Mumbai: StockGro, India’s largest stock market experiential learning platform has appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as its COO. With 19 years of experience in technology, business strategy, and product management, Sachdeva was the chief product officer at SPH (Singapore’s largest publications company) where he drove SPH’s diverse media products portfolio through growth and subscriptions business model transformation.

Sachdeva will spearhead StockGro’s product strategy and development on the ambitious mission of helping every young investor master the art of trading and investment. Sachdeva has built, coached, and grown several products and product teams in his technology career. He led the product teams at Grab, Autodesk, and Adobe, where he drove  moonshot growth and needle-moving outcomes.

StockGro Founder & CEO Ajay Lakhotia said, “It is our pleasure to have Gaurav as a part of the StockGro family. He fits the bill of a dynamic and flexible leader to keep up with this ever-evolving industry. While Gaurav's technical prowess is responsible for major innovations, his startup agility, big company experience and empathy give him the edge as a true product leader, and we are elated to have him on our team.”

Sachdeva adds, “StockGro tackles head-on one of the most relevant and practical problems for the youth.  Creating a delightful and strong product experience for the young audience, one that listens to and is empathetic towards both their needs and changing preferences, is a challenging and super exciting mission for me. I’m looking forward to working with the superbly driven and ambitious team to scale StockGro to new heights.”

Sachdeva is an MBA graduate from the Indian School of Business with a Computer Science and engineering background from Cambridge University and Delhi College of Engineering. In addition to being an accomplished technology professional, he is also a music, art, and photography enthusiast, and co-founded rock bands in which he performed as a lead singer.

Sachdeva has frequently spoken at esteemed conferences such as WAN-IFRA, INMA, Splice Beta, and Digital Media Asia. He advises tech startups and contributes to advisory councils like the INMA Product Initiative for Media Companies.