Chaitanya Kalipatnapu
Co-Founder
Emeritus
Chaitanya is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of EMERITUS, which is named as the top EdTech company in the world (2024) by TIME magazine. He spearheads the global b2c business spanning 80 countries. Over the past 14 years, EMERITUS has collaborated with over 87 universities globally, and has impacted over 1M learners. Prior to founding EMERITUS, Chaitanya worked at Sun Microsystems and later at INSEAD Executive Education. He holds a degree in Information Systems with distinction from B.I.T.S. Pilani, India and an MBA from INSEAD, where he currently serves as a visiting lecturer and Entrepreneur-in-Residence. He also led the INSEAD Alumni Association – India as President. Chaitanya has been honoured with the “Distinguished Alumnus” award by B.I.T.S. Pilani. He is the donor of the university’s AR/VR Lab and a seed donor of its first endowment fund. He also spearheads educational initiatives through the Kalipatnapu Foundation, improving public school infrastructure in his hometown and supporting scholarships for merit-cum-needstudents at his Alma maters. Passionate about mentoring startups and driving impactful ideas, Chaitanya also finds joy in learning from his children and sports. He was recognised as the inaugural “Lifelong Learning Laureate” by Berkeley Haas.