Nitish Bhardwaj has joined Shiksha Nation as Chief Business Officer, bringing 12+ years of experience in building and scaling high-growth education businesses. A sales and business growth leader, Nitish has worked across revenue strategy, sales organisation building, business expansion, and leadership development.
At PlanetSpark, Nitish was part of the founding team and played a key role in scaling the business from ₹0 to approximately ₹150 crore ARR, while building and leading a 600+ member sales organisation. His experience at PlanetSpark reflects his ability to build businesses from the ground up while developing the teams, processes, and systems required to support scale.
His expertise spans GTM strategy, revenue scaling, sales organisation design, P&L ownership, process and technology-led transformation, and leadership development. He has also contributed to international expansion across North America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and ANZ, adding a global dimension to his experience in scaling education businesses.
Nitish brings deep experience in building businesses from 0→1 and scaling them from 1→100, with a strong focus on creating predictable, process-driven, and technology-enabled revenue engines. His approach combines founder-like ownership, revenue leadership, and execution discipline, with an emphasis on building the people, processes, technology, and GTM engine required for sustainable growth.
Prior to joining Shiksha Nation, Nitish held leadership and business roles at PlanetSpark, EduPristine, BRIDGE School of Management, and CapitalVia Global Research Limited. His career across these organisations has given him broad exposure to sales, business development, revenue growth, organisational scaling, and business transformation.
At Shiksha Nation, Nitish will bring this experience to his new role as Chief Business Officer, contributing to the organisation’s growth while focusing on building scalable business and revenue engines.