Vishal Naidu

Vishal Naidu currently serves as a Senior Program Officer in Education at Wadhwani AI since September 2025. Prior to this role, Vishal held the position of Project Lead - EdTech AI at Central Square Foundation from June 2021 to June 2025, where strategic and program management support was provided to the Telangana State Education department, influencing systemic reforms in foundational literacy and numeracy. Vishal also has experience as a Consultant at Impact Consulting Hyderabad, and served as Founder and President of UNITE 2030 until July 2021. Additionally, Vishal was a Senior Manager at Tata Steel, where responsibilities included strategy and program management. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Technology in Mining Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, a Post Graduate Certification in Data Science from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, a MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Post Graduate Certification in Digital Marketing and Communications from MICA.