Krishan Singh

Senior Business Development & Sales partnership leader with 18 plus years of experience in HEI partnerships, Govt Relations, Skilling initiatives, CSR programs and Setting up BU from 0 -10.

Consultant — Global Channel Sales at EC Council (2025-12 – 2026-02)

Contract role

• Drove international BD across LATAM, MEA, Africa, and SAARC for a global cybersecurity certification leader
• Led corporate outreach across global markets for adoption of Cybersecurity Awareness programs — engaging enterprise clients on the criticality of security culture and EC Council's training ecosystem
• Expanded enterprise and reseller partner networks, enabling scalable delivery of EC Council certification programs across multiple geographies

Regional Business Head — North India at CIEL Skills and Careers Pvt Ltd (2024-07 – 2025-11)

• Led 30-member cross-functional team across Sales, Business Development, and Program Delivery
• Directed UNICEF-funded employability program in collaboration with CSC, impacting 10,000 women — project value Rs 10 Cr
• Scaled ProSculpt HEI platform from zero to Rs 1 Cr revenue by driving adoption across partner institutions
• Secured strategic government partnerships with CSC (MeitY), BSDM, and RCAT; executed TSSC Data Analytics and NASSCOM Foundation programs (portfolio value Rs 2.2 Cr)

Lead — University & Government Business at TimesPro (2020-12 – 2024-07)

Promoted to Lead-HEI in 2024

• Grew HEI vertical portfolio to Rs 4.52 Cr with 15% average YoY revenue growth over 3+ years
• Managed large-scale government skill development programs: TNSDC (Rs 6.48 Cr) and MSSDS (Rs 4.23 Cr) — drove SAP technology adoption as a core module within the MSSDS program, enabling industry-aligned ERP skilling for government beneficiaries
• Pioneered technology-powered learning at JECRC University by launching India's first Siemens-powered BTech EV & Automotive Design program — enabling real-world industry tech adoption within a higher education framework
• Championed deployment of tech-based Assessment platform (ProSculpt - Psychometric & Aptitude) for employability enhancement and upskilling, evaluation tools across partner universities to improve learner outcomes
• Forged 45+ university and online degree provider partnerships; established OEM alliances with SAP and Siemens, bringing enterprise-grade technology into academic and skilling ecosystems
• Built and led a high-impact 30-member team across Sales, Operations, and Training

National Head — University & Retail Business at Safeducate Learning Pvt Ltd (2019-09 – 2020-11)

• Led a 70+ member nationwide team across Sales, Training, Operations, and Finance
• Held full P&L responsibility for pan-India institutional alliances and retail business
• Increased revenue by 50% per COCO branch through strategic policy implementation across 5 branches

Head — Sales & Business Development (Contract) at Eduabroad Consulting (2018-07 – 2019-06)

• Led BD for overseas education partnerships with HEIs across North India
• Negotiated international university aggregator partnerships valued at Rs 0.5 Cr; built channel network through events and seminars

Senior Manager — Business Operations at PMSJ Financial Services Pvt Ltd (2016-10 – 2018-06)

• Managed Financial Literacy Business; raised approximately Rs 3.5 Cr from HNI investors through seminars and relationship management

Senior Manager — B2B & Government at Kennis Planet Institution Pvt Ltd (2013-07 – 2016-09)

• Led institutional partnerships for PMKVY & NDLM initiatives under Skill India, scaling portfolio to Rs 2.34 Cr
• Onboarded 20+ partners for PMKVY 2.0; led team of sales, training, and operations professionals
• Onboarded corporate clients including Cummins for MNRE skilling projects

Business Operations Manager at Vizcraft Interiors Education (2010 – 2013)

Branch Manager at KidZee Preschool (2006 – 2010)

MBA in Strategy & Leadership – Mizoram University (2024)

Master of Commerce in Commerce – Manav Bharti University (2014 – 2016)

Bachelor of Commerce in Commerce – University of Delhi (1996 – 1999)