Founder Profile
Divya Gokulnath
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Divya Gokulnath?
Divya Gokulnath is a founder of BYJU'S, which was founded in 2011 with Byju Raveendran.
- Company founded
- BYJU'S
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Byju Raveendran
Background
Divya Gokulnath studied biotechnology engineering at RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru. She attended Byju Raveendran's classes while preparing for the GRE, and he encouraged her to start teaching.
Founding Story
Divya Gokulnath co-founded BYJU'S with Byju Raveendran in 2011 and was one of the teachers in its early video lessons. She is married to Raveendran and served as a director of Think and Learn, working on content, brand and the Education for All programme, until the board's powers were suspended when the company entered insolvency in July 2024. She is a defendant, with Raveendran and executive Anita Kishore, in a BYJU'S Alpha lawsuit in the US bankruptcy court in Delaware.
Divya Gokulnath was born in 1987.