Maharshi Vaishnav serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Motilal Oswal Foundation, based in Mumbai. He brings over 20 years of cross-functional experience spanning strategic planning, non-profit management, program execution, fundraising, partnership development, and advocacy across private and non-profit sectors in Asia.

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Prior to this, Maharshi led Educate Girls as CEO, where he partnered with state governments and communities across 30,000 villages in rural India, helping enroll over 1.5 million out-of-school girls. A Master’s graduate in Public Policy from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, he also holds a business degree and has transitioned from the private to the development sector with a strong focus on leveraging education to unlock the potential of underserved communities.

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