Executive Team
Rajiv Jayaraman
Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
Kalyan Teja
Co-Founder &
Chief Product Officer
![KNOLSKAPE - Manu Nanda, Chief Business Officer [ME, India, and Global Partnerships]](https://clone-website.knolskape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KNOLSKAPE-Manu-Nanda-1024x1024.png)
Manu Nanda
President
[META, India, & Partnerships]
![KNOLSKAPE - Amandeep Singh Kohli, Chief Business Officer [APAC]](https://clone-website.knolskape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KNOLSKAPE-Amandeep-Singh-Kohli-1024x1024.png)
Amandeep Singh Kohli
Chief Business Officer
[APAC]
Saood Kidwai
Chief Business Officer
[US, UK, and Europe]
Dr. Ritwik Mishra
Chief Client Officer
Sreedhar MB
Chief Technology Officer
Nandita Das
Head of People Practice
![KNOLSKAPE - Naveen Kumar Galithoti, Head of Growth [SME]](https://clone-website.knolskape.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KNOLSKAPE-Naveen-Kumar-Galithoti-1024x1024.png)
Naveen Kumar Galithoti
Head of AI Products
Promit Sanyal
Head of Marketing
Amjad Syed
Head of Finance
Rajiv Jayaraman
Founder & CEO
KNOLSKAPE is the brain-child of Rajiv Jayaraman, a man who likes to don many hats. Heโs a theatre artist, a singer, an engineer, a doting father to his two children, and Chief Executive Officer at KNOLSKAPE. He founded KNOLSKAPE at INSEAD and has nurtured it into a leading player in the field of talent transformation. Rajiv firmly believes in being a life-long learner, and is keen on revolutionizing the modern workplace. His early experiences at Oracle USA in the server technologies division, where he headed numerous product development efforts from the ground-up, and tinkering with computers during his Masterโs in Computer Science at the University of Alabama, USA, combined with his charismatic leadership, ability to drive innovation, connect with teams and being in the know of things has fostered an expansion from B- Schools to corporates, from development to ADE (Assess, Develop, Engage) has resulted in creating an award-winning portfolio of talent transformation products at KNOLSKAPE.
Kalyan Teja
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Another BITSian Knolly, a founding team member, Kalyan Teja is known to effortlessly shoulder the responsibility of end-to-end lifecycle of a large award-winning portfolio of talent transformation products. As Chief Product Officer at KNOLSKAPE, he is responsible for defining and driving the product strategy, and is someone who continuously endeavors to develop great user experience. He has more than a decade of experience building experiential products in this learning and development space and has worked closely with large enterprises. His tenure at INSEAD closely involved working on one of the earliest experiential learning products ever built for the management domain. When he isnโt delving deep into the products universe, he loves driving and enjoys playing various sports.
Manu Nanda
President [India & Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Partnerships]
Manu Nanda is the President at KNOLSKAPE, leading its India, META business and Global Partnerships. A self-driven leader, Manu thrives on pursuing bold business goals and delivering exceptional results. His core expertise lies in creating customer value through large-scale talent transformation initiatives across organizational levels.
With 25+ years of diverse corporate experience spanning Consumer, Petroleum Retail, Automotives, Oil & Gas, and Consulting, Manu brings rare cross-sector expertise. He has held influential leadership roles in Channel Management, Key Accounts, Franchise Operations, and Consulting, driving performance and transformation at every step.
His career journey includes impactful tenures with Mobil, ExxonMobil, Reliance Industries Ltd., Kinetic Motors, and Heromindmine, culminating in his role as Head of Enterprise Business at Dale Carnegie India before joining KNOLSKAPE.
Beyond work, Manu is a movie enthusiast, avid reader, and passionate swimmer who believes in constantly challenging himself, both professionally and personally.
Amandeep Singh Kohli
Chief Business Officer [APAC]
Aman has recently joined us as the Chief Business Officer to lead our APAC business. With a rich professional journey spanning over 16 years, he comes with a wealth of experience as a seasoned leader in the realms of EdTech, SaaS, and all things tech-related. Prior to joining KNOLSKAPE, Amanโs last stint was at Coursera as their Regional Sales Director heading their corporate & government business. He has previously worked with high growth companies like iimjobs.comย leading their Sales & Customer Success verticals while also spearheading multinational initiatives with global giants like 3M and Philips.An avid traveler, he finds sheer delight in immersing himself in different cultures and cities. Heโs also an amateur author who has dabbled with science fiction, channeling his creativity into imaginative narratives. Despite his global experiences, Aman’s heart remains tethered to his roots in Nainital – hence, mountains over beaches anyday!
Saood Kidwai
Chief Business Officer [US, UK, & Europe]
Saood has been with KNOLSKAPE since 2014 and has been instrumental in building our India business for the first 5 years and then got shipped to Kuala Lumpur to build our APAC business. He is now in the UK overseeing our growth in Europe.
Before joining KNOLSKAPE, Saood was part of Tata Interactive Systems, building their presence in Hyderabad. Apart from work, he enjoys learning different martial arts, playing club cricket in the UK, love reading and have a diverse collection of books-including some that are out of print or banned in many parts of the world. Hyderabad is home. Every other city has only been a beautiful distraction.
Dr. Ritwik Mishra
Chief Client Officer
Ritwik is the Chief Client Officer at KNOLSKAPE. In this role, he leads a multi-faceted portfolio covering solution design & delivery, customer satisfaction, and enterprise eminence. He has over 20 years of experience in Learning, Leadership Development, and Organizational Development spanning multiple sectors geographies. Ritwik is passionate about driving sustainable organizational performance through meaningful development of employees. He has been credited with driving large-scale system implementations, organizational culture change, CxO development, and commercialization of shared services. Before joining Knolskape, Ritwik led Leadership Development for Deloitte US offices in India covering its 65K workforce. He is a guest faculty at some of the top management institutes in India and had the privilege of sharing his thoughts on learning across generations as a TedX speaker. His research interests include the leader-team member relationship. He has done extensive work on this topic, helping organizations enhance performance, inclusion, and capabilities like resilience. Outside of work, Ritwik is an avid reader, weekend chef, and a die-hard foodie.
Sreedhar MB
Chief Technology Officer
A dedicated technologist with a passion for exploring the intricacies of systems. Throughout his career at KNOLSKAPE, Sreedhar had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, from developing immersive simulations to leading a high-performing engineering team as CTO. He is excited to continue pushing the boundaries of technology, particularly in the realms of AI and data science, to create innovative solutions that make a real difference.
Nandita Das
Head of People Practice
Growing in a start up environment always fascinates Nandita as she loves to set processes from the beginning. After Masters in Human Resource, she started her career at ITC group of companies however always looked forward to working in organizations starting up or growing and hence was associated with companies like Crossdomain Solutions, Cenveo e-publishers and Ather Energy prior to joining KNOSLKAPE. She oversees the People Practice team here and works towards building & retaining talent and promoting the right culture in the organization. She is a doting mother to a son and apart from work would be found enjoying music or painting.
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Naveen Kumar Galithoti
Head of AI Products
Backed by more than a decade of experience in various product marketing and product management roles, Naveen heads the Head of Growth for SME at KNOLSKAPE. Naveen is an IIM-Lucknow graduate with a penchant for executing product launch strategies and driving the company’s overall creative vision. Before KNOLSKAPE, Naveen has the experience of working in IT, Manufacturing, Edu-tech, and Real estate tech sectors that includes a couple of entrepreneurial stints. A typical Hyderabadi who can never get tired of his Biriyani, outside of work, you’ll always see him busy making his next travel plans.
Promit Sanyal
Head of Marketing
Curator of first impressions, last impressions, and everything in between, Promit is a seasoned tech marketer with extensive experience in crafting standout brands that drive high revenue growth. A staunch believer in the power of storytelling, behavioral economics, and irrationality, he focuses on harmonizing the art and science of marketing to achieve business outcomes. Promitโs corporate journey spans diverse industries across global markets. Before joining KNOLSKAPE, he played a pivotal role in establishing one of the country’s most beloved design and digital experience brands. An active member of the marketing fraternity, he has garnered multiple awards from prestigious entities such as the World Marketing Congress, Adobe, and Paul Writer. Beyond his professional pursuits, Promit is an avid reader, a food enthusiast, and enjoys immersing himself in live music and sports events.
Amjad Syed
Head of Finance
An experienced CFO, Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with 12+ years of experience across corporates. Amjad is a progressive executive leader, operational strategist with sound financial and regulatory guidance in complex, intensely competitive and growth charged settings demanding keen business acumen. Managed Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting and Corporate Finance functions contributing to long-term value creation. Experience in SaaS companies across geographies for Taxation, Transaction Advisory, Valuations and Compliances. He is specialised in Governance, Corporate Finance and is a topper from the Bangalore University. Outside of work, Amjad loves trekking and is a travel enthusiast.
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About KNOLSKAPE
KNOLSKAPE is a global leader in experiential learning with a mission to help organizations and employees become future ready. Using a large award-winning portfolio of simulations aligned with 100+ competencies and cutting-edge talent intelligence, KNOLSKAPE produces stellar outcomes for more than 375+ organizations across 75 countries. Driven by research and thought leadership, KNOLSKAPE offers its products and solutions in a flexible subscription model powered by omni-channel delivery.
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