BYJU'S: CEO History

2 leaders · 2011 to present

Who is the CEO of BYJU'S?

Byju Raveendran is the CEO of BYJU'S, in the role since 2011.

Current CEO: Byju Raveendran (since 2011)
Leaders documented: 2
Founded: 2011

Name	Role	From	To	Years in role
Arjun Mohan	Chief Executive Officer, BYJU'S India	2023	2024	1
Byju Raveendran	Founder and Chief Executive Officer	2011	Present	15

Company Overview

BYJU'S is the best-known rise and fall in Indian startups. Byju Raveendran turned stadium-sized CAT classes into a learning app launched in 2015, and the pandemic made it India's most valuable startup, worth $22 billion by 2022. To keep growing it bought Aakash, Epic, WhiteHat Jr, Great Learning and others, borrowed $1.2 billion and spent heavily on sponsorships such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup. When schools reopened, revenue fell short of plans, accounts were delayed, Deloitte resigned as auditor in June 2023 and lenders declared default. A BCCI petition over Rs 158.9 crore of sponsorship dues pushed Think and Learn into insolvency in July 2024, and it has stayed there since. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India. The once-massive edtech decacorn was founded in Bengaluru, India, executing one of the most aggressive growth strategies in startup history before suffering a catastrophic, multi-billion-dollar collapse in valuation.

Arjun Mohan

Chief Executive Officer, BYJU'S India

2023 – 2024

1 year

Key Decisions & Impact

Brought in as CEO of the India business in September 2023 to restructure operations as the company ran short of cash, cut costs and staff, and left as BYJU'S said it would consolidate into three business units.

Legacy

A former BYJU'S executive who had gone on to run upGrad, Mohan resigned in April 2024 after about seven months and moved to an external advisory role, with Byju Raveendran taking back daily operations.

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Byju Raveendran

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

2011 – Present

15 years (current)

Key Decisions & Impact

Launched the BYJU'S app in 2015 after years of selling lessons on SD cards and tablets; built a field sales force that sold multi-year course bundles, many financed through NBFC loans; raised money from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2016 and later from General Atlantic, Silver Lake, Tiger Global and others; bought Osmo in 2019, WhiteHat Jr in 2020 and Aakash, Epic, Great Learning, Toppr and Tynker in 2021; took a $1.2 billion term loan in November 2021; signed the Indian cricket team and 2022 FIFA World Cup sponsorships; and took back daily operations in April 2024 after Arjun Mohan resigned.

Legacy

Built India's best-known edtech brand and its most valuable startup, peaking at $22 billion in 2022. Consolidated revenue grew from Rs 1,306 crore in FY2019 to Rs 5,298 crore in FY2022, but the FY2022 loss was Rs 8,245 crore and the accounts were filed about 22 months late. His powers as a director were suspended when Think and Learn entered insolvency in July 2024, and a resolution professional has run the company since.

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Challenges & Strategic Context

Think and Learn has been in corporate insolvency resolution since July 2024, its board's powers are suspended, and it has not filed audited accounts after FY2022. Lenders represented by GLAS Trust claim the $1.2 billion term loan, the US financing unit BYJU'S Alpha is in Chapter 11, the main learning app was pulled from Google Play in May 2025, and in July 2026 the NCLT paused the search for a buyer.

BYJU'S CEO and Leadership FAQ

Who is the CEO of BYJU'S?

Byju Raveendran is the founder and CEO, but his powers as a director have been suspended since July 2024. The company is run by resolution professional Shailendra Ajmera of EY under the insolvency process.

Who was Arjun Mohan?

Arjun Mohan, a former BYJU'S executive who later ran upGrad, was CEO of BYJU'S India from September 2023 until he resigned in April 2024, after about seven months.

Who runs BYJU'S during insolvency?

Shailendra Ajmera of EY, appointed resolution professional in February 2025, manages Think and Learn with oversight from the committee of creditors, which includes GLAS Trust.

What did Byju Raveendran do during the 2024 cash crisis?

He took back daily operations in April 2024 after Arjun Mohan left as salaries were running late; he was reported to have sold homes to pay staff before insolvency began in July 2024.

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