Bala Venkatachalam is the Executive Director of Pratham USA. He was involved with Pratham’s programmes in India between 2003 and 2006 as National Head of Operations and has previously worked across corporate finance, strategy consulting, and a technology start-up as a co-founder. Most recently, he worked with the Monitor Group in India  as Engagement Manager and led a team to identify and develop new business opportunities in affordable urban housing.