Lt. Col. Sekhar is a soldier educationist who has been in leadership positions as a soldier, educationist, and academician for over 30 years. A postgraduate in Chemistry as well as in English, he has had a distinguished career in the Armed Forces, heading Sainik/Military Schools, Instructor in the Indian Military Academy, Registrar of autonomous Colleges. After taking premature retirement from the Army, Lt. Colonel Sekhar was Director (Education and Empowerment) with Atul (CSR) Ltd wherein he established the Atul Institute of Vocational Excellence from scratch. He has also worked as Director & Head of Schools, Alpha Group of Institutions, Trichy, and Executive Director of Aditanar Educational institutions, whose 9 Colleges and Schools have been uplifting rural India since 1965.

He is currently the Principal, Hyderabad Public School, Kadapa.He is a regular speaker, moderator, and much sought-after presenter in conferences/study groups.