Chetan Sharma
Board Member & Founder
Founder of Connect Media; guides group vision, editorial depth and long-term positioning for the Ahead Group.
The Ahead Group is a corporate house of distinguished acclaim — dedicated to media, communications and education across India, the UAE, Canada and the UK.
A corporate house of distinguished acclaim, dedicated to the fields of media, communications and education.
The Ahead Group and Connect Media together form a corporate house operating across three core verticals · Ahead Media, Aheaducation Solutions and Connect Media — with a strong presence in India and international markets including the UAE, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Connect Media specifically engages in building curated communications through dedicated public relations, bespoke crisis management, creative advertising, experiential events and full-spectrum 360° marketing.
Edumate.TV is also part of the group story, extending the organisation’s education and media work through meaningful conversations, learning-led content and public-interest programming. Visit www.edumatetv.in to explore the platform.
Our work is organised around a single conviction — that the best communications work is built on real insight, real relationships and real accountability for outcomes. That conviction shapes how we build teams, choose clients and measure success.
"Founder of Connect Media, seasoned educationist, media personality, entrepreneur, business enabler, modern design thinker, leadership coach and turnaround strategist — working across media, education, employability and entrepreneurship."
Chetan has held senior leadership roles as CEO, Managing Editor and Prime Time Anchor with leading media houses including NDTV, India Today, Star News, Zee News, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and the BBC. He has launched several regional news channels, India’s first national English news channel from the South, and Edumate.TV, an education conversation platform built around meaningful dialogue.
Across Edumate.TV assets, he is presented as a renowned journalist, a prolific face of Indian TV news and a national award winner for his interview with Shri Narendra Modi. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the platform has hosted 5000+ meaningful conversations across education, leadership and public-interest themes.
He has interviewed prominent personalities including Narendra Modi, Warren Buffett, Ratan Tata and Sachin Tendulkar. A recipient of 29 national and international awards, he is also a serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and advisor — trained at London Business School, Harvard Business School and Stanford University.
He has helped aspirants become job-ready, guided entrepreneurs in building scalable businesses and enduring brands, and coached hundreds of professionals in finding purpose and achieving career success.
Chetan has been felicitated by the former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, for his outstanding contribution to education through media.
"A media strategist, television anchor and cultural heritage advocate with more than 25 years across national broadcasting, public communication and business development."
Dr Nidhi Kumar brings deep experience across Doordarshan National, India Science Channel / Vigyan Prasar under the Department of Science and Technology, and major public-interest programming spanning science, innovation, education, women empowerment and national development themes.
Her work has included lead anchoring, content strategy, editorial leadership, publicity coordination and high-level interviews with national leaders, policy voices, cultural figures, spiritual leaders and public intellectuals. Her broadcasting presence has reached audiences across 125+ countries through DD International and national platforms.
As a cultural ambassador and heritage communicator, she has advocated for monument preservation, cultural access and heritage repatriation while working with institutions, policy forums and national committees connected with science communication, women development and cultural conservation.
Her recognitions include Iconic Women of the Year Award 2024, Woman of the Decade in Social Entrepreneurship, an honorary doctorate in Media Studies and Social Empowerment, and advisory roles across public-interest and social-impact platforms.
The board brings together media leadership, communication judgement and operating oversight for the group’s work across media, education and communications.
Board Member & Founder
Founder of Connect Media; guides group vision, editorial depth and long-term positioning for the Ahead Group.
Board Member & Co-Founder
Brings national broadcast, public communication, science outreach and cultural heritage experience to the group.
The management structure is built around specialist teams that can move from strategy to execution without losing accountability.
Business Head - Indian Operations
Seasoned media, branding and business development professional with experience across corporate sales, strategic partnerships, integrated marketing and experiential events.
HR
Service-industry and HR professional with 25+ years of experience across people operations, hiring, training, frontline services and organisational development.
Accounts and Finance
Accounts, finance and taxation professional with experience across SRP & Company, Regis Technologies, India Ahead News and Ahead Media Solutions.
Operations, Partnerships & Business Development
Senior executive with 20+ years of experience in sales, marketing, project management, partnerships and operations across health-tech, travel and tourism.
Social Media
Handles social media coordination, content scheduling and platform activity for client campaigns.
Awards, recognitions and career milestones that reflect the leadership team’s work across media, communication, education and public-interest platforms.
Recognition for journalism, leadership, communication and public-interest media work across major platforms.
Chetan Sharma is recognised as a national award winner for his interview with Shri Narendra Modi.
Edumate.TV has hosted conversations across education, leadership, policy, employability and public-interest themes.
Dr Nidhi Kumar has been recognised for her media, social-impact and cultural communication work.
Honoured for social entrepreneurship and sustained public-interest contribution through communication platforms.
Credentials include an honorary doctorate in Media Studies and Social Empowerment, with executive training at LBS, Harvard and Stanford.