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Satya Narayanan - Leadership Development

From motivation and confidence-building workshops for Indian cricketers to leadership development seminars for school principals, Satya has the uncanny ability to hold his audience in rapt attention. His entrepreneurial success with Career Launcher has been a huge learning tool. Reinforced by his experiences with the prestigious Crestcom International, USA, and NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Studies, USA, Satya's leadership workshops are not to be missed. Satya is a MBA from IIM, Bangalore, and a graduate from St. Stephens, New Delhi. He was with Ranbaxy before he made his entrepreneurial entrée.

Gautam Puri - Faculty Training & Development

One of the most respected names among students of Career Launcher, Gautam has been a favourite in the classroom in topics ranging from personality development to Vedic math. Responsible for enhancing academic skills of teachers, Gautam is a core member of the ESP team. A chemical engineer, Gautam did his MBA from IIM, Bangalore He has worked with HPCL, Britannia and Vam Organics.

Shiva Kumar - Academic Research & Development

An alumnus from IIT, Chennai and IIM, Kolkata, Shivku adores research in the area of academics. Shivku's expertise is in designing courses for various academic programmes from CBSE to IIT entrance to MBA preparation. A teacher par excellence, Shivku is a hit among students and teachers alike. He leads the academic performance enhancement activities for the ESP team. Before taking the academic plunge, he tested the corporate waters in SAIL and HTA.

Narendra Puppala - HR and Training Services

Naren is a core part of the ESP professional services team. His rich experience in HR functions of world-class organizations like GE and Ranbaxy place him among the best in his field. He has conducted numerous workshops for school teachers and principals all across India. Naren is a post-graduate degree holder from the renowned Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Sujit Bhattacharyya - Technology

Sujit is the Chief Technology Officer of Career Launcher. Equipped with a degree in electronics engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, and an MBA from IIM, Banaglore, he has worked for over a decade with some of the best names in IT internationally, including a stint in the Silicon Valley, and Telco. Apart from his responsibilities of developing complex IT solutions and making strategic choices of IT assets for Career Launcher, he routinely advises educational institutions on technology management issues.

Nikhil Mahajan - Financial Management

Nikhil is Chief Financial Officer of Career Launcher and is responsible for all strategic and operational aspects of finance management in the company. He holds a engineering degree from IT-BHU and an MBA from IIM, Bangalore. With his unique insights into finance management from an education business perspective, Nikhil is a key resource in the ESP professional services group. He has worked with A F Ferguson.

Dr. Itishree Misra - Career Counseling

A psychologist by profession, Dr. Misra has done seminal work in designing tools for scientific career counseling, under the guidance of several luminaries in the field. She leads the Career Advisory group in Career Launcher and has the experience of counseling thousands of students till date.

Uma Narayanan - Career Research

Armed with a M.Tech from IIT, Delhi, and experienced in companies like Cipla and Ranbaxy, Ms. Narayanan is in charge of researching trends in emerging careers. An authority on more than 250 careers, she advises school and college students and helps them build a roadmap to get to their desired career.

Sharad Awasthi - Distance Education Delivery

Sharad is an engineer from IT-BHU and MBA from IIM, Lucknow. He specializes in technology- based education delivery. Sharad has led the efforts in implementation of VSAT and VOIP-based distance learning in Career Launcher. Sharad has help important positions companies like Price Waterhouse, Grindlays Bank, Escorts and the RPG group prior to his current role.

Arindam Lahiri - Academic Content Development

Arindam leads a team of over 50 people who develop study material, books, CD-ROMs and website content used by students on a daily basis. He is responsible for running a academic help desk where faculty are engaged in answering queries from students relating to any topic in the school curriculum. Arindam is an engineer from Jadavpur University and MBA from IIM, Lucknow. He has worked with companies like Maruti and GE.