Nisha Sachdev

Dr. Nisha Sachdev is a public health consultant, strategist, and senior clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience leading multi-million programs within governmental agencies, organizations, and foundations to address social issues in underrepresented communities. 

As the President of Premnas Partners, a consulting firm with a focus on cross-collaboration with public and private partners, Nisha develops the capacity of organizations to develop and implement high-impact, system-level policies and interventions locally, nationally, and globally to reduce the social and health disparities experienced by children, youth, and families. Nisha also specializes in working directly with youth in various settings, including foster care, court systems, schools, social service organizations, and community-based organizations. Her professional roles include serving as the Senior Director of Evaluation at the Bainum Family Foundation, where she built the foundation’s programming and evaluation
infrastructure, and as a principal researcher for the DC Government Health and Human Services sector, where her work included building and overseeing the evaluation for Washington, DC citywide and
organizational initiatives. Globally, Nisha has consulted with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago. She was responsible for developing an adolescent health policy and evaluating a regional program promoting anti-violence. She began her career as a special education teacher and founder and Executive Director of Breaking the Cycle. Nisha continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, Trinity University, and Arizona State.

University. In addition, Nisha has served on the Board of the Family Foundation, Inc. and The Board of Children, Youth, and Families at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Nisha earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the University of Michigan and a Master of Public Health in Global Health Promotion, a Master of Psychology, and a Doctorate of Public Health in Health Behavior, and a Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from the George Washington University.