Bhagyashri Dengle is a development professional with over 30 years of experience especially in the areas of Institution building, governance and gender transformative programming. She has worked intensively at the grass root level as well as in leadership positions.

She is currently the Executive Director, APAC and Policy & Practice at Plan International and is deeply involved in developing transformational strategies to ensure that girls across Asia Pacific are able to learn, lead, decide and thrive through advocacy and gender transformative programs.

Prior to joining Plan International in 2019, she worked for 14 years at Plan International, India as Executive Director and provided leadership to significantly grow Plan International India’s reach, scale and impact particularly on girls. She has been instrumental in initiating several campaigns, research initiatives and experimenting innovative approaches.