Role: As a Portfolio Manager in the Helpdesk, I oversee technical initiatives in Africa and share leadership responsibilities for projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. My role primarily involves offering technical assistance to education decision-makers, facilitating the integration of current global insights and locally relevant evidence on EdTech into education programs. Additionally, I contribute to the management of the Specialist Network.

Background: Before joining R4D and EdTech Hub, I worked as an education specialist at the World Bank. In this role, I offered technical assistance to operational and analytical projects in the ECA and South Asia regions. My focus areas included teacher professional development, strategies to improve learning outcomes, and ensuring equitable service delivery, particularly in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Prior to that, I served as an education specialist leading the development and implementation of a civic education curriculum program in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan.

My career began as a primary school teacher with Teach For India in Mumbai, where I taught grades 3 and 4.

Fun fact: l am very serious about my Goodreads reading goals!