product Owner (0 mo)
Deloitte
Deputy Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)
Generation India
Program Manager - Technology (10 mos)
Program Manager - AWS re/Start (9 mos)
Extramarks Education India Pvt. Ltd.
Project Lead (1 yr 5 mos)
Curriculum Development Analyst (11 mos)
Teach For India
Fellow (1 yr 11 mos)
Revivedu
Founder (1 yr 4 mos)
Digital Impact Square, TCS Foundation
Innovator (6 mos)
TinkerHub
Former Board Member (5 yrs 6 mos)
Make A Difference
Propel fellow (11 mos)
Education
Master of Arts - MA at Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Bachelor's Degree at Cochin University of Science and Technology