Bengaluru, NFAPost: Allen Career Institute, a pioneering education company in India, has appointed Nitin Kukreja as its new CEO with the aim of scaling its impact and reach to 2.5 crore students from its current 3.0 lakh students. Kukreja is the first professional manager to be appointed as CEO in the company’s 35-year history. His mandate is to build a world-class education company that combines Allen’s deep-rooted academic excellence with technology to bridge the wide education deficit in India.
Brajesh Maheshwari, Chairman of Allen Career Institute, expressed his excitement over Kukreja’s appointment and praised his exceptional strategic capabilities and experience in scaling businesses. Maheshwari believes that Kukreja will help realize the full potential of Allen’s pioneering position and its 35-year-old legacy.
Under Kukreja’s leadership, Allen Career Institute will focus on delivering a digital-first consumer experience at scale, expanding its reach from 3.0 lakh students to 2.5 crore students. To achieve this goal, Allen has augmented its exceptional academic team with talent from large technology companies and plans to further scale its digital team based in Bangalore to 200 by the end of the year.
Kukreja is thrilled to lead the transformational journey of Allen and believes that technology can multiply the company’s positive impact manifold. He is confident that the board’s vision, Allen’s brand, and the strong team will help tremendously in this journey. Kukreja brings over two decades of experience in leadership, strategy, and investing roles across various sectors.
Before joining Allen, Kukreja was the Managing Director of Marigold Park Capital Advisors, where he led investments in consumer-tech companies. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Star Sports, where he transformed the sports broadcasting landscape in India and made Star Sports the premier destination for Indian sports fans. Kukreja was part of the core leadership team that drove the transformation of Star India into one of Asia’s largest media companies. In 2015, he was recognized in the Economic Times and the Spencer Stuart list of “40 under 40: India’s Hottest Business Leaders under the age of 40”. Kukreja is a Chartered Accountant and an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce and IIM Ahmedabad.
