Maharshi VAISHNAV

Maharshi Vaishnav is the Chief Executive Officer at Educate Girls, leading a passionate team of over 2,500 employees and over 20,000 community volunteers with a singular mission: to ensure every girl in India can realise her right to education. 

As CEO of Educate Girls, Maharshi leads the exciting, bold new strategy to impact 10 million learners in India by 2035. 

Previously, Maharshi steered the organisation through the challenges of COVID-19, ensuring that education reached the doorsteps of a quarter of a million learners and delivering humanitarian aid to half a million people. 

He was also an integral part of the team that delivered the world’s first Development Impact Bond in education, which exceeded all targets. 

Before a conscious switch to the international development space, Maharshi spent nearly a decade in the private sector.