Pratik Mhatre is the Director of Research Operations for EdSHARe and is based at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Mhatre received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and his Master's in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Mhatre is deeply interested in the relationship between public policy and the environment, especially the intersection of public education & health policies and their impact on socioeconomic characteristics of the neighborhood/community. Previously, Dr. Mhatre was the Chief Operating Officer for the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute and the Study Director for the National Study of Learning Mindsets. Dr. Mhatre was the Co-PI and Project Director for the To College and Beyond GEARUP Partnership Federal grant and served as the Data and Research Administrator for the Texas GEAR UP State Grant.