Mekin Maheshwari

Mekin Maheshwari is the Founder and CEO of Udhyam Learning Foundation, a non-profit he established in 2017. On a mission to make Bharat entrepreneurial, Udhyam’s Shiksha program has empowered over 39 lakh learners and enabled 40,000 educators in over 9,000 government schools and ITI students across 12 states in India with entrepreneurial mindsets. Its Vyapaar programme has helped over 6,600 nano-entrepreneurs achieve a cumulative income uplift of ₹28Cr – and counting!

Driven by a relentless belief in the entrepreneurial nature of the human spirit, Mekin is committed to helping people discover and unleash their full potential. He is also a Co-founder of Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (G.A.M.E) and ACT Grants, as well as an independent board member at TeamLease. As an angel investor and philanthropist, he is focused on creating impact at scale in the fields of human capital and ed-techs with investments in companies such as Urban Company and Quizizz.

Before Udhyam, he was an early leader at Flipkart, building and leading the most impactful technology team in the country, eventually becoming Chief People Officer for a 35,000+ strong team. An engineer by education, Mekin started his career at Yahoo! and has held entrepreneurial roles throughout his career.