"Sharmin Habib is a seasoned educationist and edtech growth expert with over 18 years of experience. She has successfully founded and scaled preschools and digital K–8 learning models in domestic and international markets."

Sharmin Habib is a seasoned education, business development, growth, and expansion professional with over 18 years of experience across early childhood education, online schooling, EdTech, and strategic business growth.

She served as the Head of Business at The Himalayan School until April 2026, where she played an instrumental role in growing and scaling the school’s online education vertical. Her responsibilities spanned business strategy, student acquisition, admissions, partnerships, market expansion, team development, and strengthening the overall positioning of the school in the online education space.

Over the years, Sharmin has developed extensive expertise in:

• Online School Growth & Expansion – Building strategies to expand the reach and presence of online schooling across markets.

• Business Development & Revenue Growth – Identifying new opportunities, developing growth channels, and driving sustainable business performance.

• Admissions & Student Acquisition – Developing outreach, counselling, conversion, and enrolment strategies to strengthen admissions.

• Strategic Partnerships – Building relationships with education organisations, institutions, communities, and other strategic partners.

• Team Building & Leadership – Recruiting, mentoring, and leading cross-functional teams across academics, admissions, operations, and business development.

• Market Expansion & Brand Positioning – Creating strategies to enter new markets and strengthen an education brand's competitive positioning.

• Franchise Development – Extensive experience in developing and expanding education franchise networks in domestic and international markets.

• Education Operations – Understanding the complete learner journey and aligning academic, operational, and business functions for effective delivery.

• EdTech & Digital Learning – Strong experience in technology-enabled education and developing scalable digital learning models for K–8 learners.

• Entrepreneurship & Institution Building – Experience conceptualising, launching, operating, and scaling education ventures from the ground up.

As the founder of Kindercare Services Pvt. Ltd. and I3 Education Pvt. Ltd., she has successfully led ventures in preschool education and digital K–8 learning. Her extensive experience also includes international business and franchise development, including her role as Global Franchisee Head at K12 Education.

Sharmin brings together education expertise, entrepreneurial thinking, strategic leadership, and hands-on business execution. Her ability to understand both the academic and commercial dimensions of education has enabled her to build teams, develop markets, strengthen enrolments, establish partnerships, and contribute to the growth and scalability of education organisations.