Dinesh Suthar

Government relations and policy professional with 8+ years managing state-level education partnerships, most recently anchoring Medha Learning Foundation's partnership with the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Haryana, across government polytechnics. Experienced in drafting NITI Aayog–grounded policy documents and Notes for Approval, building government ownership and M&E frameworks, and securing high-value government budget approvals (₹21 Cr, NITI Aayog). Skilled at translating field evidence into policy-ready recommendations for senior government leadership and at building multi-stakeholder coalitions across government, industry, and academic institutions.

Bilingual in Hindi and English.

Program Lead, State Engagement - Medha Learning Foundation - Panchkula, Haryana

(2023-11)

• Serve as the central government-relations anchor for a state-level partnership with the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Haryana, spanning government polytechnics - coordinating directly with Director- and Joint Director-level officials on programme planning, policy alignment, and institutional adoption.
• Built a monitoring and evaluation log frame with defined KRAs to track programme outcomes and inform reporting to government and internal leadership.
• Convened Haryana's first cross-sector Industry Roundtable ("Pathways to Employment") at a government polytechnic, bringing together DTE officials, 15+ industry partners, and MSME representatives - resulting in two new institutional partnership MoUs.
• Extended programme learnings beyond Haryana through a Bihar-state collaboration on the Foundation AI Course, citing cross-state evidence to respond to a Director General–level policy query on programme design.
• Led hiring and performance management for the state programme team, and designed and facilitated multi-hour capacity-building and strategy sessions for team and institutional stakeholders.

Associate, Constituency Development - Swaniti Initiative (Hon'ble MoS Office) - Surendranagar, Gujarat

(2022 - 2023)

• Worked at the direct interface of policy and grassroots implementation inside a Member of Parliament's office, translating government policy priorities into monitored, on-ground delivery plans.
• Presented national-level policy briefs and reports to the Hon'ble Member of Parliament in a succinct, decision-ready format, and coordinated with three district administrative offices on implementation.
• Organised a Mega Placement Drive distributing 4,000+ offer letters, and led a district-wide Anaemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyan assessment across all Surendranagar students, engaging government health teams on corrective action.

District Lead - Piramal Foundation - Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

(2018 - 2022)

• Partnered directly with the District Magistrate and district education officials over a 4-year engagement to lead foundational learning programming across government schools in Jaisalmer district.
• Secured ₹21 Crore budget approval from NITI Aayog for a flagship district development initiative at the Indo-Pak border (Tanot–Babliyan sector), independently navigating multi-level government financial and approval processes.
• Authored and presented proposals to the District Magistrate to leverage CSR funding for school development, and introduced data-driven review mechanisms to inform government decision-making on implementation gaps.
• Managed and mentored a team of fellows deployed across the district, providing structured coaching on delivery and school-level leadership.

Gandhi Fellow - Kaivalya Education Foundation - Surat, Gujarat

(2016 - 2018)

• Embedded within Surat's public school system for two years, working directly with cluster- and district-level education officials across underserved communities.
• Conducted action research on adolescent challenges and presented findings and policy recommendations to district officials - an early experience translating field evidence into government-facing input.
• Facilitated workshops on leadership and change management for education stakeholders at the cluster and district level.

Master of Social Work - Human Resource - Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun (2014 - 2016)

Bachelor of Commerce - N.M.P.G. College, Hanumangarh (2011 - 2014)