Shail Kumar

Shail Kumar is the Founder and President of Nalanda 2.0, a non-profit policy advocacy group for higher education in India. He works with stakeholders to develop roadmaps for building world-class research universities. Shail is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and has previously served as an administrator at UC Berkeley. He is the author of "Building Golden India" and is dedicated to revitalizing India's education ecosystem to drive innovation and growth.

Nalanda 2.0 is a non-profit think tank and policy advocacy group dedicated to transforming India's higher education ecosystem. The organization brings together academic leaders, policymakers, and industry experts to develop strategic roadmaps for building world-class research universities in India. Nalanda 2.0 focuses on governance reform, research funding, and faculty excellence to revitalize India's status as a global knowledge hub.