Maharshi is Educate Girls’ Chief Executive Officer and has the privilege of leading an incredible team of over 3,000 field employees & over 20,000 community volunteers to deliver Educate Girls’ mission of mobilizing over 1.5M out of school girls into schools by 2025.An ardent advocate of “education as the greatest enabler of equity,” Maharshi is a home-grown leader at Educate Girls. He joined Educate Girls in its infancy over a decade ago & has contributed in various capacities across different functions at namely operations, program management, Government relations, & fundraising. He headed operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully executed the world’s first Development Impact Bond in education which surpassed both inclusion and learning outcome goals, & has raised over $150M in philanthropic funding. Before making a conscious switch to the social sector, he spent nearly a decade in various roles in the private sector. He holds a graduate degree in Public Policy & Business
Early Childhood to Primary EducationEducationHealth DeliverySecondary EducationWomen's and Girls' Education
Central and Southern Asia
