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When access is literally a matter of life and death

The moment that changed everything for Mainak Roy didn’t happen in a classroom or boardroom. It happened in a hospital bed.

Recovering from dengue, the Acumen Fellow reflected on a student he had lost to the same disease months earlier. The difference wasn’t chance but access.

Today, as founder of Simple Education Fund, that moment continues to shape how he thinks about education, equity, and opportunity.