Nikhil Sinha leads Coursera's university partnerships, enterprise, online degrees, and professional certificates businesses as well as the Company’s corporate and content strategy. Prior to joining Coursera, Dr. Sinha was the founding Vice Chancellor of the Shiv Nadar University from April 2011 to January 2016. Dr. Sinha is a leading international expert on the information and communication technology industries and has extensive experience as an academician and corporate executive.  In his academic career, Dr. Sinha served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas from 2002 to 2005 and a faculty member at the University from 1991 to 1999. Outside the academy, Dr. Sinha’s

Dr. Sinha began his professional life in the Government of India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in 1983. Dr. Sinha serves on several corporate and non-profit boards. He is Non-executive Chairman of the Board of HCL Infosystems and a Director of Silverskills Pvt. Ltd.