sharad bhatia
Chief Executive Officer at K8 School- Claim this Profile
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K8 School
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Aug 2020 - 3 years 5 months
India’s first accredited online school serving students from Early Kindergarten to Grade 8
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Co-Founder
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Oct 2018 - 5 years 3 months
New Delhi Area, India Serving learners, parents, teachers and schools through India's first accredited online school
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School For e Education Research & Innovation
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Aug 2012 - 11 years 5 months
New Delhi Area, India Accreditation for K-12 schools, Exclusive Rights to an accredited American High School Diploma Program, Vocational Training subjects & curriculum for school students SERI serves as a Partner and Regional Office of AdvancED. We also serve as an accredited Education Service Agency (ESA) of AdvancED. AdvancED, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, with nearly 46 regional offices around the globe, is the largest K-12 accreditation consortium in the world, serving as a trusted… Show more Accreditation for K-12 schools, Exclusive Rights to an accredited American High School Diploma Program, Vocational Training subjects & curriculum for school students SERI serves as a Partner and Regional Office of AdvancED. We also serve as an accredited Education Service Agency (ESA) of AdvancED. AdvancED, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, with nearly 46 regional offices around the globe, is the largest K-12 accreditation consortium in the world, serving as a trusted partner to more than 43,000 schools and school systems—employing more than four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students—across the United States of America and more than 73 countries. AdvancED works with schools and systems of education to implement a rigorous accreditation process that certifies institutions meet high standards in all aspects of their work to enhance quality of education. SERI supports AdvancED by introducing schools of quality to AdvancED, and by preparing such schools to become institutions of global academic excellence and hence secure the prestigious AdvancED accreditation. SERI also possesses the exclusive mandate to offer the AdvancED-accredited American High School Diploma to students in schools and educational institutions around the world. This qualification is equivalent to the 12-year school qualifications in countries around the world. Thousands of students who have successfully completed this qualification are studying in various undergraduate programs in more than 40 countries globally. SERI has the exclusive rights to offer an international Grade 12 qualification, and after completing this qualification, students are eligible for undergraduate programs around the world. Show less
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Associate Vice President
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Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
Description- Spearheading M&A/ PE activities · Investment Banking Transactions: Evaluate potential opportunities; Prepare investment rationales, Assess buyer/seller options; Develop, Recommend and Advise deal structures and Execute mandated deals · Principal Investment business: Prepare market scoping for business ideas, Present business scenarios and Execute next steps Global Exposure: Offshore: Worked on several Investment Banking, Tendering & Liaising… Show more Description- Spearheading M&A/ PE activities · Investment Banking Transactions: Evaluate potential opportunities; Prepare investment rationales, Assess buyer/seller options; Develop, Recommend and Advise deal structures and Execute mandated deals · Principal Investment business: Prepare market scoping for business ideas, Present business scenarios and Execute next steps Global Exposure: Offshore: Worked on several Investment Banking, Tendering & Liaising deals in Africas. Strategic service delivery for a client in India for a Nigerian opportunity is the most recent of the same. Onshore: Due Diligence Analyzed ROI, Financial statements and Business plans to lead businesses to prospective deals Designed the 'Risk-Reward matrix' to collate the facts and analyze the suitability and involvement Conducted due diligence through multiple inputs including client background, deal size, industry, BEP, cash flows, P&L etc. Analyzed deal success parameters including Financial ratios, Risk Exit routes Prepared research reports on 18 sectors including Telecom, IT/BPO, BFSI, Heavy industries & Automobiles, Power & Energy, Infrastructure & Textiles that serve as the benchmarks for further reference Key Account Management Improved the business derivation size from 7 clients by a factor of 300% or more Improved the business derivation size from 15 clients by a factor of 200-300% Designed diversification roadmaps for 11 clients to scale up inorganic growth by 100% or more annually Portfolio expansion & Business development Initiated deals with 56 clients across 19 sectors panning 29 different countries Evaluated Business proposals, M&A opportunities, Merchant Banking opportunities & strategic sourcing initiatives with various clients across multiple industries Designing Pitch books & presentations to suit the client needs & initiate deals Pitch the organization network to prospective clientele Show less
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Futures First
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India
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Capital Markets
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700 & Above Employee
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Derivative Analyst
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Nov 2006 - Apr 2010
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Derivative Analyst
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Nov 2006 - Apr 2008
Description- Traded commodity futures in the leading exchanges LIFFE, CBOT, NYBOT, CME in Softs, Grains & Energy Designed mathematical and quantitative financial models/strategies to enhance profits Designed analytical reports with Bloomberg & Reuters Analyzed commodity markets using Fundamentals & technicals Trained new hires in the commodity trading desks on various modules and trading strategies Worked closely with the Automated Trading & Testing… Show more Description- Traded commodity futures in the leading exchanges LIFFE, CBOT, NYBOT, CME in Softs, Grains & Energy Designed mathematical and quantitative financial models/strategies to enhance profits Designed analytical reports with Bloomberg & Reuters Analyzed commodity markets using Fundamentals & technicals Trained new hires in the commodity trading desks on various modules and trading strategies Worked closely with the Automated Trading & Testing Services to implement Hedging strategies Designed strategies to harness total trading volumes, volatility & momentum during trading cycles Attended training modules in interest rates and fixed income contracts Show less
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Regional Head: Business Development
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Jul 2003 - Oct 2006
Planned and designed Marketing Strategies, Brand Building campaigns and Promotions * Evaluated and implemented various strategies of Business and Market Research * Created Marketing models for Product Distribution and Channel Creation * Won the 'Best Center for Academic Excellence Award' for my center, 3 years in a row
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Education
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Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
PGP, General Management -
Aligarh Muslim University
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Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
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Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
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Topped the District