TimesPro strives to embody the values of Education 4.0: Learner-centric, industry-relevant, role-specific, and technology-enabled, with a goal of making learning accessible for anyone who seeks to grow.
We are a learning platform that traverses an individual’s journey through life, making them confident and equipped to rise in this competitive world.
TimesPro, the award-winning EdTech initiative of The Times Group, was established in 2013 to cater to the learning needs of Indians with aspirations of career growth. We offer a variety of created and curated learning programmes across a range of categories, industries, and age groups.
They include employment-oriented early career programmes across BFSI, e-Commerce, and technology sectors; executive education for working professionals in collaboration with premier national and global educational institutions; and organisational learning and development interventions at the corporate level.
How do we deliver learning excellence?
Well created and curated curriculum
Strongest network
Advanced tech platform
Value-for-money
Trust and credibility
Our Vision & Values
Fulfil aspirations of millions of learners, by making excellence accessible, through learner-centric innovations and global collaborations.
Speed with Execution Excellence
Learner Centricity
Integrity
Innovation Culture
Enduring Engagement
The Flag Bearers
Anish Srikrishna
Anish Srikrishna
Chief Executive Officer
As the President and Chief Executive of TimesPro since 2015, Anish has led the company’s strategic pivot to the rapidly growing Higher EdTech brand that it has become today. Drawing on his twenty five plus years of experience as a sales, marketing and strategy leader, Anish brings an infectious energy and vision in equal measure to his role. Having been a marketing leader for the better part of his career and built several marquee brands and businesses, Anish is focused on building a sustainable business proposition at TimesPro. Anish has articulated a clear, learner centric vision for TimesPro which lays emphasis on making excellence accessible and affordable through technology. An alumnus of the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Anish is a seasoned business professional and has held senior management positions across functions at Unilever, Coca-Cola, Samsung India, Oberoi Group of Hotels, and Pearson India.Arun Kabra
Arun Kabra
President, Enterprise & Skilling Business & CFO
Arun joined the organisation in 2012, as the founding team member of two new startup initiatives – EdTech Business (TimesPro) and Conferences Business (ET Edge). Drawing from his years of work experience in various sectors, and his competence in business strategy, negotiations and executing collaborations, he nurtured and turned these initiatives into successful & profitable organisations. Aligning the EdTech initiative with the organisational vision of providing job-oriented education to the masses, he started and led the new vertical of Skilling & Government Education Technology business, which now is a key contributor to the EdTech business vertical. Arun is also heading the Enterprise Learning Solutions business which provides end to end learning solutions to thousands of corporates throughout the life cycle of their employees and partners. Over the years he has won many prestigious awards like CXO of the Year 2020 by ICAI, India’s Best 100 CFOs by SEBI Chairman, U K Sinha and India’s Most Influential CFOs by CIMA twice. An alumnus of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), and the University of Rajasthan, Arun started his career as a Chartered Accounted and graduated to leadership position, donning multiple hats along his professional journey in organisations like Coca-Cola India, ITW India, Tata AIG, Vedanta and Zee Learn.Brillian S. K
Brillian SK
Chief People Officer
Brillian joined TimesPro in 2016 following a diverse career trajectory in information technology and human resources. Through his excellence and twenty-five-plus years of experience, Brillian continues to enable his vision of transforming the workforce culture into a performance-driven organisation. A strong proponent of “Learner Centricity” as a key driver in long-term and sustainable business growth, he has made humungous efforts towards driving constant improvement among teams and building people capability. Armed with a double Post Graduate in HR & IT, an electronics engineer from Mumbai University, Brillian is a seasoned sage who has previously worked with many Blue Chip Organisations like Aptech, BNP Paribas Bank, CRISIL and SP Jain Global.
Parikshit Markanday
Parikshit Markanday
Chief Growth & Partnership Officer
One of the key business drivers, Parikshit Markanday is the Chief Growth & Partnership officer at TimesPro. He has documented a stellar track record in steering the business operations with a focus to accomplish the vision and mission of TimesPro. Before taking on this role, he was the Vice President Retail & PEA (Professional Educational Alliance) for over five years. His commendable work has always contributed directly to the bottom line. One of his many achievements here is that he established the MBA & B2I (Business to Institutes) Business, and Employability-linked programmes. His career trajectory is inspiring, and his works have benefitted companies like LG Electronics, Sony Ericsson, Spice Mobility, Tata Teleservices, among others. He is recognised for consistently achieving business objectives through effective business management and strategy. Overall, he has a combined industry experience of 22 years and counting. Two of the many things he brings to the table are strategic planning and business development.
Varun Dhamija
Varun Dhamija
Chief Digital Strategy Officer
Varun is entrusted with the responsibility of driving the Digital Transformation initiatives at TimesPro. He is keenly engaged in building TimesPro’s offering on Product, Partnerships, Technology, Sales and Marketing, for creating the online learning business. Earlier, Varun has worked with Pearson, Directi Internet Solutions, Convergys and IBM Daksh. He is credited with the successful digital transformation of many businesses in a 360-degree format.
Sunil Sood
Sunil Sood
Chief Business Officer, Executive Education
As a Chief Business Officer, Sunil has steered the Online Executive Education division to be one of the fastest-growing verticals in the organisation. Homing in on more than a decade of experience as a sales, marketing, and business development leader in the EdTech sector, Sunil instils an enterprising and result-oriented sagacity into his role. Identifying the urgent need for upskilling among leadership and senior management, who are the primary drivers of the future trajectories of their organisations, Sunil’s vision for TimesPro focuses on facilitating ingenious solutions to enable executives to be future-ready for the ever-evolving business needs. An alumnus of WeSchool, Mumbai, Sunil has over 16 years of professional experience including senior management roles at Genius ProSchool, Metro Cash and Carry, The Times Group, and Hutchison Maxtouch (now Vodafone Idea).
Ritwick Udayan
Ritwick Udayan
Head, Employability Business
As a new member of the TimesPro family, Ritwick brings his 25+ years of valuable expertise to raise the bar of the employability business. His dynamic background experience makes him the ideal person to identify and understand how technical skills, domain knowledge, and personal attributes are crucial to making graduates more employable. Apart from being prompt, proactive, and diligent, Ritwick’s ebullience fetches a breath of fresh air to the newly transformed TimesPro and adds the much-needed valuable perspective of the business in place. Graduated from FORE School of Management, New Delhi, Ritwick has held senior management positions across functions at Healthspring, ICICI Bank, and Mahindra Rise, among other top market players.
Neha Jhunjhunwala
Neha Jhunjhunwala
Head, Digital Products and Strategic Initiatives
An experienced professional, Neha is set to expand the bouquet of digital-led products and solutions at TimesPro. She explores and implements strategic initiatives designed to future-proof and grow the business. She has launched several products and services and has built a strong digital presence for TimesPro. Having done her B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunications, an MBA in Finance, and Financial Risk Management from GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals Institute), USA, Neha’s 12+ years of experience includes stints at Deutsche Bank, Go Air, and Birla Edutech.
Gaurav Barjatya
Gaurav Barjatya
Head, Brand Marketing & Communications
Gaurav is a seasoned marketing professional with a strong consumer understanding and business acumen that few possess. He owns extensive experience in Strategic and tactical marketing to drive business outcomes. As the Head of Marketing, he is laser focused on defining the consumer narrative at TimesPro and making it The Brand for any professional learning needs. An alumnus of FORE School of Management, New Delhi Gaurav brings to the table a rich and varied experience of over 17 years at Idea Cellular, Parle Agro, Star India and World Wrestling Entertainment. A firm believer of constant learning, he also has executive certifications from Indian School of Business and Columbia Business School.
Anish Rao
Anish Rao
Vice President – Finance & Accounts
Anish is a people’s person who supports unmatched entrepreneurial spirit, the company’s strategic vision, business model, goals and financial objectives. He has developed a high-performing financial infrastructure that drives the efficiency and accuracy of the entire gamut of end-to-end financial management at TimesPro. He possesses a keen eye for constant process improvements with a strong head for business strategy. An alumnus of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Anish has set up Finance, Procurement, Taxation, Treasury and Legal functions benefitting companies like ET Edge (An Economic Times initiative), TravelGuru, Musafir, Mad Studios and more, apart from a stint as a practicing Chartered Accountant. He was also a core team member in automating the finance function in many of the organizations he has worked. He has a varied industry experience of over 22 years in Finance, Accounts and Taxation.
The Flag Bearers
Anish Srikrishna
Anish Srikrishna
Chief Executive Officer
As the President and Chief Executive of TimesPro since 2015, Anish has led the company’s strategic pivot to the rapidly growing Higher EdTech brand that it has become today. Drawing on his twenty five plus years of experience as a sales, marketing and strategy leader, Anish brings an infectious energy and vision in equal measure to his role. Having been a marketing leader for the better part of his career and built several marquee brands and businesses, Anish is focused on building a sustainable business proposition at TimesPro. Anish has articulated a clear, learner centric vision for TimesPro which lays emphasis on making excellence accessible and affordable through technology. An alumnus of the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Anish is a seasoned business professional and has held senior management positions across functions at Unilever, Coca-Cola, Samsung India, Oberoi Group of Hotels, and Pearson India.Arun Kabra
Arun Kabra
President, Enterprise & Skilling Business & CFO
Arun joined the organisation in 2012, as the founding team member of two new startup initiatives – EdTech Business (TimesPro) and Conferences Business (ET Edge). Drawing from his years of work experience in various sectors, and his competence in business strategy, negotiations and executing collaborations, he nurtured and turned these initiatives into successful & profitable organisations. Aligning the EdTech initiative with the organisational vision of providing job-oriented education to the masses, he started and led the new vertical of Skilling & Government Education Technology business, which now is a key contributor to the EdTech business vertical. Arun is also heading the Enterprise Learning Solutions business which provides end to end learning solutions to thousands of corporates throughout the life cycle of their employees and partners. Over the years he has won many prestigious awards like CXO of the Year 2020 by ICAI, India’s Best 100 CFOs by SEBI Chairman, U K Sinha and India’s Most Influential CFOs by CIMA twice. An alumnus of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), and the University of Rajasthan, Arun started his career as a Chartered Accounted and graduated to leadership position, donning multiple hats along his professional journey in organisations like Coca-Cola India, ITW India, Tata AIG, Vedanta and Zee Learn.Brillian S. K
Brillian SK
Chief People Officer
Brillian joined TimesPro in 2016 following a diverse career trajectory in information technology and human resources. Through his excellence and twenty-five-plus years of experience, Brillian continues to enable his vision of transforming the workforce culture into a performance-driven organisation. A strong proponent of “Learner Centricity” as a key driver in long-term and sustainable business growth, he has made humungous efforts towards driving constant improvement among teams and building people capability. Armed with a double Post Graduate in HR & IT, an electronics engineer from Mumbai University, Brillian is a seasoned sage who has previously worked with many Blue Chip Organisations like Aptech, BNP Paribas Bank, CRISIL and SP Jain Global.
Parikshit Markanday
Parikshit Markanday
Chief Growth & Partnership Officer
One of the key business drivers, Parikshit Markanday is the Chief Growth & Partnership officer at TimesPro. He has documented a stellar track record in steering the business operations with a focus to accomplish the vision and mission of TimesPro. Before taking on this role, he was the Vice President Retail & PEA (Professional Educational Alliance) for over five years. His commendable work has always contributed directly to the bottom line. One of his many achievements here is that he established the MBA & B2I (Business to Institutes) Business, and Employability-linked programmes. His career trajectory is inspiring, and his works have benefitted companies like LG Electronics, Sony Ericsson, Spice Mobility, Tata Teleservices, among others. He is recognised for consistently achieving business objectives through effective business management and strategy. Overall, he has a combined industry experience of 22 years and counting. Two of the many things he brings to the table are strategic planning and business development.
Varun Dhamija
Varun Dhamija
Chief Digital Strategy Officer
Varun is entrusted with the responsibility of driving the Digital Transformation initiatives at TimesPro. He is keenly engaged in building TimesPro’s offering on Product, Partnerships, Technology, Sales and Marketing, for creating the online learning business. Earlier, Varun has worked with Pearson, Directi Internet Solutions, Convergys and IBM Daksh. He is credited with the successful digital transformation of many businesses in a 360-degree format.Sunil Sood
Sunil Sood
Chief Business Officer, Executive Education
As a Chief Business Officer, Sunil has steered the Online Executive Education division to be one of the fastest-growing verticals in the organisation. Homing in on more than a decade of experience as a sales, marketing, and business development leader in the EdTech sector, Sunil instils an enterprising and result-oriented sagacity into his role. Identifying the urgent need for upskilling among leadership and senior management, who are the primary drivers of the future trajectories of their organisations, Sunil’s vision for TimesPro focuses on facilitating ingenious solutions to enable executives to be future-ready for the ever-evolving business needs. An alumnus of WeSchool, Mumbai, Sunil has over 16 years of professional experience including senior management roles at Genius ProSchool, Metro Cash and Carry, The Times Group, and Hutchison Maxtouch (now Vodafone Idea).
Ritwick Udayan
Ritwick Udayan
Head, Employability Business
As a new member of the TimesPro family, Ritwick brings his 25+ years of valuable expertise to raise the bar of the employability business. His dynamic background experience makes him the ideal person to identify and understand how technical skills, domain knowledge, and personal attributes are crucial to making graduates more employable. Apart from being prompt, proactive, and diligent, Ritwick’s ebullience fetches a breath of fresh air to the newly transformed TimesPro and adds the much-needed valuable perspective of the business in place. Graduated from FORE School of Management, New Delhi, Ritwick has held senior management positions across functions at Healthspring, ICICI Bank, and Mahindra Rise, among other top market players.
Neha Jhunjhunwala
Neha Jhunjhunwala
Head, Digital Products and Strategic Initiatives
An experienced professional, Neha is set to expand the bouquet of digital-led products and solutions at TimesPro. She explores and implements strategic initiatives designed to future-proof and grow the business. She has launched several products and services and has built a strong digital presence for TimesPro. Having done her B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunications, an MBA in Finance, and Financial Risk Management from GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals Institute), USA, Neha’s 12+ years of experience includes stints at Deutsche Bank, Go Air, and Birla Edutech.
Gaurav Barjatya
Gaurav Barjatya
Head, Brand Marketing & Communications
Gaurav is a seasoned marketing professional with a strong consumer understanding and business acumen that few possess. He owns extensive experience in Strategic and tactical marketing to drive business outcomes. As the Head of Marketing, he is laser focused on defining the consumer narrative at TimesPro and making it The Brand for any professional learning needs. An alumnus of FORE School of Management, New Delhi Gaurav brings to the table a rich and varied experience of over 17 years at Idea Cellular, Parle Agro, Star India and World Wrestling Entertainment. A firm believer of constant learning, he also has executive certifications from Indian School of Business and Columbia Business School.
Anish Rao
Anish Rao
Vice President – Finance & Accounts
Anish is a people’s person who supports unmatched entrepreneurial spirit, the company’s strategic vision, business model, goals and financial objectives. He has developed a high-performing financial infrastructure that drives the efficiency and accuracy of the entire gamut of end-to-end financial management at TimesPro. He possesses a keen eye for constant process improvements with a strong head for business strategy. An alumnus of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Anish has set up Finance, Procurement, Taxation, Treasury and Legal functions benefitting companies like ET Edge (An Economic Times initiative), TravelGuru, Musafir, Mad Studios and more, apart from a stint as a practicing Chartered Accountant. He was also a core team member in automating the finance function in many of the organizations he has worked. He has a varied industry experience of over 22 years in Finance, Accounts and Taxation.
About Times Group
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One of India’s most recognised brands, The Times Group is a leading conglomerate with a strong leadership presence across all sectors and verticals that are powering India’s transformation into a knowledge economy. With over 184 years of rich legacy, The Times Group is trusted by millions of Indians. It prides itself in leveraging its intellectual capital base and unmatched credibility to acquire, create, disseminate, and apply knowledge to facilitate economic and social development globally.