Leverage Edu appoints Karan Khemka to advisory board

University admission platform Leverage Edu has appointed Karan Khemka as an independent member on its advisory board.

Khemka, a former partner at education consulting firm EY Parthenon, had invested in the company earlier this year, leading an angel consortium of five partners of LEK Consulting.

As part of the advisory board, he will provide guidance to Akshay Chaturvedi, the founder, and the rest of the board.

Khemka also currently serves at the advisory board of India-based Tata ClassEdge and at the boards of US-based Prometric, China-based Elitek12, amongst others.

After its $8.5-million fundraise earlier this year, Leverage Edu has been on a strong growth trajectory, with the company reporting over 10x growth in the last six months. The platform has over 3 million students using its self-serve products, does over 40,000 counsellings, and is helping over 2,000 students with their dreams of studying abroad, every month at the moment.

“Akshay and Leverage Edu are assisting thousands of young Indians with their aspirations for a global education and life; it is imperative these students make the best choice for themselves and Leverage Edu is here to help,” said Khemka.

“I have had Karan as a mentor to me from the early days of the business. His support through the last few years has helped me build great fundamentals in the business. He brings great operating insights that will help us continue delivering on our mission to help millions of middle-income students get access to high quality career advice to study at their dream colleges”, said Chaturvedi.