Nirvani Budhram

Nirvani Budhram is an accomplished professional with over 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, executive leadership, public-private partnerships, and philanthropy. Currently serving as the Director of Education at Robin Hood since 2018, Nirvani also holds the role of Senior Program Officer at the Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund and Advisory Board Member at Bamboo Learning. Previous positions include Consultant at NDB Consulting, Chief of Staff at The Fund for Public Schools, Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Managing Partner at i3E. Nirvani's earlier roles include Director at EL Education and Director of Professional and Business Development at McGraw Hill, as well as an English Teacher at the NYC Department of Education. Nirvani's educational background includes a BA and MA in English and English Education from New York University and an MA in English Education from Saint Edmund Hall, Oxford University.