Available for advisory & speaking · 2026

I build learning
that scales
across 17+ countries

Strategic executive and learning leader. Currently Interim CEO at Learnio — leading global operations, partnerships, and digital skills programs across Africa, Asia, and the Balkans.

Available
for projects
— Drop portrait here —
  Dhaka → Oslo est. '96
The World Bank trusted by SOS Children's Villages MAERSK DHL + COWI A/S Human Practice Foundation Google Adobe The World Bank trusted by SOS Children's Villages MAERSK DHL + COWI A/S Human Practice Foundation Google Adobe
01 About

Strategy, soul, and systems that ship.

I'm Anik — an executive and learning leader who's spent a decade scaling digital education programs across emerging markets and beyond.

Right now I'm leading Learnio as Interim CEO, after rising through Head of Academy, Chief Learning Officer, and Chief Operating Officer. Along the way I've helped deliver donor-funded programs with The World Bank and SOS Children's Villages, partnered with global names like MAERSK and DHL, and built distributed teams across 17 countries.

The throughline is simple: I love taking ambitious learning ideas and turning them into systems that work, in many languages, across many cultures, at real scale.

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$3.2M
Graduate income generated through World Bank-funded program in Albania
17
Countries with distributed staff and mentor teams under direct management
10K+
Learners served across multi-region digital training programs
50+
Online courses developed across multiple languages and disciplines
02 Work history

A continuous climb at Learnio.

2026 → Oslo · Remote
Interim CEO Learnio A/S
Leading overall organizational strategy, operations, and international program delivery during a transition phase.
  • Secured agreements enabling expansion into 10 additional countries
  • Managing partnerships with governments, NGOs, and donors
  • Setting up new fundraising channels to scale operations
  • Representing the org in high-level stakeholder negotiations
CEO Strategy Fundraising
'25 — '26 Oslo · Remote
Chief Operating Officer Learnio A/S
Oversaw global operations across Africa, Asia, and Europe — ensuring program delivery and performance at scale.
  • Managed a distributed team of 50+ staff and mentors across 17 countries
  • Led budget planning, resource allocation, and operational systems
  • Expanded existing partnerships into multi-country agreements
  • Established KPIs to improve completion and employment outcomes
Operations Team Building Budgeting
'23 — '25 Oslo · Remote
Chief Learning Officer Learnio A/S
Owned global learning strategy, curriculum development, and program quality across continents.
  • Led the World Bank-funded Albania program — generating USD $3.2M in graduate income
  • Expanded into 9+ new countries; contributed to a 21-country Africa program with SOS Children's Villages
  • Managed partnerships with MAERSK, DHL, and Human Practice Foundation
  • Supervised the global mentor network and 50+ online courses
Curriculum World Bank Partnerships
'22 — '24 Copenhagen · Remote
L&D Consultant COWI A/S · Part-time
Designed and delivered 20+ digital training programs for workforce upskilling at one of Northern Europe's leading engineering consultancies.
  • Developed curricula, training materials, and digital learning modules
  • Introduced animations, infographics, and interactive formats
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify skill gaps
  • Contributed to digital transformation initiatives
L&D Instructional Design
'21 — '23 Bangladesh
Head of Academy Learnio (formerly Coderstrust)
Managed large-scale digital training programs for 10,000+ students across multiple regions.
  • Led a team of 17 internal and external mentors
  • Oversaw development of 30+ courses in multiple languages
  • Improved course delivery systems and academy scalability
EdTech Multilingual
'19 — '21 Bangladesh
E-Learning Manager → Developer Coderstrust
Started in course development; promoted to manage the digital course portfolio and team.
  • Built courses in Web Dev, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing, and Soft Skills
  • Trained 1,000+ students through self-paced, live, and in-person formats
  • Standardized a new course production format
Course Design Production
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★ Featured case · 2023 — 25

The Albania program — turning a World Bank brief into $3.2M of graduate income.

As Chief Learning Officer, I led implementation of a donor-funded digital skills program in Albania — designing the curriculum architecture, recruiting and supervising the mentor network, and building the measurement framework that tied learner outcomes to real employment results.

The model has since informed our 21-country Africa program with SOS Children's Villages and expansion into 9+ additional countries.

$3.2MGraduate income
21Country expansion
9+New regions
03 Education & learning

Always a student, always shipping.

2015 — '19EQF 6

Bachelor of Social Science in Economics

BRAC University · Dhaka
Microeconomics, econometrics, quantitative analysis, international trade, and applying economic insight to digital markets.
2024 — '25EQF 4

Digital Marketing & E-commerce

Google
Foundations of digital marketing, customer engagement, email marketing, analytics, and end-to-end e-commerce store management.
2024 — '25EQF 4

Adobe Graphic Designer

Adobe
Hands-on Photoshop and Illustrator, real-world brand and marketing design, and AI-augmented creative workflow.
2024 — '25EQF 4

Adobe Content Creator

Adobe
Storytelling, branding, and publishing across video, podcasts, and infographics — built around Adobe Express workflows.
2024 — '25EQF 4

Adobe Marketing Specialist

Adobe
Campaign design across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook; content calendars, SEO, and cohesive brand visual systems.
2025EQF 3

Marketing with TikTok

Aptly
TikTok content, Ads Manager, audience targeting, performance tracking, and TikTok Shop / Shopify integration.
04 Voices

What people say.

Anik stands out as someone who combines vision, execution, and people skills in a very natural way. He has a strong understanding of learning, project leadership, and growth — and he knows how to turn ideas into meaningful results.

TU
Taulant Ukmata Former COO · Learnio

Anik has demonstrated strong skills in digital learning design, instructional design principles, and adult learning. He works well with stakeholders and brings a creative, solution-oriented mindset to his work.

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Ewelina J. Vesterskov L&D Consultant · COWI
05 Beyond work

A side project that became a community.

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The Bangladeshi Traveller

A travel-focused social platform showcasing destinations, culture, and travel experiences in Bangladesh and beyond. What started as a personal project has grown into a community of fellow travellers, photographers, and culture-curious readers.

120K+ followers and growing
Visit the page
06 Let's talk

Building something
that scales?

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