Mumbai, September, 2025 – LEAD Group, India’s leading School Learning Systems company, has announced key leadership appointments as part of its ambitious ‘LEAD Vision 2030’ plan to ready the organisation for growth, scale, and deeper impact over the next five years. These changes will help strengthen capability and execution excellence as the company advances towards its goal of serving 10 million students across 25,000 schools by 2030, and becoming a publicly listed company.
Moiz Saif takes over as Chief Financial Officer. Moiz brings deep financial acumen and scaling experience to his expanded role. He will play a critical role in ensuring LEAD’s fiscal discipline and in shaping its journey towards listing.
Deepak Hariharan has been elevated to Chief Business Officer. Deepak will spearhead growth through deeper school partnerships and engagement, ensuring LEAD’s solutions reach more schools across India’s diverse geographies.
Prasad Narasimha has joined LEAD Group as Head of HR. Prasad will drive LEAD’s culture, leadership development, and talent strategy. His focus will be on building organisational strength to support scale while nurturing LEAD’s mission-driven ethos.
Ajay Kashyap, formerly Chief Product Officer, takes on additional responsibility as Chief Product and Technology Officer. By uniting product and technology under one leadership, Ajay will accelerate innovation at the intersection of pedagogy, engineering, and AI-powered solutions.
“These appointments mark a pivotal moment in LEAD’s journey,” said Sumeet Mehta, CEO & Co-Founder, LEAD Group. “Our vision is bold, and meeting it demands exceptional leadership, clarity of purpose and relentless focus on execution. With Moiz, Deepak, Prasad and Ajay stepping into their respective roles, we have fortified the leadership team that will take LEAD Group to its next frontier.”
Under LEAD Vision 2030, LEAD’s strengthened leadership team will collectively drive the company’s goals — transforming schools, empowering teachers, and delivering measurable improvements in student learning outcomes — thereby accelerating LEAD’s mission of making excellent education accessible for every child in India.
About LEAD Group
LEAD Group is India’s leading Learning Systems company dedicated to transforming school education at scale. With a presence in 8,500+ schools across 400+ towns and cities, LEAD Group today reaches nearly 36 lakh students and empowers 60,000+ teachers. Since its founding in 2012, LEAD Group has been committed to delivering an international standard of education to schools across India.
The LEAD Learning System combines research-backed curriculum and pedagogy with cutting-edge technology to enhance student learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness. Partner schools provide holistic education, equipping students with the skills and confidence to succeed in 21st century careers, and in life.
Founded by Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah with the mission to transform school education in India, the Group continues to set new benchmarks, inspiring the next generation of learners and educators.
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