Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, October 2025 — Megha Lal has been elevated to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Emversity, after playing a pivotal role in expanding the company’s workforce to over 700 employees across 22 states. Her new mandate focuses on deepening Emversity’s trainer ecosystem and creating a scalable people engine that supports the company’s rapid national expansion and consistent learning outcomes.
For an organization where the quality of trainers is as critical as technology and content, Megha’s leadership will be instrumental in strengthening talent pipelines, refining organizational design, and embedding capability frameworks that drive excellence in skilling outcomes. Her elevation reflects Emversity’s continued commitment to building a robust people-first culture that fuels its mission to make India’s youth employable in emerging industries.
Speaking on her elevation, Vivek Sinha, Founder & CEO of Emversity, said: “She represents the spirit of Emversity — building with purpose, pace, and precision. Together, they bring the expertise needed to scale our impact nationwide, from fostering stronger university collaborations to empowering thousands of learners through technology-led skill development. In less than two years, Emversity has emerged as the clear category leader in the skill-development space, and this leadership elevation marks more than a milestone; it’s a statement of intent to grow responsibly, lead with conviction, and continue shaping India’s employability landscape.”
Megha has been with Emversity for over a year, initially joining as Vice President – Human Resources, where she designed the foundational people architecture supporting Emversity’s rapid multi-state growth. She led HR strategies focused on trainer capability enhancement, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement, helping establish Emversity’s strong employer brand in India’s fast-growing skilling sector.
Prior to joining Emversity, Megha was Director – HR at Unacademy, where she led people practices for new business ventures such as Graphy (SaaS platform), PrepLadder (online test prep), NextLevel (AI hiring platform), and Offline UPSC Centres. Her contributions were key to building leadership capacity and driving HR transformation in high-growth digital learning verticals.
Earlier, she served as Assistant Vice President – HR at IndusInd Bank, where she specialized in corporate hiring, HR analytics, and performance management. Before that, Megha spent over three years with ACC Limited, managing corporate talent acquisition, leadership programs, and performance management systems while spearheading post-merger HR integration initiatives between ACC and Ambuja Cements.
Her early professional experience includes internships with Heinz India, L’Oréal, Mondelēz International, Piramal Healthcare, and 9X Media, where she worked on projects related to employee engagement, talent assessment, and employer branding. Megha holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, one of India’s premier HR institutions.
About Emversity
Emversity (Beyond Odds Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) is building India’s employability engine for skill-based roles in core nation-building sectors such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, construction, manufacturing, and hospitality. The company’s mission is to bridge the education-to-employment gap for India’s youth through work-integrated, industry-aligned programs co-created with employers and universities.
Emversity’s model rests on three pillars: investment in both digital and physical training infrastructure; employer-sponsored stipends embedded in its programs to improve access; and partnerships with universities to integrate these offerings into formal higher-education frameworks. The company is an approved training partner of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).
Headquartered in Bengaluru, Emversity currently supports 5,000 learners across 30 cities through skilling partnerships with 13 universities and 25 NSDC-aligned skill centres. It is addressing skilled-workforce shortages across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, geriatric care, and hospitality, and plans to expand into two additional industries in FY 26–27. To date, the company has raised $16 million from marquee investors, including Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and Lightspeed India Partners.
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