LANGUAGE AND LEARNING FOUNDATION - Key Persons
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- Senior Specialist
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- Professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University
AmitaChudgarisaprofessorofeducationpolicyatMichiganStateUniversity.PriortojoiningMichiganState,shetrainedineconomics(MumbaiUniversity),developmentstudies(CambridgeUniversity)andeconomicsofeducation(StanfordUniversity).Throughtheanalysisofdiverse,large-scale,national(India),regional(SouthAsiaandSub-SaharanAfrica)andcross-nationaldatasets,sheexplorestheroleofpolicy-relevantvariablesinensuringequaleducationalopportunitiesfordisadvantagedchildrenandyouth.Chudgar'sresearchhasbeensupportedbyvariousawardsincludingtheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociationresearchaward,NationalAcademyofEducationandSpencerFoundation'sPostdoctoralfellowship,TheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund,theMacArthurFoundation,andmostrecentlytheprestigiousLyleSpenceraward.Shehaswrittenextensivelyinseveralprominentoutletsandsomeofherpublicationshavewonvariousprestigiousawardsinthefield.Shecurrentlyservesasaco-editoratComparativeEducationReviewandservesontheeditorialboardsofAmericanEducationalResearchJournal,EducationalEvaluationandPolicyAnalysis,InternationalJournalofEducationalDevelopment,Prospects:quarterlyreviewofcomparativeeducation.InadditiontoherscholarshipChudgaralsohasaprominentleadershippresenceinthefieldofinternationalandcomparativeeducation.SheisthefoundingchairofSouthAsiaSpecialInterestGroupattheComparativeandInternationalEducationSocietyandhasservedaselectedboardmemberattheComparativeandInternationalEducationSociety.
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- District Manager, Yamunanagar
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- Senior Manager, Communication
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- Program Manager, State Programs
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- State Academic Coordinator
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- Coordinator - Academic Support Research
Dr.AbulKhairJalaluddin(A.K.Jalaluddin)isadistinguishededucator,educationalresearcherandthinker,widelyknownforhiscontributionstothefieldofliteracy,basicandmasseducation.HeservedastheformerJointDirectoratNCERT,NewDelhiandheldseniorfacultyandtechnicaladvisorypositionsatDirectorateofAdultEducation,aswellasseveralotherinstitutionsincludingtheMaulanaAzadCentreforSocialandElementaryEducation,DelhiUniversity.HealsoassistedtheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment,GovernmentofIndiainframingtheNationalEducationPolicyformation(NPE1986)andledtheNCERTteaminrevisingtheNationalCurricularFrameworkforElementaryandSecondaryEducationandexaminationreforms.HeisaformerUNDP/UNESCOinternationaladvisertothegovernmentofBangladeshandprovidedtechnicalassistancetoBRAC'sinnovativeChandinaLearningImprovementProject(CLIP).His"acceleratedliteracy"modelhasbecomeahouseholdnameinUnitedNationseducationalprojects.In1999heformedhisowncharitablepublicTrust,NEEV(NetworkofEnterprisingEducationalVentures)whichisactivelyengagedinpromotingeducationalchangethroughinnovation,researchandtraining.
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- Associate Professor in International and Comparative
- Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
Dr.DebiPrasannaPattanayakisanotedlinguist,educationistandactivistwhohascontributedtremendouslytothefieldoflanguagesinIndiaandabroad.
Dr.PattanayakservedasthefirstDirectoroftheCentralInstituteforIndianLanguages(CIIL)apartfromservingasLanguageAdvisortotheNCERTandascommitteememberformanyeducationrelatedinitiatives.HealsohasmanybooktitlessuchasMultilingualismandMotherTongueEducation(OxfordUniversityPress)tohiscredit.Dr.Pattanayakhasbeendecoratedwithnumerousawardsoverhislong-spanningcareer,includingthePadmashreeconferreduponhimbytheGovernmentofIndiain1987.
CarolynJ.(Carol)Benson,isAssociateProfessorinInternationalandComparativeEducationatTeachersCollege,ColumbiaUniversity.SheearnedherPh.D.inSocialSciencesandComparativeEducationfromUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesin1994.Shestartedhercareerasanelementaryschoolteacher.From1998to2011
Dr.BensonwasbasedatStockholmUniversity,firstattheCentreforResearchonBilingualismandlaterattheCentreforUniversityTeachingandLearning,meanwhileexpandingherresearchandconsultinginlanguagesandliteraciesintheSoutheastAsia/Pacific,LatinAmericaandAfricaregions.Hercurrentworkfocusesoneducationallanguagepolicyandpractice,genderandlanguage,andmultilingualcurriculumdevelopment.Shehasalargenumberofpublicationsincludingthe2013volumeco-editedwithKimmoKosonen,LanguageIssuesinComparativeEducation:Inclusiveteachingandlearninginnon-dominantlanguagesandcultures(SensePublishers).
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- Noted Linguist, Educationist and Activist
Dr.DebiPrasannaPattanayakisanotedlinguist,educationistandactivistwhohascontributedtremendouslytothefieldoflanguagesinIndiaandabroad.
Dr.PattanayakservedasthefirstDirectoroftheCentralInstituteforIndianLanguages(CIIL)apartfromservingasLanguageAdvisortotheNCERTandascommitteememberformanyeducationrelatedinitiatives.HealsohasmanybooktitlessuchasMultilingualismandMotherTongueEducation(OxfordUniversityPress)tohiscredit.Dr.Pattanayakhasbeendecoratedwithnumerousawardsoverhislong-spanningcareer,includingthePadmashreeconferreduponhimbytheGovernmentofIndiain1987.
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- Executive Director
- Founder
- Managing Trustee
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Founder & Executive Director of Language
- Managing Trustee ( Founder & Executive Director )
Dr.DhirJhingranistheFounder&ExecutiveDirectorofLanguageandLearningFoundation(LLF),anon-profitfocusedonimprovingfoundationallearningofstudentsthroughearlyliteracyandmultilingualeducationprograms.LLFworkscloselywithstategovernmentstocatalyseeducationsystemreformatscaleinIndia.Dhirhasworkedintheprimaryeducationsectorfor30years,withinandoutsidetheIndianGovernment.WithintheGovernment,asanofficeroftheIndianAdministrativeService,Dhirhasservedinpolicy-makingrolesintheMinistryofEducationatthenationallevelandasPrincipalSecretaryEducationintheGovernmentofAssam.Hehasalsohandledseveralotherprofiles,suchasSeniorAdvisortoUNICEFIndia,AdvisortotheMinistryofEducationinNepal,AsiaRegionalDirectorandChiefProgramOfficerwithRoomtoRead.HehasmadesignificantcontributionstothedevelopmentandimplementationofearlygradereadingprogramsinseveralcountriesinAsiaandAfricaaswellasfirstlanguage-basedmultilingualeducationprogramsinseveralstatesinIndia.Dhirhasauthoredthreebooksinprimaryeducationbasedonempiricalresearchandhascontributedtoseveralbooksandjournals.Dhirholdsamaster'sinEconomicsandaPhDinEducation.
Prof.VenitaKaul,isProfessorEmerita(Education)AmbedkarUniversityDelhiandChairpersonoftheAdvisoryCommitteeofCenterforEarlyChildhoodEducationandDevelopment(CECED)attheuniversity.Sheretiredin2016asDirectorofSchoolofEducationStudiesandFounderDirectorofCenterforEarlyChildhoodEducationandDevelopment(CECED),attheAmbedkarUniversity,Delhi,whichisastateuniversity.Priortothisassignment,ProfKaulwasaSeniorEducationSpecialistinTheWorldBankforovertenyears.BeforejoiningtheWorldBank,ProfKaulservedinNCERTforovertwentyyearsandtookearlyretirementfromthepositionofProfessorandHeadofDepartmentofPreschoolandElementaryEducation.ProfKaulhasbeenamemberofseveralCommitteesoftheGovernmentinanAdvisorycapacity.Attheinternationallevel,shehasbeenaMemberoftheSteeringGroupofAsiaPacificRegionalNetworkforECDandhasbeenaninvitedmemberoftheInternationalForumforInvestingintheYoungChild.ShehasalsobeenontheBoardsofanumberofwellknownNGOsworkingintheareaofEducationincludingPratham,MobileCrechesandSesameStreet(India).ProfKaulhasaPhDfromI.I.T.DelhiinPsychologyandhasseveralnationalandinternationalpublicationsintheareaofEarlyEducationtohercredit.
Dr.MahendraKumarMishra,Trustee,isawell-knownfolkloristwithapassionforworkwithtribalgroupsinIndiaandisrecipientofSahityaAcademyAwardin1999.Hehasconceptualized,designedandimplementedmultilingualeducationprogramsinOdishaandChhattisgarh.HehasbeenpartofmanyseminarandconferencesonFolkloreandMultilingualEducationinChina,SouthKorea,Thailand,andNepal.
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- FHI360 As a Senior Technical Advisor
- Senior Technical Advisor, FHI 360
AmitaChudgarisaprofessorofeducationpolicyatMichiganStateUniversity.PriortojoiningMichiganState,shetrainedineconomics(MumbaiUniversity),developmentstudies(CambridgeUniversity)andeconomicsofeducation(StanfordUniversity).Throughtheanalysisofdiverse,large-scale,national(India),regional(SouthAsiaandSub-SaharanAfrica)andcross-nationaldatasets,sheexplorestheroleofpolicy-relevantvariablesinensuringequaleducationalopportunitiesfordisadvantagedchildrenandyouth.Chudgar'sresearchhasbeensupportedbyvariousawardsincludingtheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociationresearchaward,NationalAcademyofEducationandSpencerFoundation'sPostdoctoralfellowship,TheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund,theMacArthurFoundation,andmostrecentlytheprestigiousLyleSpenceraward.Shehaswrittenextensivelyinseveralprominentoutletsandsomeofherpublicationshavewonvariousprestigiousawardsinthefield.Shecurrentlyservesasaco-editoratComparativeEducationReviewandservesontheeditorialboardsofAmericanEducationalResearchJournal,EducationalEvaluationandPolicyAnalysis,InternationalJournalofEducationalDevelopment,Prospects:quarterlyreviewofcomparativeeducation.InadditiontoherscholarshipChudgaralsohasaprominentleadershippresenceinthefieldofinternationalandcomparativeeducation.SheisthefoundingchairofSouthAsiaSpecialInterestGroupattheComparativeandInternationalEducationSocietyandhasservedaselectedboardmemberattheComparativeandInternationalEducationSociety.
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- Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Dr.AbulKhairJalaluddin(A.K.Jalaluddin)isadistinguishededucator,educationalresearcherandthinker,widelyknownforhiscontributionstothefieldofliteracy,basicandmasseducation.HeservedastheformerJointDirectoratNCERT,NewDelhiandheldseniorfacultyandtechnicaladvisorypositionsatDirectorateofAdultEducation,aswellasseveralotherinstitutionsincludingtheMaulanaAzadCentreforSocialandElementaryEducation,DelhiUniversity.HealsoassistedtheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment,GovernmentofIndiainframingtheNationalEducationPolicyformation(NPE1986)andledtheNCERTteaminrevisingtheNationalCurricularFrameworkforElementaryandSecondaryEducationandexaminationreforms.HeisaformerUNDP/UNESCOinternationaladvisertothegovernmentofBangladeshandprovidedtechnicalassistancetoBRAC'sinnovativeChandinaLearningImprovementProject(CLIP).His"acceleratedliteracy"modelhasbecomeahouseholdnameinUnitedNationseducationalprojects.In1999heformedhisowncharitablepublicTrust,NEEV(NetworkofEnterprisingEducationalVentures)whichisactivelyengagedinpromotingeducationalchangethroughinnovation,researchandtraining.
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- Senior Literacy and Education Consultant at SIL International
- Senior Literacy and Education Consultant, SIL
Dr.SusanE.MaloneisaSeniorLiteracyandEducationConsultantatSILInternational.ShehasworkedextensivelyinthefieldoflanguageandprovidedtechnicalsupportinformulationofeducationalpoliciesinmanycountriessuchasThailand,Myanmar,Vietnam,TimorLeste,Laos,Liberiaetc.Dr.Malonealsohasmanypublicationsonmultilingualandmothertongue-basededucationtohercredit.
SakilMalikgrewupinBangladeshinthe1970sand80s,wherehewitnessedfirsthandthemarginalization,inequity,andinequalityinthatcountry'seducationsystem.Inhighschool,hevolunteeredfornationalnewspapersandcommunity-basedlibrariestoraiseawarenessoftheeducationissuesinBangladeshandlookforsolutionstotheeducationchallengesconfrontingthemostvulnerableBangladeshis,particularlystreetchildren.Today,SakilisDAI'sSeniorGlobalPracticeLeaderforEducation.Hehas25yearsofexperienceworkingininternationaldevelopmentandprojectmanagement,focusedoneducationandeducationinconflict-affectedareas.Mostrecently,heservedasWorldLearning'sVicePresidentforGlobalDevelopment.SakilservedasDirectorfortheReadingwithinReachProject,fundedbytheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment,andheledtheGlobalReadingNetworkCommunityofPractice,whichworkedtoimprovetheliteracyofprimaryschoolchildrenaroundtheworld.HehasalsoservedasaProjectDirectorforCreativeAssociates,managingliteracyandeducationprogramsinCambodia,India,Tajikistan,Tanzania,andTimor-Leste,inadditiontoArabicliteracyprogramsthroughouttheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.Sakil'scareeralsoincludesservingasDirectorofGlobalOperationsfortheInternationalLiteracyAssociation,ProgramCoordinatorfortheChildWelfareLeagueofAmerica,andTechnicalOfficerforCARE'sofficeinBangladesh.SakilwastheAcademicCoordinatorfortheGlobalPartnershipProgramatBRACBangladeshandaFacultyMemberofBRACTrainingDivision,wherehestartedhiscareer.HereceivedaUNESCOScholarshiptostudyPeaceandConflictstudiesattheEuropeanPeaceUniversityinAustria.(1)M.A.,EducationalLeadershipandPolicy,UniversityofMaryland,USA(2)M.A.,economics,AligarhUniversity,India(3)B.A.,economics,AligarhUniversity,India(4)B.Com.,commerce,DhakaUniversity,Bangladesh
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Private Equity and M & a at McKinsey & Co
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- Associate Director
- Finance
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Engineer from IIT - BHU
- Founder and Director of Indian School of Development Management
NishiistheFounderandCEOofBrandCrossConsultingwhosemissionistoenableyoungtalentandorganizationstobuildbetterbrands,becauseabetterbrandmeansbettermarketing.Withhighprofileinternationalbusinessexperienceofover35yearsindevelopingbrandsforFortune500companiessuchasUnilever,Coca-Cola,BritishPetroleum,Danone,KraftFoods,YUM!,AsianPaintsandothers,NishihasheldC-LevelleadershiprolesinglobalbrandmanagementandgeneralmanagementbasedintheU.S.,ChinaandIndia.ShehasdeepknowledgeandunderstandingofBRICmarketsandculturesgainedthoughon-siteworkandlifeexperiencesintheU.S.,LatinAmericaandAsia.Whilebuildingbrandsallalong,severalofwhichhavewoninternationalanddomesticcreativeandeffectivenessrecognition,NishialsohadtheopportunitiestodevelopinitiativesincludingCSRprogramssuchasLifebouyIndia'sHandWashingprogram,settingupLoweIndia'sRuralCommunicationsGroupforUnilever'sbrandsandleadingthedevelopmentofGoliKeHamjoli-anUSAIDfundedprogram-topromotetheuseoforalcontraceptivesinIndia.NishihasservedonthejuriesofeffectivenessandcontentmarketingawardsinIndiaandtheU.S.andwaspartoftheVisitingFacultyattheMiamiAdSchool,Miami.
Mr.RaviSreedharan(Ravi)isanEngineerfromIIT-BHU(1985)andanMBAfromIIMAhmedabad(1988).Heworkedinthecorporateworldfor24years,mostofitwiththeMNCBank-HSBCinDubai,HongKong,JakartaandCairo.Hequitasuccessfulcorporatecareerin2011,attheageof49toreturntoIndiaandpursueacareerinSocialWork.BackinIndia,hewaspartoftheleadershipteamatAzimPremjiFoundation2011to2015.WithanEndowmentofoverRs50,000crores,RavihasdonealotofworkspecificallyintheSchoolLeadershipspaceacrossthecountryfromresearchinganddefiningqualitiesrequiredingoodschoolleaderstodesigninginterventionstodevelopthesequalities.Thisworkwasatthelevelofvillageschoolsatoneend;andadvisingNationalLevelProgramsoftheGovernmentindevelopingcurriculumandprogramsforstrengtheningschoolleadershipacrossthecountry,attheotherend.Whileworkinginthesocialsectoracrossnumerousvillagesinthecountry,Ravisawanacuteshortageofgood,relevantleadershipnotonlyintheeducationsectorbutalsointheentiredevelopmentsector.Toaddressthiscriticalissue,heleftAzimPremjiFoundationwithanideatobuildapioneering,worldclass,iconic,not-for-profitinstituteinthecountrydedicatedtoDevelopmentManagement.Aninstitutethatwillcatalyseabigchangeinthewayorganizationsinthedevelopmentsectoraremanagedandbecomefarmoreimpactful,sustainableandachievingsignificantscale.Inashortperiodoflessthanayear,heandtheteamatIndianSchoolofDevelopmentManagementarewellontheirwaytoestablishingauniqueinstitutionandbuildinganeco-systemfordevelopmentmanagementinthecountryandpossiblytheworld.HeistheFounderandDirectorofIndianSchoolofDevelopmentManagement
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- Senior Global Practice Leader for Education, DAI
Dr.DavidsonjoinedFHI360asaSeniorTechnicalAdvisorinReadingintheGlobalEducationDivisionin2018. BeforecomingtoFHI360, sheheldthepositionas theTeamLeadfortheReadingTeamintheE3OfficeofEducationatUSAID.PriortojoiningUSAID,shewasaseniorconsultantinliteracywheresheprovidedsupportforandcontributedtothedesignonprojectsfundedbyUSAIDandtheWorldBankinearlyliteracyincountriesinSub-SaharanAfrica,S.E.Asia,andtheSouthPacific. ShedesignedoneofthefirstUSAID/WorldBankearlygradereadinginterventionsinLiberiain2008andreturnedtoleadascaledreadinginterventioninLiberiafrom2010to2012.SheservedastheGlobalDirectorofReadingInstructionforRoomtoReadandledtheclassroomreadinginterventionsinninecountriesinS.andS.E.Asia,andSub-SaharanAfrica.Shehasdesigned,implemented,andconsultedinthedevelopmentofreadinginterventionsandearlygradereadingassessmentsinmultiplelanguages,developedcoachingmodelsandprofessionaldevelopmentmodulesonsupportingteachersinteachingchildrenhowtoread.Shehaspublishedarticlesinpeer-reviewedjournals,andhasdesignedimpactevaluationsforreadinginterventions. Priortoherinternationalwork,Dr.DavidsonworkedasanationalconsultanttothestatesforReadingFirst,anddesignedanddirectedseveralinterventionstudiesinearlyliteracy.AsatenuredfacultymemberatWesternWashingtonUniversity,shedevelopedandtaughtgraduateandundergraduatecoursesingeneraleducationandspecialeducationonreadingmethods,assessment,andearlylanguageandliteracyacquisition.ShealsotaughtgraduatecoursesandconductedresearchasafacultymemberattheUniversityofMaineandtheUniversityofUtah.Sheearnedamaster'sdegreeinschoolandcommunitypsychologyfromCentralFloridaUniversityandearnedherPh.D.fromtheUniversityofWashingtoninspecialeducation.
Dr.UddalakDatta,Trustee,hasbeenworkinginthefieldofelementaryeducationforlasttwodecades-bothforgovernmentprogramsandfornon-profitsector-acrossIndia.Hisfocushasbeenpredominantlyonqualityofeducationwithemphasisonissueswithregardtodisadvantagedcommunitiesthroughstrategicplanning,capacitybuildingandresearchinitiatives.
Mr.SushantVerma,Trustee,hasgotovereighteenyearsofintensiveexperienceinmanagingsocialdevelopmentprogramswithinareassuchaseducation,publichealth,livelihoodpromotion,communitydevelopment,disastermanagement,corporatesocialresponsibilityandwomen'sempowerment.HehasbeenawardedvariousNationalandInternationalawardsforoutstandingcontributioninthefieldofcommunityinitiatives.
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Ms.AmritaPatwardhanheadstheEducationandSportsportfoliooftheTataTrusts.ShehasbeenwiththeTrustssince2003.Shehasleddesignandimplementationoftwostrategicplans,setupandmanagedteamsandprogrammesworkingonelementaryeducationacrossmultiplestates.MsPatwardhanhasaMastersinchilddevelopmentfromMSUniversity,BarodaandMPhilineducationfromDelhiUniversity.ShewasrecipientofEdbergFoundation,Sweden'sfellowshipin2001whereshespentayearattheInternationalDevelopmentDepartmentofClarkUniversityresearching'Impactofdisplacementonchildren'.ShealsocompletedHarvardsummercourseon'Improvingqualityofeducationsystems',HarvardUniversityin2007.ShehasrepresentedtheTrustsonNationalMissiononLibraries,hasbeenonvariousexpertcommitteessetupbytheNationalCouncilforEducationResearchandTraining,andMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopmenttoreviewnationalprogrammesonliteracy,elementaryeducationandchildren'sliterature.BeforejoiningtheTrusts,Amritataughtinaprimaryschoolandcollege,andworkedasateachereducator.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Founder and CEO of BrandCross Consulting
ShavetaistheCEO&ManagingDirectoratCentralSquareFoundation.ShavetahasbeenpartofthefoundingteamatCSFsince2012,andleadsCSF'sstrategy,operationsandpartnerships.SheleadsCSF'sworkonFLN(FoundationalLiteracy&Numeracy),EarlyChildhoodEducation(ECE)andEdTech,andoverseesCSF'sorganizationaldevelopment.SheispassionatetobringtolifeCSF'svisionofqualitylearningforallchildrenandgovernment-ledsystemreformforscaleandsustainability.PriortoCSF,sheworkedatTheBostonConsultingGroupandCitibank.ShehasalsobeenavisitingfacultymemberintheHumanResourcesandOrganizationalBehaviordisciplinesatvariousbusinessschools.Shavetaearnedherbachelor'sdegreeinEconomicsfromShriRamCollegeofCommerce,UniversityofDelhi,andholdsanMBAinManagementfromIIM,Bangalore.Sheisaproudparenttotwoyoungadults(aboy&girl)&furry-boy.Inherfreetime,Shavetaenjoysreading,watchingHindimovies&listeningtomusic,solvingSudoku&Kakuropuzzlesandtravelling.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Founder and Director, Vikramshila Education Resource Society
Mr.RaviSreedharan(Ravi)isanEngineerfromIIT-BHU(1985)andanMBAfromIIMAhmedabad(1988).Heworkedinthecorporateworldfor24years,mostofitwiththeMNCBank-HSBCinDubai,HongKong,JakartaandCairo.Hequitasuccessfulcorporatecareerin2011,attheageof49toreturntoIndiaandpursueacareerinSocialWork.BackinIndia,hewaspartoftheleadershipteamatAzimPremjiFoundation2011to2015.WithanEndowmentofoverRs50,000crores,RavihasdonealotofworkspecificallyintheSchoolLeadershipspaceacrossthecountryfromresearchinganddefiningqualitiesrequiredingoodschoolleaderstodesigninginterventionstodevelopthesequalities.Thisworkwasatthelevelofvillageschoolsatoneend;andadvisingNationalLevelProgramsoftheGovernmentindevelopingcurriculumandprogramsforstrengtheningschoolleadershipacrossthecountry,attheotherend.Whileworkinginthesocialsectoracrossnumerousvillagesinthecountry,Ravisawanacuteshortageofgood,relevantleadershipnotonlyintheeducationsectorbutalsointheentiredevelopmentsector.Toaddressthiscriticalissue,heleftAzimPremjiFoundationwithanideatobuildapioneering,worldclass,iconic,not-for-profitinstituteinthecountrydedicatedtoDevelopmentManagement.Aninstitutethatwillcatalyseabigchangeinthewayorganizationsinthedevelopmentsectoraremanagedandbecomefarmoreimpactful,sustainableandachievingsignificantscale.Inashortperiodoflessthanayear,heandtheteamatIndianSchoolofDevelopmentManagementarewellontheirwaytoestablishingauniqueinstitutionandbuildinganeco-systemfordevelopmentmanagementinthecountryandpossiblytheworld.HeistheFounderandDirectorofIndianSchoolofDevelopmentManagement
Ms.ShubhraChatterji,Mrs.ShubhraChatterjihasbeenworkinginthespaceofSchoolEducationsince1986.Shehasworkedasateacher,curriculumdeveloper,pre-schoolincubationexpert,teachereducatoranddesignerofteacherpreparationprogrammes.Shehasworkedinavarietyofsocioeconomicsettings,andisfounderDirectorofVikramshila,aresourceorganizationthatworksacrossthecountryonissuesofeducationalqualityandequity.ThisorganizationbeganitsjourneybyprovidingteachersupporttoruralNGOrunpre-schools-ithasevolvedalongsidethechildrenitserves,andnowworksacrosstheK-10spectrumacrossseveralstatesofIndia.MostrecentlyMrs.ChatterjihasprovidedtechnicalexpertiseinrewritingtheECEcurriculumfortheICDSsysteminWestBengalandJammuandKashmir.Oneofherabidingareasofinterestis‘LanguageLearninginEarlyYears'.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Chairman, Former Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Retired
Dr.DhirJhingranistheFounder&ExecutiveDirectorofLanguageandLearningFoundation(LLF),anon-profitfocusedonimprovingfoundationallearningofstudentsthroughearlyliteracyandmultilingualeducationprograms.LLFworkscloselywithstategovernmentstocatalyseeducationsystemreformatscaleinIndia.Dhirhasworkedintheprimaryeducationsectorfor30years,withinandoutsidetheIndianGovernment.WithintheGovernment,asanofficeroftheIndianAdministrativeService,Dhirhasservedinpolicy-makingrolesintheMinistryofEducationatthenationallevelandasPrincipalSecretaryEducationintheGovernmentofAssam.Hehasalsohandledseveralotherprofiles,suchasSeniorAdvisortoUNICEFIndia,AdvisortotheMinistryofEducationinNepal,AsiaRegionalDirectorandChiefProgramOfficerwithRoomtoRead.HehasmadesignificantcontributionstothedevelopmentandimplementationofearlygradereadingprogramsinseveralcountriesinAsiaandAfricaaswellasfirstlanguage-basedmultilingualeducationprogramsinseveralstatesinIndia.Dhirhasauthoredthreebooksinprimaryeducationbasedonempiricalresearchandhascontributedtoseveralbooksandjournals.Dhirholdsamaster'sinEconomicsandaPhDinEducation.
Ms.VrindaSarupisaretiredIASofficerofthe1981batch,whohasservedasSecytoGovtofIndiaintheDept.ofSchoolEducationandLiteracy,MinistryofHumanResourcesDevelopmentandintheDept.ofFoodandPublicDistribution.Ms.SaruphasworkedinthesectorofEducationforover23yearsbothattheCentralandStateGovts,whereshehasexperiencebothasanimplementerandpolicymaker.ShehasbeencloselyassociatedwiththeformulationandimplementationofsomeofthemostsignificantnationalprogrammesoftheDistrictPrimaryEducationProgrammeandtheSarvaShikshaAbhiyanforelementaryeducationandtherevisedVocationalEducationProgrammeatsecondary/seniorsecondarylevel.Shehasbeencentraltotherevisionofpre-serviceteachertrainingprogrammesandthenationalpupilassessmentandtheassessmentsofschoolperformancesystems.Ms.SarupistheChairpersonoftheAdvisoryBoard.
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- Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
PaolaUccelliisaprofessorattheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation.Withabackgroundinlinguistics,shestudiessocio-culturalandindividualdifferencesinlanguageandliteracydevelopmentthroughouttheschoolyears.Herresearchfocusesonhowdifferentlanguageskills(atthelexical,grammatical,anddiscourselevels)interactwitheachothertoeitherpromoteorhinderadvancesinlanguageexpressionandcomprehensioninmonolingualandbilingualstudents.Uccelli'scurrentprojectsfocusondescribingindividualtrajectoriesofschool-relevantlanguagedevelopment;onthedesignandvalidationofaresearchinstrumenttoassessschool-relevantlanguageskillsinelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents;andonunderstandinghowmonolingualandmultilingualspeakersandwriterslearntouseavarietyofdiscoursestructuresflexiblyandeffectivelyfordiversecommunicativeandlearningpurposes.UccellistudiedlinguisticsatthePontificiaUniversidadCatólicadelPerúandsubsequentlyearnedherdoctoraldegreeinHumanDevelopmentandPsychologyattheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation.BeinganativeofPeru,sheisparticularlyinterestedinLatinAmericawhereshecollaborateswithlocalresearchersandoftenparticipatesinresearchconferencesandworkshops.
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- Professor, Education Policy, Michigan State University
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- CEO & Managing Director at Central Square Foundation
Dushyantcomeswith20+yearsofexperienceinstrategy,mergerandacquisition,andbusinessdevelopmentandisanIIMCalcuttaalumnus.HeisCo-leadintheprivateequitypracticeatMcKinseyinIndia,servingleadingbuyoutandgrowthfundsandtheirportfoliocompanies.Healsoco-leadstheM&Acompetency,servingIndianbusinesshousesontopicsrelatedtoacquisitions,divestitures,andcorporatefinance.HepreviouslyestablishedandledtheCommercialDueDiligencepracticeatDeloitte,andledtheM&AstrategypracticeatPwC.HehasalsoservedasasolutionleaderintheITindustryandacorporateplanningmanagerinthemediaindustry.Hisspecialtiesincludeduediligence,M&Aandgrowth,privateequity,communications&media,andeducation.
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