Jitin Sethi is a Partner in L.E.K. Consulting’s Chicago office. He leads the firm’s Education practice in the US and is also a founding member of the Global Education Practice (GEP).

Jitin has led and advised numerous education engagements across the globe, and has extensive experience across all education segments, including Education Technology, K-12, Higher Education, Transnational Education, English Language Training, and Corporate Training. Jitin focuses on the firm’s education work in the USA, where he has advised leading clients and investors on marquee deals. He works closely with private equity clients, tertiary institutions, and school companies on investment opportunities, full potential assessment, business plan development, pricing uplift opportunity, and go-to-market strategy.

Jitin brings over 15+ years of experience advising leading private equity (PE) organizations worldwide. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, providing guidance to clients on both the purchaser and vendor sides of transactions. He has advised a diverse range of global PE clients on acquisition and exit strategies, commercial due diligence on both buy-side and sell-side, growth plans, organizational restructuring, and tactical strategies including pricing, distribution, channel management, revenue management, and more.

Jitin is frequently invited to speak at leading education conferences globally about the latest trends, customer needs, perceptions, and innovation shaping the sector.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration from the Indian School of Business.
 

Education

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science, Dr. B R Ambedkar University

Graduate: Master of Business Administration, Indian School of Business

Ashwin Assomull is a Partner at L.E.K. Consulting, and Head of the firm’s Global Education Practice. As a founding member of the firm’s Education practice, he has worked on over 300 education-specific cases and has led more than 200 engagements across all education verticals, including K-12, higher and vocational education, transnational education, English language training and education technology. 

Ashwin frequently advises CEOs of top education companies and investors on buy- and sell-side due diligence, market-entry strategy, pricing strategy and full potential assessments. He is also a regular speaker at industry-leading conferences such as EdEx MENA, EdEx Qatar, IPSEF and Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend. 

Ashwin joined L.E.K. in 2018 and was previously a Managing Director at the Education Centre of Excellence at EY-Parthenon. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the London School of Economics and an MBA from London Business School.

Education

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science, London School of Economics

Graduate: Master of Business Administration, London Business School