About

Mayank Sahu is a highly accomplished professional with over 6 years of experience in the education industry. He is currently a Founding Member of FrontRow, a company that provides online learning solutions to students. In his role as a Founding Member - Strategy & Business, he is responsible for driving the company's growth and expansion. Prior to his current role, Mayank was Head - Emerging Technology & Management Programs at upGrad, where he was part of the core leadership team. He scaled up the annual revenue of M&T programs by 4.5X over the last year and handled 20% of upGrad's annual digital marketing spends across 14 products. He spearheaded a team of 135 counsellors accounting for 50% of annual revenue within Inside Sales vertical and established 4 specialized teams to optimize revenue. He played a pivotal role in business expansion into Tier-2 emerging markets with an expected up-sight of 20% Q-o-Q. Mayank has also worked as a Program Marketing Manager - Emerging Technology Programs at upGrad, where he conducted rationalization across 14 products resulting in a clear priority structure in any budget/resource allocation exercise. He formulated market entry strategy and launched 14 market fit products accounting for 25% of upGrad's revenue. He set up a highly focused product team to revive a high priority program increasing its revenue by 3X in 2 quarters and implemented 360 degrees revamp approach on product, communications, and sales to double the top-line in a year. He also de-prioritized sick products while improving the sales efficiency by 35%. Mayank holds a B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biochemical engineering and Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has received several awards throughout his career, including the Times Now Amazing Indians Award 2015 and the IIT Delhi Pearl award in 2014 and 2015. Mayank's experience in the education industry has made him a valuable asset to any organization looking to grow and expand in this sector.