Mr. Lokesh Mehra is the Director – Education Advocacy at Microsoft Corporation India and is responsible for managing strategic relationships with MHRD and institutional bodies, policy led engagements and skill development initiatives.

An Electronics Engineering graduate and an MBA, Mr. Mehra has had stints with other major companies like Intel, NIIT, Benchmark Microsystems, etc. He has over 21 years of experience in Education, Marketing, Product Management, Sales and Channel Development in the IT industry.

Prior to Microsoft, Mr. Mehra worked as the Regional Manager - Corporate Responsibility for the South Asia Region at Cisco and was spearheading and driving Cisco's education charter in both the philanthropic and commercial markets. Mr. Mehra has spoken at several public forums hosted by CII, EDGE, FICCI, NASSCOM, International Telecom Union (ITU), UNDP, etc and has authored several articles published in leading newspapers and magazines.