Arjun Kapoor

Arjun Kapoor is a digital credentials architect with seven years of experience designing and deploying verifiable credential systems for universities, professional bodies, and EdTech platforms. His technical work spans Open Badge infrastructure, W3C Verifiable Credentials, decentralised identity, and the emerging standards that are reshaping how skills and qualifications are issued, stored, and verified.

After completing a Master’s degree in Computer Science with a specialisation in distributed systems, Arjun moved into the education sector, where he saw a clear opportunity: the technology to create tamper-proof, instantly verifiable learner records already existed — but most institutions had no idea how to implement it or explain it to students. That gap became his focus.

At SkillStory, Arjun bridges the technical and the accessible. He writes to demystify concepts like Open Badges, skill passports, verifiable credentials, and blockchain-based records so that students, parents, and educators can understand not just what these tools are, but why they matter and how to use them to build real trust in a student’s documented achievements.

He has contributed to IMS Global working groups on digital credentials standards and has advised multiple national education bodies on credentialing strategy. He is a recognised voice in the Open Badges community and has spoken at EdTech conferences in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.

Arjun is based in Bangalore, works remotely with institutions across the globe, and is an active contributor to open-source credential tooling projects.

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