The leadership shuffle at Meesho has attracted silent but critical attention across India’s startup and capital market circuits. On January 7, regulatory filings confirmed that Megha Agarwal, Chief Experience Officer for Business had stepped down after more than six years with the company. Meesho is fresh off its public listing valued at USD 5.6 billion and every senior exit during this phase raises questions over continuity, culture and strategy in the long run.
Who is Megha Agarwal
Megha Aggarwal is viewed as one of the fundamental team builders within Meesho rather than a last-minute hire. She started her journey at Meesho in September 2019 at a time when the platform was yet to discover itself in a crowded value commerce market in India. Over the years, she has closely been associated with growth and customer experience. In industry circles, Megha Aggarwal has a reputation for being a data-driven and operationally disciplined individual.
Megha Agarwal Educational Background
Agarwal’s educational background is a testament to the fact that she has a profound educational foundation with international exposure. Agarwal started with a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Power from IIT Delhi, which is one of the most competitive universities in India. Later, she pursued a Master’s in Management from INSEAD, which ranks within the top management schools globally.
Megha Agarwal Career
Before Meesho, Agarwal worked in strategy and operations with A.T. Kearney Consulting in India for large enterprises. Later, she moved to Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities with exposure to capital markets and financial structuring.
At Meesho, her trajectory was steady and upward where she served as Chief of Staff, Vice President, General Manager for User Growth, CXO for Growth and finally Chief Experience Officer for Business in October 2023. Her time at Meesho saw the expansion of its seller base into millions with stronger engagement in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets that today account for the majority of orders coming through.
Megha Agarwal Salary & Compensation
In FY25, her total remuneration stood at Rs 2.29 crore while this includes her fixed and performance linked incentives, there were variable components of Rs 9.4 lakh for FY24 that were received in FY25. In comparison to this, the range of remuneration for the equivalent level of executive at the leading Indian consumer tech companies listed in the market is between Rs 1.8 crore to Rs 3.5 crore.
Megha Agarwal Net Worth
Agarwal’s own net worth in the range of Rs 8-12 crores based on the publicly disclosed compensation data and the typical ESOP structure in late-stage startups. This is an estimate that assumes there is some vesting in stock options over a period of six years and does not take any liquidity event into consideration. As per Meesho’s policy, ESOPs are granted to the employees in equal numbers and the company doesn’t provide the data for each employee.
Megha Agarwal Resigns as Meesho CXO Amid Post IPO Transition
This comes amidst Meesho’s successful December 2025 IPO, which achieved full subscription at Rs 111 on the first day. This event marked a significant milestone for Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Kumar’s asset-light platform. Meesho brings sellers, logistics players, content creators and buyers from categories such as fashion, home, beauty and lifestyle.
Though Meesho has announced that it will make further disclosures regarding Agarwal’s departure at a later date, changes in leadership for companies at such a critical phase after going public might point towards a reset, though there might be no lack of stability.
