Sachit Manoj Deshmukh

Sachit Deshmukh is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL South Asia, based in Pune, where they work to accelerate the reach and impact of evidence-backed interventions in education and gender. As a member of the Policy, Training, and Communications team, they work on the Every Child Counts Scale Up and Gender Equity Curriculum Scale Up, building and managing partnerships across the implementation ecosystem and advancing thought leadership on scaling these interventions.

Sachit started their career in research and program operations at J-PAL South Asia in 2022, supporting data collection and field implementation of Every Child Counts. Over time, their role evolved to include stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, and research for the scale-up of the program. Before joining J-PAL South Asia, they taught the Chinese language and developed informative digital resources for a parenting app.

Sachit holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune.