Directors
Ratna Viswanathan
Chair of Board
Ratna is a former civil servant from the 1987 batch of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, where she worked across various departments such as audit, defence and Prasar Bharati. 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 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Reach to Teach.
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. Ratna believes learning happens when it is supported by an enabling environment.
Vijay Chibber
Director
Vijay Chhibber is a Member of the Supreme Court appointed High Powered Committee to oversee all cases of Illegal and unauthorised construction in the Capital city of Delhi. Previously, he was a career civil servant with the Indian Administrative Service for thirty-seven years holding various positions in the State and Central Governments across key sectors.
Currently, he is involved in promoting three start-ups in the e-mobility, coastal shipping, and financial sectors. He is also on the Board of Directors of several entities and has held critical advisory roles with leading corporates and has been an Advisor to the Chief Minister of Tripura.
Rajat Kathuria
Director
Rajat Kathuria is the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and a Professor of Economics at Shiv Nadar University. He previously served as the Director and Chief Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Rajat played a pivotal role in the formative years of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and co-chaired the T20 Digital Task Force under India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.
Rajat is a founding member of the Broadband Society for Universal Access and has held board positions with the Delhi Management Association and the MicroFinance Institutional Network of India.
With over 20 years of teaching experience and 25 years in economic policy, Rajat’s expertise spans a broad spectrum of issues, and has consulted for the World Bank in Washington DC, and undertaken research projects for numerous international organisations, including the ILO, UNCTAD, LIRNEasia, and ADB.
Manoranjan Nayak
Executive Director
Manoranjan comes with over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector. He holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from ICFAI University and a Masters in Social Work from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Manoranjan has diverse and rich experience in designing and managing large-scale operations, developing programme strategies, designing sustainable community-based interventions, building teams, managing NGOs and grants, and liaising with government stakeholders and donors
Since 2015, Manoranjan has been associated with Reach to Teach and is closely involved in developing programme strategies and expanding Reach to Teach Foundation’s work in the Northeast India. Prior to Reach to Teach, Manoranjan worked with Naandi Foundation for over 8 years, managing versatile projects such as Nanhi Kali, a joint initiative with K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, Project Ensuring Children Learn, and Project Bachpan, amongst others, in various capacities.
