Mohandas Pai, former SBI chair to join Byju’s advisory council

Early Byju’s investor Mohandas Pai and former State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar will join a council aimed at addressing corporate governance issues at the edtech startup roiled by government scrutiny and a spate of high-profile resignations.

The council will mentor Byju’s board and its CEO Byju Raveendran on crucial matters, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

The move comes weeks after board members representing investors Peak XV, Prosus and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative stepped down. Byju’s auditor Deloitte also resigned saying the startup had not submitted its financial papers for fiscal 2022.