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Ratna Viswanathan the CEO of Reach to Teach

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 is deeply passionate about making learning a joyful experience for students by fostering teacher-agency. Ratna believes in learning out of curiosity and competing with oneself to achieve one’s own potential. She seeks to work from within the existing education system to create an environment that enthuses key stakeholders in a child’s life. She believes learning happens when it is supported by an enabling environment. 

Ratna holds a Masters in English Literature and writes columns on diverse subjects like development, governance and defence. She is a former civil servant from the 1987 batch of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She gave up a highly coveted career in the Civil Services to join the development sector. Prior to joining Reach to Teach, she has held leadership roles at Oxfam India, VSO, MFIN, UNEP and UNDP. She also serves as an Independent Woman Director on Boards of several companies. She believes that the development sector gives one the flexibility and agility to bring long term systemic and transformational change to human lives.  

Ratna believes in building a culture of mutual trust and dignity and creating safe and open spaces for people to find their own passion, learn, innovate and excel. You can have fascinating conversations about food, people and cultures with her. Deeply compassionate and empathetic, 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

Suvam Das

Programme Officer  

Lalsingh Rathore

​Lalsingh Rathore

Administration Assistant

Anil leads the Finance department at Reach to Teach. He brings in 30 years of experience in managing financial systems. Prior to this role, Anil was working as Director - Finance and Administration with Clinton Health Access Initiative and has previously worked with corporates like Dhriti Infotech (KPO), Yakult Danone India and Casio India Co., amongst others. He maintains active memberships with esteemed professional bodies, such as the Institute of Costs Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Society of Certified Public Accountants of India.

Anil Chaudhry

Principal Director, Finance

Ratna Viswanathan

Ratna Viswanathan

Chief Executive Officer

Senior Management

Shalini Sharma

Shalini Sharma

Principal Director - Program Strategy

Senior Management

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Principal Director-Operations & CFO

Senior Management

Bimlesh Kumar

Bimlesh Kumar

Director - Program Operations

Program Operations

Aasheesh Barvey

Aasheesh Barvey

Senior Manager - Data Analytics

Program Operations

Shreya Baruah

Shreya Baruah

Senior Manager - Program Operations

Program Operations

Manoranjan Nayak

Manoranjan Nayak

Director - Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Shweta Dobhal

Shweta Dobhal

Senior Manager- Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Pratibha Joshi

Pratibha Joshi

Director - Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

Devpal Shah

Devpal Shah

Senior Manager - Data Analytics

Accreditation

Priyanka Jain

Priyanka Jain

Director - Learning and Education

Learning & Education

Ratul Chowdhury

Ratul Chowdhury

Manager- Learning and Education

Learning & Education

Dhruvkumar Joshi

Dhruvkumar Joshi

Senior Manager - Enrolment & Attendance

Gujarat State Team

Haresh Chaudhari

Haresh Chaudhari

Expert -Content Development and Review

Gujarat State Team

Vibha Shukla

Vibha Shukla

Officer - Quality & Assurance

Gujarat State Team

Bharti Sharma

Bharti Sharma

Officer - Home Learning & Assessment

Gujarat State Team

Mohammad Samir Shaikh

Mohammad Samir Shaikh

Senior Manager- Community Engagement

Gujarat State Team

Shivaji Chinchkar

Shivaji Chinchkar

Manager - Accreditation Program

Haryana State Team

Anju Arya

Anju Arya

Officer - Accreditation Program

Haryana State Team

Devaki Adhikari

Devaki Adhikari

Manager - Communications

Communications

Nanditta Chibber

Nanditta Chibber

Director -Communications

Communications

Sudarshana Srinivasan

Sudarshana Srinivasan

Executive Assistant

CEO's Office

Jignesh Rathod

Jignesh Rathod

Senior Manager - Finance

Finance and Administration

Lalsingh Rathore

Lalsingh Rathore

Office Assistant

Finance and Administration

Subrat Kumar Nayak

Subrat Kumar Nayak

Senior Manager - Administration

Finance and Administration

Christina Cato

Christina Cato

Finance Controller

Finance and Administration

Nandita Jain

Nandita Jain

Senior Manager - HR & OD

Human Resources

Shikha Mathur

Shikha Mathur

Director - HR & OD

Human Resources

Reach to Teach Team

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Work with us

If you are passionate about education and bringing joy into learning, work with us.

Send your resume with a cover note stating why you should be here.

Email: hr@reach-to-teach.org

Peter Thomas
Bimlesh Kumar

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.

Anil Chaudhry

Principal Director, Finance

Anil leads the Finance department at Reach to Teach. He brings in 30 years of experience in managing financial systems. Prior to this role, Anil was working as Director - Finance and Administration with Clinton Health Access Initiative and has previously worked with corporates like Dhriti Infotech (KPO), Yakult Danone India and Casio India Co., amongst others. He maintains active memberships with esteemed professional bodies, such as the Institute of Costs Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Society of Certified Public Accountants of India.