Coursera has appointed Ashutosh Gupta as its new Managing Director for India and the Asia Pacific region, signaling a renewed commitment to one of the edtech platform’s most dynamic and fast-growing markets. Gupta, a seasoned executive with over two decades of experience in digital transformation, enterprise growth, and technology-led innovation, is expected to spearhead Coursera’s regional expansion across corporate, academic, and government partnerships.

Gupta brings a rich leadership background from his tenure at global firms such as LinkedIn, Google, Infosys, and Cognizant, where he held roles spanning digital strategy, B2B growth, and large-scale talent transformation. At LinkedIn, he served as India Country Manager, building out the platform’s enterprise ecosystem and significantly expanding its learning business footprint in the region. His move to Coursera is being seen as a strategic play to capitalize on India’s rapidly evolving skilling landscape and rising demand for AI and technology education.

Under Gupta’s leadership, Coursera aims to deepen its engagement with enterprises seeking to future-proof their workforce through cutting-edge learning solutions. India is currently the company’s second-largest market globally, with over 26 million registered learners and a steep rise in interest for technology-oriented upskilling. Notably, enrollments in generative AI courses surged to nearly 950,000 in the past year alone—a staggering 1,600% increase year-on-year—reflecting a broader shift among Indian professionals and students toward AI literacy.

Coursera’s enterprise and government portfolios in India have also grown steadily, with clients including top-tier banks, IT services companies, educational institutions, and public sector entities. Gupta will be responsible for scaling these partnerships while also driving Coursera’s influence across key APAC markets such as Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. His role will encompass building localized content, advancing regional language offerings, and tailoring learning paths that align with country-specific workforce needs and digital skilling mandates.

With digital transformation accelerating across Asia, Coursera is doubling down on its efforts to deliver job-relevant, industry-aligned education to learners at scale. The platform has introduced professional certificates in collaboration with top global companies including Google, Microsoft, and IBM—many of which are being actively deployed across Indian enterprises for leadership and mid-career reskilling. Sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, IT services, and manufacturing are leading adoption, with digital-native startups and SMBs also integrating Coursera for agile learning deployments.

Gupta’s appointment comes at a critical inflection point for the edtech industry, as online learning platforms shift from growth-centric models to deeper impact and monetization strategies. For Coursera, which was recently named among TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025, India represents not just a market of scale but also a global hub for content creation, platform innovation, and talent transformation.

With a strong pipeline of institutional partnerships and an expanding user base hungry for future skills, Coursera—under Gupta’s direction—is poised to become a cornerstone in India’s national skilling agenda and a key driver of learning innovation across Asia Pacific.