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Founder & Director, Kaivalya Education Foundation

Aditya is the founder and director of Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF), an institution specialized in leadership development programmes for nation building. It's programs include the The Principal Leadership Development Programme and The Gandhi Fellowship. The Principal Leadership Development Programme helps principals turn-around failing schools and improve student outcomes. The 3 year part-time programme currently works with 1300 principals of government schools in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The Gandhi Fellowship is 2 year full-time programme to train young people in leading social change. Over 500 fellows have participated in the programme from India's best colleges and gone on to nation building roles. Previously, Aditya was the director of Pratham in Gujarat for 5 years, Vice-President of Business Development at ProXchange for 2 years and a consultant at KPMG for 5 years. Aditya is an Ashoka Fellow and an Echoing Green Fellow. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Masters in Economics and has an MBA from INSEAD. He is a Fellow of the fifth class of the Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.