Seemant Dadwal

Founder and leader of Meraki Foundation focused on parent engagement and early childhood development: Seemant co‑founded Meraki to equip low‑income parents with simple, scalable activities and locally rooted community guides (margdarshaqs) to improve children's early learning and developmental outcomes. Under his leadership Meraki has combined community‑facing programs with low‑friction technology, partnered with municipal schools, and received recognition and support from organizations such as MIT Solve, NSRCEL, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. merakifoundation+2

Transition from engineering to education shaped his approach: After starting his career as a systems engineer, Seemant joined Teach For India as a fellow and later held leadership roles (math lead), which gave him classroom and program experience that informed Meraki's design — blending on‑the‑ground pedagogy, parent skills development, and operational rigor. linkedin+1

Public-facing communicator and advocate for parent‑first early childhood interventions: Seemant writes and speaks about the need to build parental capacity (articles, interviews, panel appearances), using these platforms to share evidence‑informed practice and to advocate for scaling parent‑focused solutions in public systems. idronline+2