Divya Gokulnath

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In this Indian name, the name Gokulnath is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Divya.
Divya Gokulnath
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Born1987 (age 33–34)
NationalityIndian
Alma materR.V. College of Engineering
OccupationEntrepreneur, educator
Years active2008–present
TitleDirector and co-founder of Byju's
Spouse(s)Byju Raveendran
Children2

Divya Gokulnath is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who is the co-founder and director of Byju's, an educational technology company.[2]

Early life and education[]

Divya was born in Bengaluru.[3] Her father is a nephrologist with Apollo Hospitals and her mother was a programming executive with the broadcasting company Doordarshan.[3][4] She is an only child of her parents.[5] As a child, her father taught her science.[6]

Divya completed her schooling at Frank Anthony Public School and pursued a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru.[3][7] After her graduation in 2007, she met Byju Raveendran, who was teaching her GRE exam prep course.[3][8] Byju encouraged her to become a teacher due to her questions during breaks between the classes.[3]

Her career as a teacher began in 2008[3] at age 21.[9][7] In 2020, she told Fortune India, "It was an auditorium style class with 100 students. They were just a couple of years younger than me so to look mature I wore a saree to the class."[3] During her teaching career, she taught mathematics, English, and logical reasoning.[3]

Career[]

In 2011, Divya co-founded the online education platform Byju's with her husband.[10][1][11] At first, the company offered in-person education to support school education, and in 2015, launched an online app with video lessons.[10] Divya has appeared in videos as a teacher.[12] During the COVID-19 lockdown in India, while Gokulnath managed user experience, content, and brand marketing,[3] Byju's provided free access, and added 13.5 million users in March and April 2020, for a total of 50 million,[10] and reached 70 million students by September 2020, and 4.5 million subscribers.[13]

According to Forbes, as of 2020, Divya, her husband Byju Raveendran and his brother Riju Raveendran, have a combined net worth of $3.05B.[1]

Divya also writes online, including about the future of education, parenting, and women's participation in STEM fields.[14][15] She has also spoken with Mint Startup Diaries about challenges for women entrepreneurs,[16] and co-written an opinion article with Byju Raveendran in Vogue India about educational technology in India.[17]

Honours and awards[]

  • 2019 and 2020 LinkedIn Top Voices: India[14][18]
  • 2020 Business Today Most Powerful Women in Indian Business[19]
  • 2020 DKODING Media, People Who Inspire PWI Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award[20]
  • 2020 Femina Power List[15][21]
  • 2020 Forbes Asia's Power Businesswomen[22]
  • 2020 Fortune India Most Powerful Women[2]
  • 2021 MAKERS India Conference, Entrepreneur of the Year, Women Who Make India Awards[23]

Personal life[]

As of April 2020, Gokulnath lived with eleven other family members, including her young son,[24] and then her second child was born near the beginning of 2021.[25] Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she worked long days at the office, but during the lockdown, transitioned to working from home.[3][24][26] In 2021, she told The Indian Express her typical day includes "juggling son's online classes, meetings, recording video lessons and spending time with newborn."[25]

Notes[]

  1. ^ combined with Byju Raveendran and Riju Raveendran

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "India's Richest - #46 Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath & family". Forbes. 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Most Powerful Women of 2020 by Fortune India". Fortune India.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Ghosh, Debojyoti (November 21, 2020). "Byju's better half". Fortune India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ STP Team (March 12, 2021). "Women Can Take Care And Take Charge. They Needn't Have to Choose says Divya Gokulnath". SheThePeople.TV. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ STP Team (March 12, 2021). "Who is Divya Gokulnath : All You Need to Know About Byju's Co-founder". SheThePeople.TV.
  6. ^ Punj, Shwweta (March 30, 2021). "Start-ups must take quick decisions: Byju's co-founder Divya Gokulnath". India Today. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Kapani, Puneet (9 March 2021). "Divya Gokulnath: Educationist,Entrepreneur". Entrepreneur.
  8. ^ ET Now Digital (October 10, 2020). "With a wealth of over Rs 11,300 crore, meet India's youngest billionaire". TimesNowNews. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ DNA Web Team (March 7, 2021). "International Women's Day 2021: Meet the 94-year-old whom Anand Mahindra termed 'Entrepreneur of the year'". DNA India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gilchrist, Karen (June 9, 2020). "These millennials are reinventing the multibillion-dollar education industry during coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  11. ^ Sharma, Raktim (March 23, 2021). "10 inspiring Indian women in business and what's unique about them". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. ^ Rai, Saritha (June 20, 2017). "Zuckerberg or Gates? Billionaires Try Opposite Paths for Online Education in India". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Roshni Nadar, Divya Gokulnath, Ameera Shah and Vinati Saraf — India's most powerful businesswomen of 2020, according to Forbes". Business Insider India. September 23, 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Chand, Abhigyan (November 17, 2020). "LinkedIn Top Voices 2020: India". LinkedIn News. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Priya, Ratan (January 7, 2021). "10 Female Leaders On LinkedIn Who Are A Must-Follow for 2021". SheThePeople.TV. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Byju's Divya Gokulnath: Why Women Entrepreneurs are missing from India's Start-Up Story". LiveMint. April 5, 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  17. ^ Raveendran, Byju; Gokulnath, Divya (October 21, 2020). "Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath on India's growth potential: "The power of education and technology can transform our country"". Vogue India. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Here is the LinkedIn Top Voices 2019 India". Business Insider.
  19. ^ "BT MPW 2020: Business Today honours 'Most Powerful Women' who lead from the front". Business Today. October 4, 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Divya Gokulnath Wins The PWI Next Gen Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2020-21". DKODING.IN. November 1, 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  21. ^ Kamdar, Shraddha (November 23, 2020). "Femina Power List: BYJU'S Co-Founder Divya Gokulnath Is A Teacher at Heart". Femina. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  22. ^ Watson, Rana Wehbe (September 14, 2020). "Asia's Power Businesswomen 2020: Highlighting 25 Outstanding Leaders In Asia Pacific". Forbes. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Trailblazing Women Leaders Win Top Awards at First MAKERS Conference in India" (Press release). March 15, 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via BusinessWireIndia. for her progressive leadership at the World’s most valued edtech company.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b Phadnis, Shilpa (April 13, 2020). "How Women Executives Run Businesses From Home". Times of India.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b Narayanan, Jayashree (March 8, 2021). "'Take time out for yourself': Successful women entrepreneurs share mantra for work-life balance". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  26. ^ Alves, Glynda (June 18, 2020). "Byju's co-founder has turned her bedroom into a work studio during WFH". The Economic Times - Panache. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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