
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
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
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

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

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

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
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.
