Innovartan names Anwar Sheikh head of operations as school push scales

INDIA: Innovartan Technologies has appointed Anwar Sheikh as head of operations, reinforcing its leadership bench as it scales school-integrated, technology-led learning solutions across India’s K–12 education system.

Sheikh brings more than two decades of experience across edtech and school education, with a focus on building outcome-driven learning platforms at scale. At Innovartan, he will oversee end-to-end operations, spanning academic delivery, product execution and platform scalability, as the company deepens partnerships with schools nationwide.

Before joining Innovartan, Sheikh was part of the founding team at Embibe, the Jio-backed edtech firm that raised over $180 million. During its rapid growth phase, he played a central role in shaping academic strategy, product design and operational execution, leading functions across content, learning outcomes and sales operations.

At Embibe, Sheikh helped build AI-led learning platforms serving students and teachers across 36 education boards, localised in 11 Indian languages alongside English. The systems combined text, video, simulations and immersive AR-VR formats, balancing scale with curriculum relevance.

Innovartan Technologies founder and CEO Prashant Sharma, said the appointment comes as operational discipline becomes critical to the company’s next phase of growth. Sheikh said Innovartan’s model addresses a structural gap in school education by delivering competitive readiness from within schools, reducing reliance on external coaching.

Innovartan focuses on embedding diagnostics, personalised learning pathways and exam-readiness tools directly into school systems, aiming to help schools deliver consistent, measurable learning outcomes at scale.