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Aditya Agrawal

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Chief Operating Officer at PW (PhysicsWallah)
📍 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Aditya Agrawal is the Chief Operating Officer at PhysicsWallah (PW), where he spearheads new educational initiatives. His career spans over two decades, featuring senior leadership roles at Paytm and entrepreneurial success as a co-founder of two tech startups. He is an alumnus of IIT (BHU) Varanasi and IIM Indore, with deep expertise in technology, strategy, and business operations.

Aditya is passionate about making quality education accessible and affordable through digital innovation. He actively engages with students and MBA aspirants, sharing insights from his own journey. He focuses on building confidence in people to adapt to new digital systems and views AI as a collaborative partner rather than a replacement for the human workforce.

He has been a key part of two startups, Paytm and PW, from their initial stages through to their stock market listings.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Accessible Education
As COO of PhysicsWallah, he focuses on partnerships and initiatives to bring affordable, quality, and industry-relevant education to a wider audience through digital platforms.
AI as Teammate
He advocates for reframing the narrative around AI, viewing it not as a job replacer but as a powerful new kind of teammate that handles repetitive tasks.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Chief Operating Officer
PW (PhysicsWallah)
8-2021 - 12-2022
Senior Vice President, Business
Paytm
4-2019 - 7-2021
Vice President, Business
Paytm
4-2018 - 3-2019
Associate Vice President, Business
Paytm
6-2017 - 3-2018
General Manager, Business
Paytm
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Education
2007 - 2009
PGDM
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
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Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
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