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Nasscom Foundation
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Atal Innovation Mission
Incubated · Award-Winning EdTech

Company · Leadership

Meet the Leaders Building the Future of
Inclusive Education.

Our leadership team combines expertise in education, technology, psychology, innovation and public policy to create scalable solutions that improve learning outcomes worldwide.

Leadership Philosophy

"We believe technology should amplify human potential — not replace it."

100+

Schools

7

Countries

100K+

Learners

Executive Leadership

The Leadership Team

Priya Mehta

Priya Mehta

Chief Executive Officer

Vision & Strategy Inclusive Education Policy Government Relations Organisational Scale

Priya brings 20 years of experience at the intersection of inclusive education, educational technology and public policy...

Priya brings 20 years of experience at the intersection of inclusive education, educational technology and public policy. Before founding SpEd@school, she led special education reform initiatives across three national ministries and served as a UNESCO advisor on inclusive learning systems.

Education

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education; M.Sc. in Educational Psychology, London School of Economics

Achievements

UNESCO Advisor 2018–2022
Forbes 40 Under 40 Education
TEDx Speaker: "The Invisible Learner"
Patent: Adaptive Assessment Architecture
Arjun Srinivas

Arjun Srinivas

Chief Technology Officer

AI & Machine Learning Cloud Infrastructure Data Security Product Architecture

Arjun is an AI and cloud infrastructure specialist with a decade of experience building enterprise-grade education techn...

Arjun is an AI and cloud infrastructure specialist with a decade of experience building enterprise-grade education technology platforms. He led engineering teams at two of the world's largest EdTech companies before joining SpEd@school to architect SPEED LDS from the ground up.

Education

M.Tech. in Computer Science (AI), IIT Bombay; B.Tech. in Software Engineering, BITS Pilani

Achievements

3 AI Patents (Education)
MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35
Google Cloud Partner Award 2022
Open-source contributor: 40K+ GitHub stars
Dr. Sarah Chen

Dr. Sarah Chen

Chief Academic Officer

Learning Sciences Psychoeducational Assessment Curriculum Design Teacher Development

Dr. Chen is one of the world's leading authorities on psychoeducational assessment and evidence-based intervention for l...

Dr. Chen is one of the world's leading authorities on psychoeducational assessment and evidence-based intervention for learners with special educational needs. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers and co-authored the internationally adopted IRIS Assessment Framework.

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, University of Cambridge; M.Ed. in Special Education, Stanford University

Achievements

60+ peer-reviewed publications
IRIS Assessment Framework co-author
British Psychological Society Fellow
Keynote: ASHA International Congress 2021
Marcus Williams

Marcus Williams

Chief Product Officer

Product Strategy UX Research AI-Augmented Design Regulatory Products

Marcus has spent 15 years designing human-centred products for complex regulatory environments — including healthcare di...

Marcus has spent 15 years designing human-centred products for complex regulatory environments — including healthcare diagnostics and government case management. He joined SpEd@school to bring the same rigour of UX research and iterative design thinking that transformed clinical software to inclusive education.

Education

M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in Cognitive Science, Yale University

Achievements

IDEO Design Fellow 2017
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2 UX patents in adaptive interfaces
Speaker: UX London 2023

How We Lead

Our Leadership Principles

Innovation

We push the boundaries of what's possible in inclusive education technology.

Evidence

Every decision is grounded in research, data and validated outcomes.

Equity

We design for the child most likely to be overlooked.

Integrity

Transparent, trustworthy, and accountable in everything we build.

Collaboration

We believe the best answers come from diverse, multidisciplinary teams.

Impact

We measure ourselves by the outcomes of the learners we serve.

Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements & Publications

"The Invisible Learner"

Priya Mehta · TEDx · 2023

UNESCO World Education Forum Keynote

Dr. Sarah Chen · Conference · 2023

Journal of Special Education Technology

Dr. Sarah Chen · Research · 2022

EdTech Founders — Episode 142

Arjun Srinivas · Podcast · 2023

Harvard Business Review: AI in Education

Priya Mehta · Publication · 2022

UX London: Designing for Inclusion

Marcus Williams · Conference · 2023

Recognition

Awards & Recognition

UNESCO EdTech Innovation Award

2023

Forbes 40 Under 40 Education

2023

MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35

2022

Fast Company Innovation by Design Award

2022

Google Cloud Partner of the Year — Education

2022

GSMA EdTech Futures Award

2021

Our Story

Seven Years of Impact

2018

Founded

SpEd@school incorporated with a mission to transform inclusive education

2019

First School

Pilot deployed across 12 schools in India with 3,200 learners

2020

SPEED LDS

Full platform launched with assessment, planning, and monitoring modules

2021

Global Expansion

Entered UAE, UK, and Southeast Asian markets; raised Series A

2022

Government Tier

First national government deployment across 500+ state schools

2023

Ecosystem

SpEdPLAY, SPEEDY Labs, and SpEdStudio launched; 7 countries active

2024

AI Layer

SpEdPrognostics and predictive intelligence deployed at scale

2025+

Future

Digital twins, national inclusion dashboards, and AI-assisted planning

Join a Team on a Mission.

We're always looking for extraordinary educators, researchers, and technologists who want to make a lasting difference.

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