Gautam Kumar

Gautam Kumar is the current director at Noble Schools. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Financial Officer for Rocket Travel, Inc from June 2015 to March 2022. Gautam was a core part of rapidly growing the company and exceeding aggressive growth/profitability targets during a successful exit.

Under their leadership, the company grew revenue by 15 times and achieved profitability. Gautam expanded the company from a single B2C product to supporting 30+ white label sites, 24/7 service in 3 languages, global payments, and public company reporting. Gautam also reduced the ops cost per booking by 70%.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Kumar steered the company through a rapid pivot that doubled market share while achieving record-high customer satisfaction and employee scores. Gautam managed a global team of 150 employees and fostered a people- and office- culture of urgency, accountability, and humility.

Gautam Kumar completed a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MS in Computer Science from the same school. Gautam also attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.