
Ratna is the Chief Executive Officer at Reach to Teach, a social impact organisation working towards improving teaching and learning outcomes in Government Schools. She did her schooling at Rishi Valley, a Krishnamurthy Foundation India school that aims to equip students to meet an increasingly complex world without losing their individuality and humanity. She is deeply passionate about making learning a joyful experience for students and teachers and believes in learning out of curiosity and competing with one’s own self to achieve one’s own potential. Ratna has an MA in English Literature. She writes columns when the fancy takes her on diverse subjects such as development, governance and defence.
Ratna gave up a highly coveted career in the Civil Services to join the development sector and has held leadership roles at Oxfam India, VSO, MFIN, UNEP and UNDP. She believes that the development sector gives one the flexibility and agility to bring long term systemic and transformational change to human lives. At Reach to Teach, Ratna seeks to work from within the existing education system to create an environment that enthuses key stakeholders in a child’s life, teachers and parents. Learning happens when it is supported by an enabling environment.
Ratna believes in fostering a culture of mutual trust and dignity to create safe and open spaces where people can find their own passion and excel. She believes in developing an organisation where everyone is constantly learning and growing in order to innovate and excel.
You can have fascinating conversations about food, people and cultures with Ratna. A big proponent of compassion and empathy, she is easy to talk to and is always ready to listen to people. On calls you will certainly find Nugget and Poppy, Ratna’s Golden Retriever and Lhasa Apso, an active part of the conversation.
Ratna Viswanathan
Chief Executive Officer
The RTT Team

Peter is a chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience working in financial and operational management for international businesses. Prior to joining Reach to Teach in 2013, Peter worked at two leading international strategy consulting companies. He was part of the senior financial team at Bain & Company and was the Finance Director at Monitor Company responsible for much of their international operations outside of North America.
Peter Thomas
Principal Director, Operations & CFO

























Bimlesh leads Programme Management & Operations function and supervises the state programme in Gujarat. With RTT since 2017, he earlier led the education operations of the former Education and Community Programme and managed the Teacher and Head Teacher Development programmes. Prior to RTT, he was a Management Consultant for 13+ years and worked in the areas of business transformation, supply chain planning and optimisation, and strategic cost reduction.
Bimlesh Kumar
Principal Director,
Programme Strategy and Operations

Ratna Viswanathan
Chief Executive Officer
Senior Management

Shalini Sharma
Principal Director - Program Strategy
Senior Management

Peter Thomas
Principal Director-Operations & CFO
Senior Management

Bimlesh Kumar
Director - Program Operations
Program Operations

Aasheesh Barvey
Senior Manager - Data Analytics
Program Operations

Shreya Baruah
Senior Manager - Program Operations
Program Operations

Manoranjan Nayak
Director - Community Engagement
Community Engagement

Shweta Dobhal
Senior Manager- Community Engagement
Community Engagement

Pratibha Joshi
Director - Monitoring Evaluation and Learning
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Devpal Shah
Senior Manager - Data Analytics
Accreditation

Priyanka Jain
Director - Learning and Education
Learning & Education

Ratul Chowdhury
Manager- Learning and Education
Learning & Education

Kaushik Sivasubramanian
State Head & Director SoE
Gujarat State Team

Dhruvkumar Joshi
Senior Manager - Enrolment & Attendance
Gujarat State Team

Haresh Chaudhari
Expert -Content Development and Review
Gujarat State Team

Vibha Shukla
Officer - Quality & Assurance
Gujarat State Team

Bharti Sharma
Officer - Home Learning & Assessment
Gujarat State Team

Mohammad Samir Shaikh
Senior Manager- Community Engagement
Gujarat State Team

Santosh Padhy
Program Manager - Test Beds
Gujarat State Team

Shivaji Chinchkar
Manager - Accreditation Program
Haryana State Team

Anju Arya
Officer - Accreditation Program
Haryana State Team

Devaki Adhikari
Manager - Communications
Communications

Nanditta Chibber
Director -Communications
Communications

Sudarshana Srinivasan
Executive Assistant
CEO's Office

Jignesh Rathod
Senior Manager - Finance
Finance and Administration

Lalsingh Rathore
Office Assistant
Finance and Administration

Subrat Kumar Nayak
Senior Manager - Administration
Finance and Administration

Christina Cato
Finance Controller
Finance and Administration

Nandita Jain
Senior Manager - HR & OD
Human Resources

Shikha Mathur
Director - HR & OD
Human Resources
Reach to Teach Team

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Send your resume with a cover note stating why you should be here.
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Charu leads the marketing and communications function. In a career spanning 23+ years, she has worked closely with both international and domestic corporates, brands and institutions across sectors, including hospitality, consumer technology, aviation, FMCG, B2B, and healthcare, during her stint with reputed PR firms. Charu holds a Master’s in Business Administration, from IMT Ghaziabad and a certificate in Public Policy from Takshashila Institution.
Charu Raizada
Principal Director,
Marketing and Communications


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Peter Thomas
Principal Director, Operations & CFO
Peter is a chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience working in financial and operational management for international businesses. Prior to joining Reach to Teach in 2013, Peter worked at two leading international strategy consulting companies. He was part of the senior financial team at Bain & Company and was the Finance Director at Monitor Company responsible for much of their international operations outside of North America.
Bimlesh Kumar
Principal Director,
Programme Strategy and Operations
Bimlesh leads Programme Management & Operations function and supervises the state programme in Gujarat. With RTT since 2017, he earlier led the education operations of the former Education and Community Programme and managed the Teacher and Head Teacher Development programmes. Prior to RTT, he was a Management Consultant for 13+ years and worked in the areas of business transformation, supply chain planning and optimisation, and strategic cost reduction.
Charu Raizada
Principal Director,
Marketing and Communications
Charu leads the marketing and communications function. In a career spanning 23+ years, she has worked closely with both international and domestic corporates, brands and institutions across sectors, including hospitality, consumer technology, aviation, FMCG, B2B, and healthcare, during her stint with reputed PR firms. Charu holds a Master’s in Business Administration, from IMT Ghaziabad and a certificate in Public Policy from Takshashila Institution.