Shyaam leads program design, research, and strategy and learning at Teach For India. This includes supporting the heads of Fellowship recruitment, selection, training and Alumni impact teams in the organisation. Prior to joining Teach For India in 2014, Shyaam spent 11 years in the private sector - as an IT services professional with Cognizant Technology Solutions and then as a management consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers for close to six years where he advised clients on improving their financial and operational performances through rigorous goal setting and structured monitoring. Shyaam believes in the power of collective action and movements as agents of social change.