Byju’s appoints Zynga Games’ Dhimant Vyas as chief creative director

New Delhi: Byju’s has appointed Dhimant Vyas as its chief creative director, at a time when the surge in time spent on online classes has spurred the need for more engaging and interactive educational content.

Dhimant Vyas joins India’s largest edtech startup from Zynga Games India, where he was leading the company’s art direction initiative. He has previously worked with the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations UK on ‘Shaun The Sheep Series 2’ and ‘Purple & Brown’, according to the release on Monday.

An alumnus of the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, his previous work includes the title animation sequence for the Hindi feature film, 'Taare Zameen Par'.


At Byju’s, Vyas will be responsible for leading ideation and creation of quality interactive learning experiences for students across products, according to the release.

“We’re excited to have Dhimant onboard with us to lead creative ideation and strategy,” Vinay MR, chief content officer at the edtech startup, said. “Dhimant is an industry veteran and will be bringing his unique creative talents to further our creative vision to build world-class learning experiences for children.”