Kaplan International, Global. Anil S Kumar has joined Kaplan International as the director 0f strategy in India. In this role, he will work across various functions of the organization to strengthen and expand its offerings. Anil has more than two decades of experience in building and managing premium educational institutions across various countries.  He has held executive roles at a number of institutions including Bennett University, SP Jain School of Management, Indian School of Business, and UIUC. His last assignment was as the CEO of the SGT University, a multidisciplinary university with more than 18 schools offering over 200 Undergraduate, Graduate, and Doctorate programs, and including a medical school and multifunctional hospitals. Using his ability to understand the local market and global trends, he has fostered partnerships between industry and institutions in research and development.  He has helped build globally admired institutions that cater to the current needs of the market and challenge the status quo, and are in many ways the trendsetters for future innovations.