Founder and CEO of Reach to Teach, Ratna Vishwanathan

Ratna Vishwanathan is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reach to Teach, an organization with a social impact seeking to enhance teaching and learning results in government schools. In order to raise the standards of instruction and learning outcomes in India’s government schools, Reach to Teach collaborates with state governments.

Ratna left the Civil Services and entered the development field. She has held leadership positions in Oxfam India, VSO, MFIN, UNEP, and UNDP. She feels that working in the development sector equips one with the adaptability and skill needed to bring about long-lasting systemic and transformative change in human lives.

At Reach to Teach, Ratna aims to work within the current educational system to create a setting that inspires teachers and parents, two important stakeholders in a child’s life. When learning is supported by an enabling environment, learning occurs. To build secure and welcoming environments where people may discover their own passion and succeed, Ratna believes in fostering a culture of respect for one another. She thinks that in order for an organization to innovate and succeed, everyone needs to be growing and learning all the time.

With the help of innovative technology, RTT is currently working closely with the governments of Gujarat, Haryana, and Arunachal Pradesh to raise the caliber of education in rural areas. RTT is now working as a technical expert on a sizable school education transformation project in partnership with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and the NITI Aayog. 80 lakh school children’s lives have been influenced so far.