Management Team — Building Kidz School

The people behind it all

Meet the leadership shaping Building Kidz

A founder and two partners who turned one classroom into a global mission — pairing real business discipline with a genuine love for children.

Founder

Vineeta Bhandari

Vineeta is the founder and CMO of Building Kidz Worldwide, where she upholds a collaborative culture among franchisees, staff, and schools — and serves as the brand's public face.

She awards franchises and drives franchisee success through marketing, curriculum enhancements, ongoing training, and the integration of performing arts. She stays attuned to the needs of children and parents, setting strategic goals around Building Kidz's key differentiators: Performing Arts, Learning Through Life Experiences, and Building Futures.

She remains actively engaged in corporate social responsibility, focused on educating and supporting underprivileged communities.

In ECE since2002 — two decades in early childhood education
Prior experienceMurdock & Associates · Sun Microsystems · Lam Research · Levi Strauss
EducationMBA, Marketing · BA, Finance · Grad Certification, Early Childhood Education

CEO

Nick Bach

Nick Bach is the Chief Executive Officer of Building Kidz Worldwide, where he leads the company’s strategy and continued growth while working closely with franchisees, school leaders, and the corporate team to strengthen the organization and expand its impact.

Nick brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across multi-unit, franchise, and consumer-focused organizations. Throughout his career, he has built high-performing teams, strengthened operations, and helped businesses scale while maintaining a strong focus on culture, relationships, and the customer experience. His leadership philosophy is grounded in listening, accountability, and creating the conditions for people and organizations to reach their full potential.

As a father of four, Nick feels a personal connection to the Building Kidz mission and the lasting influence exceptional early childhood education can have on children, families, and communities. He is passionate about building upon the company’s unique combination of academic excellence, performing arts, and whole-child development to bring the Building Kidz experience to more families across the country.

Partner · Chief of Operations & Technology

Sangeet Karamchandani

A Managing Partner and COO of Building Kidz Worldwide, Sangeet has a passion to scale the model to children across the globe.

He oversees all real estate and technology direction, plus the onboarding of new franchisees — ensuring a smooth transition from acquisition or startup through to opening and operating a compliant campus.

He's also responsible for creating operational procedures and structure, supporting day-to-day delivery of the company's products and services while keeping cross-functional alignment with Business Development.

Background10+ years in semiconductor operations management across Silicon Valley
EducationBS, Electrical Engineering · MS, Management & Leadership
Beyond workA proud girl-dad who loves family time and golf

Partner · CRO & CFO

Sanjay Gehani

A Managing Partner, CRO, and CFO, Sanjay leads the franchise development team — identifying and awarding franchises, delivering the company's financials, and releasing the annual Franchise Disclosure Documents.

Leading accounting and finance, he ensures franchisees receive consistent nurturing on managerial accounting that keeps them on a profitable path. He's also Building Kidz's representative to elected officials — from local councilmembers to Members of Congress — on early childhood education policy. He served as CMO from inception through September 2022.

Background15 years at Xilinx across Ops, BizDev, Marketing, Sales & Engineering — influencing $700M in lifetime revenue
Public serviceFirst Mayor of Indian descent in Foster City history (2021); Vice-Mayor; record-setting 2018 Council win
EducationBS, Electrical Engineering (UC Davis) · MBA, Marketing & Leading Organizations (Santa Clara — Leavey)
Beyond workBorn in Chile, raised in California; speaks 4 languages; coaches his son's baseball & basketball

CFO

Chad Forrest

Chad leads the company’s financial strategy, planning, operational excellence, and growth initiatives. He partners closely with executive leadership and franchise owners to drive scalable growth, strengthen financial performance, and support the expansion of the Building Kidz brand.

Prior to joining Building Kidz Schools, Chad spent more than a decade serving as CFO and senior finance executive for high-growth renewable energy companies, including Concentric Power, Slingshot Power, and Solar Universe. Throughout his career, he has led finance, operations, strategic planning, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and the development of large-scale infrastructure projects for commercial and industrial customers.

With more than 20 years of executive finance and operational leadership experience, Chad is passionate about building high-performing organizations, creating data-driven decision-making cultures, and developing strategies that enable sustainable long-term growth. He enjoys partnering with entrepreneurs and leadership teams to transform vision into measurable business results.

At Building Kidz Schools, Chad is committed to helping franchisees succeed while supporting the company’s mission of providing exceptional early childhood education through innovation, operational excellence, and responsible growth.

What unites them

To create a community where children are challenged intellectually, empowered as lifelong learners, and engaged in the arts — accelerating their Confidence, Commitment & Character.

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