Mumbai: Edtech startup DataTrained has announced the appointment of Farhad Khan as CTO. 

In his new role, Khan will aim to enable DataTrained to provide the best learning experience to help students seamlessly go through their learning journey, the edtech company said in a statement.

Khan holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and has been working in the tech world for eight years while achieving familiarity with several programming languages. Being a technology enthusiast, he is always on the lookout for a better solution to push forward the company's growth.

On his work and thoughts on his new role at DataTrained, Khan said, "I use tech to solve business problems. Right now, I am focused on revolutionising education in India.”

He further added, “I am very intrigued with DataTrained's mission to charge up youth with new generation skills required by the rapidly changing industry requirements. Specialised courses offered at DataTrained are very carefully designed and are equipped with adequate skill sets with help in bridging the gap between the freshers' skillsets and the demand of the industry. As CTO, I aim to enable DataTrained to provide the best learning experience to help students seamlessly go through their learning journey."

Previously, Khan has been a serial entrepreneur where his first venture was an information technology and outsourcing company which he started with an aim to enable Indian businesses with technology and expand online.