Nasha Patel

Nasha Patel is a Managing Director with Watershed Advisors, focused on early childhood systems work. She previously served as the Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Strategy at the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE). As Deputy Assistant Superintendent, she led the strategy to increase access to and quality of care and education for children in Louisiana through the state’s unified birth-to-five system. Now with Watershed, she has led early childhood systems projects in diverse states and localities, including Colorado, Texas, Missouri, and Vermont.