Team Category: Member

Balakrishnan Venkatachalam (“Bala”) is the Chief Operating Officer at Pratham International. With over 20 + years of experience, Bala leads the establishment and growth of the organisation.

Devyani Pershad is the Chief Program Officer at Pratham International. She leads technical strategy and approach for programs, and manages partner relationships across geographies. Devyani also supports building donor relationships and grant management.

Pragya Dhariwal is the Director of Operations at Pratham International. She supports the daily operations of the organisation. Pragya also supports fundraising and donor-relations.

Usha Rane is the Senior Director of Content & Training (Language) at Pratham International. She leads literacy pedagogy design and research for Pratham International’s education programming across diverse geographies. Usha also builds the capacities of governments and partners to adapt Pratham’s innovations to multiple languages.

Meera Tendolkar is Director of Content & Training (Math) at Pratham International. She leads numeracy pedagogy design and research for Pratham International’s education programming across diverse geographies. Meera also builds the capacities of governments and partners organisations to contextualise Pratham’s innovations for varied local realities.

Divya Arora is the Associate Director for Programs and Partnerships at Pratham International. Divya supports teams and partners in designing and implementing education programming in diverse contexts. She also supports fundraising, donor relations, and grant management.

Indresh Talsaniya is a Senior Manager for Language Content and Training at Pratham International. Indresh is the lead technical support for language Content & Training for TaRL in geographies including Sub-Saharan Africa and, Middle East and North Africa.

Vikas Varma is a Senior Manager for Math Content and Training at Pratham International. He provides technical support for Math Content & Training for TaRL in geographies including Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa.

Vasant Makwana is a Manager for Language Content and Training at Pratham International. He supports TaRL programs in Sub Saharan Africa including in Nigeria.

Vibhaan (Chinmay) is the Communications Lead at Pratham International. In this strategic role, he leads the creation of comprehensive and impactful communications strategies across all of Pratham International’s verticals, including Education, Digital, and Youth Skilling.