"Founder of Connect Media, media personality, entrepreneur, 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. The platform is positioned around 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 coached hundreds of professionals in achieving career success.
"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.
Senior editorial and operating leadership across some of the most influential media organisations in India and the world.
Prime-time anchor and senior editorial leadership at India’s benchmark English news networks.
Operating and managing-editor roles, including the launch of regional news channels across the country.
International media tenures bringing global standards to Indian editorial workflows.
Conceived and launched India’s first national English-language news channel headquartered out of South India.
Founded Edumate.TV, an education conversation platform hosting dialogue around learning, leadership, policy and career readiness.
Executive training at London Business School, Harvard Business School and Stanford University.
