Meena Ganesh, CEO and MD, Pearson Education Services
Prior to this, Meena was the CEO of Tesco's operations in India, the Tesco Hindustan Service Center. Tesco is the world's third largest retailer with a revenue base of nearly $100bn and 400,000 people. She was also on the Global Retail Council of Tesco, an elite group of about 50 people who run the operations of Tesco worldwide. She also has the privilege of being the only Indian, and one amongst four women on this Council. Before coming on board Tesco, Meena co-founded one of India's pioneering BPO companies: Customer Asset, which she sold to ICICI OneSource. She was the Chief Operations Officer of Customer Asset and helped build the organisation to nearly 4,000 people, servicing large corporate customers in UK and US markets. During her five-year association with Microsoft India, she set up multiple business units for them, including Microsoft Consulting, Internet and Application Development/Business services units. She was with PricewaterhouseCoopers and with NIIT during the initial 11 years of her career. This PGDM holder from IIM Calcutta has a graduate degree in Physics from the Madras University. Krishnan Ganesh, Founder and Chairman, TutorVista.com
A seasoned entrepreneur, Ganesh has a strong history of starting greenfield ventures and helping them develop into robust and successful entities. Ganesh began his career as Founder and CEO of IT&T Limited, India's premiere IT and network services company, where he took the company public in 2000. After eight years at IT&T, he then went on to become the CEO of Wipro British Telecom/Bharti British Telecom where he turned around a drowning company on the brink of bankruptcy into a cash break even company. His next venture was as CEO and Founder of Customer Asset/ICICI OneSource, India's top BPO company, where he developed the company's staff from zero to 4,000. Ganesh has a post-graduate degree from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta as well as a Mechanical Engineering degree from Delhi University. Ganesh currently serves as a member of the visiting faculty at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai), Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta) and Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad. As an educator, he has also conducted workshops on the topics ranging from Managing Exponential Growth, Entrepreneurship Challenges in Today's World, and Motivating Employees in High-tech Industries. Srikanth B Iyer, COO, Pearson Education Services For over 17 years, Srikanth has been an Information Technology Entrepreneur.
Srikanth started his career with Wipro in 1993 in the SPD team where he picked up the basic grounding but left soon enough to chase his entrepreneurial instincts. Srikanth holds a Post Graduate Diploma is Software Engineering from Harvard University (DCE) and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science Engineering from Bangalore University, India. Srikanth was featured on CNBC: Young Turks Innovators is an important weekly programme telecast by CNBC-TV18. On 27th November 2008 this programme featured Mr. Srikanth Iyer and Edurite.
Umashankar Vishvanath, President, Pearson Schools
Before taking over the reins of school management, Umashankar was the Vice President and Business Head of IL&FS Education and Technology Services Ltd., where he helped build the K-10 brand. Umashankar has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Madras University and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi. Sukumar Venkatachalam, President School Management, Pearson Education Services
Prior to his stint with Pearson, he had the privilege of working with and contributing to the success stories of some of the best names in the industry such as Wipro, Aptech, NIIT, HP and Siemens. Since 1993, he has been associated with pioneering companies in their forays into IT education and core education and his career growth is aligned with the growth of big brands in education. His last assignment was with Siemens IT Solutions and Services as Head - Education Services. Sukumar has his distinction in Master of Management Studies (MMS) from Bombay University and Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Madras University. His wife and two kids share his affection while cricket and music jostles for his free time. Jayadev Gopalakrishnan, President, Retail Education Prior to the merger with the Pearson Education Services, Jayadev was a core member of his family business focusing on bringing in best practices and creating new opportunities and collaborations. Jayadev was formerly the co-founder and CEO of Tinfo Mobile, a leading mobile developer that has developed a number of mobile gaming applications which has received several industry awards including the Reliance-NASSCOM award, the Abby Gold award, the E3 USA Best Game award and several other accolades. Jayadev was among the few entrepreneurs from Kerala featured in the Young Turks programme of CNBC India. Jayadev graduated with an MBA from the Institute of Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai in 2001 with a specialization in Finance and Marketing. Jayadev Gopalakrishnan on CNBC
Philip Kurian, President, ICT Sales, South & West
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Meena Ganesh is the CEO and MD of Pearson Education Services, which includes innovative and successful brands like TutorVista, leading online tutoring company, and Edurite, provider of technology-based solutions and digital content. Under her leadership, the company has made a successful foray into the school management space and emerged as the fastest growing school chain in India.
Krishnan Ganesh is the Founder and Chairman of TutorVista.com (www.tutorvista.com), a personalized, 24 hour online tutoring and test prep service. Ganesh founded TutorVista.com in 2005 and serves as the company's CEO. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's business operations.
Srikanth is the COO of Pearson Education Services, formerly known as Edurite Technologies, a leading education services company working in the school domain in India. He brings sales, operations and strategic depth to Edurite. He has been mainly responsible for Edurite's leadership position in India in the curriculum e-learning space. Some of the best schools in India use their flagship product, DigiClass.
Umashankar V. is the President of the School Management division of Pearson Education Services. He has over 25 years of experience in IT and education sectors, which includes working with various state governments and governmental agencies. Under his guidance, Pearson Schools brand has extended its presence in India and abroad with over 20 schools. 
Sukumar has over 25 years of experience in the fields of IT and IT Education with experience in Strategic planning & implementation, Sales, Marketing, Product and Channel Management. During this period, he has worked in multi cultural environments across the country and in Far East Asian markets.
Jayadev Gopalakrishnan is the President - Retail Education at Pearson Education Services.
Philip has over 23 years of experience in the IT services sector across sales and marketing, profit centre management and channel development. With a wide spectrum of experience in companies such as HCL and Aptech, he has a flair for turning around under-performing businesses. Philip is an MBA from IGNOU.