Sharad Vivek Sagar is the Founder and CEO of Dexterity Global. Sagar is a globally renowned social entrepreneur, noted thought leader, powerful orator and a widely followed youth icon. Raised in small towns and villages of India, Sagar founded the national organization Dexterity Global at the age of 16. Today, scholars and leaders trained in the Dexterity system have received over ₹1.75 billion in scholarships from top universities across the world, served as India’s ambassadors to global platforms, won 1,000+ national and international awards and launched their own leadership initiatives. The Telegraph noted, “Dexterity is building the future of India.”

President Barack Obama invited Sharad Sagar to the White House. Forbes listed him on the Global Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Rockefeller Foundation inducted him in the list of 100 Next Century Innovators. The Nobel Peace Center invited him to the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. The Queen of England included him in the Queen's Young Leaders list. India’s most watched television show, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), invited Sharad Sagar as the youngest Expert on the show. After a stirring speech at Vivekananda Memorial in Vadodara, India’s leading media house Divya Bhaskar called Sagar, “the Vivekananda of 21st Century”.

Sagar graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor’s degree and Harvard University with a Master’s degree on full scholarships. At Tufts University, he was the first Indian in 160 years of university history to be selected the Graduation Speaker. At Harvard University, he became the first Indian to be elected the President of Harvard Graduate School of Education. In 2017, Sagar became the youngest Indian to be invited as the Chief Guest and Convocation Speaker of a university and in 2024, he became one of the youngest in the world to receive an honorary doctorate “for his outstanding contributions and attainments in the field of social entrepreneurship and leadership."

In 2022, India’s leading newspaper Dainik Jagran bestowed upon Sagar the Editor’s Choice Award for India’s Youth Icon “for representing the bold face of young India and redefining education and leadership for millions of young Indians.” In 2023, Femina listed Sagar among 60 of India’s most admired men, alongside India’s legendary actors, athletes, influencers and business leaders. In 2024, Sagar became the youngest Indian in history to be inducted as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.