Dr Dhir Jhingran is the Founder & Executive Director of Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), a non-profit focused on improving students’ foundational learning at scale. Dhir has worked in the primary education sector for over 30 years, within and outside the Government in India. His other roles include Senior Advisor to UNICEF India, Advisor to the Ministry of Education in Nepal, Asia Regional Director and Chief Program Officer with Room to Read. He has made significant contributions to the development and implementation of early grade reading programmes in several countries in Asia and Africa as well as first language-based multilingual education programs in several states in India. His work has supported large scale systemic reform in India.
Dhir has authored three books in primary education based on empirical research and has contributed to several books and journals. Dhir holds a master’s in economics and a PhD in Education.
