New Delhi: Khan Academy India, a non-profit education organization, has appointed Swati Vasudevan as Country Director in India
New Delhi: Khan Academy India, a non-profit education organization, has appointed Swati Vasudevan as Country Director in India. She will oversee the India operations and will be responsible for driving the growth of Khan Academy in India.
Vasudevan has over 25 years of leadership experience in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. He has served as the COO at the Gates Foundation India Country Office and co-founded and manages the Indian School of Public Policy, a graduate-level educational institution, as their founding CEO. He has also mentored and mentored startups in the edtech and health-tech verticals.
Engineer from IIT Delhi and MBA from Chicago Booth Vasudevan started his career as Field Engineer, worked with Schlumberger on Oil Rigs and worked in many countries in Far East, South East Asia and worked for 10 years in USA . She has worked for McKinsey, Schneider Electric and Sleep Number.
Khan Academy started its operations in 2017 with around 6,000 monthly users and now caters to over 10,00,000 monthly users in 2022. In addition to increasing access, Khan Academy is committed to making learning content accessible in more regional languages in India so that every student can learn in their preferred language. Khan Academy partnered with the state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra to make quality education accessible to public schools. The organization is poised for its next level of growth, and Swati will play a key role in helping this impact grow.
“We are delighted to have Swati leading our India operations for Khan Academy. India is a unique market with many local languages and curriculum to learn. Swati brings rich leadership experience, and her expertise will help us lead our mission of providing world-class learning content to every learner in India," said Sal Khan, founder and educator, Khan Academy.
“This is one of the most special roles for me as I resonate strongly with the mission of Khan Academy. The education sector is changing rapidly globally, creating opportunities for growth and impact. and will continue to look for ways to expand our reach to serve students across the country in their native language. Access to quality education is the ticket to economic progress for a generation. I wish students of different age groups in India Looking forward to being a part of this journey to inspire and educate." Swati Vasudevan, Country Director - India, Khan Academy said.
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