Deepak Swaroop

Deepak Swaroop is a former EY partner who made a significant career change to become a high school mathematics teacher in London.3 He spent nearly 20 years at EY, including 10 years as a partner, before leaving the corporate world in 2019.3 Swaroop has an MBA and completed executive management courses at Harvard and AI courses at MIT.3

In 2020, at the age of 56, Swaroop decided to retrain as a math teacher through the Now Teach program.31 He was inspired by Lucy Kellaway, a former Financial Times editor who made a similar career transition.3 Despite taking a substantial pay cut from his previous role, where he earned around £803,000 (about $1 million) annually as an EY partner, Swaroop found teaching more fulfilling and purposeful.3

Currently, Swaroop describes himself as an "Advisor on AI/Automation and Teacher of Mathematics" on his LinkedIn profile.24 He emphasizes that after three decades in the corporate sector, he is now pursuing a profession close to his heart - teaching.4 Swaroop's career change demonstrates his commitment to contributing to society and helping students realize their potential, which he finds more valuable than his previous high-paying corporate position.3