Payal Kapadia is Senior Director of Program Delivery at Propel. Payal spent 15 years in the education sector, beginning her journey as a high school social studies teacher before transitioning to postsecondary access at OneGoal. After eight rewarding years in that field, she knew she wanted to spend the next chapter of her career focused on workforce development, which brings her to Propel.

Payal grew up in the US, UAE and India, but currently resides in Austin after moving there from New York City. She received her B.A. in History from Barnard College and her Masters in Education from Stanford.