Vivek Sharma

Vivek Sharma is the current Chief Executive Officer and Founder of InStride. Prior to this, they served as a Member of the Board of Directors for WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems from January 2017 to December 2020. From January 2013 to December 2019, they were the Senior Vice President of eCommerce & Digital Guest Experience for The Walt Disney Company. And from January 2009 to December 2013, they were the General Manager of Yahoo Mail & Messenger and the Vice President of Yahoo Search. Vivek's career began as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company from January 2001 to December 2009 and they then served as a Sales Manager for Aditya Birla Group from January 1998 to December 2000.

Vivek Sharma has a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD. Vivek also has certifications from Harvard Business School in Competing on Business Analytics & Big Data and Finance for Senior Executives.

Some direct reports include Nisha Smales - Director of Strategy & Chief of Staff, Jonathan Lau - Chief Learner Officer & Co-Founder, and Sean Flynn - Chief Customer Officer.