Mukta Pandit

President and Founder

As President and Founder of Safal Partners Inc., Mukta Pandit leads Safal’s work to help federal and state public sector clients drive good outcomes for American students, workers, and communities. Drawing on her experience at McKinsey & Co., Mukta founded Safal in 2010 to meet the need she observed for private sector-quality management consulting services in the public sector. Since then, Safal, which translates to “good outcomes,” has grown to $25 million in annual revenue and a team of 80 employees, creating efficient, innovative solutions that support vibrant American schools, thriving state economies and local communities, and a globally competitive, future-ready workforce. Safal’s clients include the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity, Texas Education Agency, Texas Workforce Commission, Exxon Mobil Foundation, George W. Bush Institute, U.S. Department of Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and local school districts, charter schools, and counties. Sample projects she has led include strategic planning for state education agencies, leading a national resource center to improve charter school student outcomes, increasing federal grant programs' effectiveness, and workforce development through expanding apprenticeships, supporting veterans, and attracting cybersecurity talent.

Before founding Safal, Mukta was Director of Programs at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, where she directed $160M in education grants to enhance teacher effectiveness, scale charter school quality, and implement data systems. Her work included reporting outcomes for a $50M charter portfolio, establishing the philanthropy’s international giving programs impacting 25M+ children, and launching offices in India and South Africa. As an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co. she led several strategic planning projects across the private and philanthropic sectors.  

Mukta holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, where she graduated in the top 5% of her class as a Palmer Scholar. She and her husband divide their time between Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas and are parents to twin college-age daughters.

Greg Baroni

Board Chair

Greg Baroni serves as Chair of the Safal Board of Directors. In 2009, he co-founded Attain, LLC. Following the sale of Attain’s Federal business division in 2021, he launched Attain Capital Partners, a private equity firm which invests in expansion and growth-stage companies with innovative, technology-enabled solutions. He is also the founder and CEO of Attain Partners, a consultancy serving the education, nonprofit, healthcare, and state and local government markets. Additionally, Baroni serves as CEO and General Principal of Attain Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and the Frederick Keys, a collegiate summer baseball team that competes in the MLB Draft League.

Prior to founding Attain, Greg held various leadership roles at Unisys Corporation, including corporate senior vice president of the company and president of its Federal Systems and Global Public Sector Unit. Before Unisys, Greg spent nearly 20 years at KPMG Consulting, departing the company as its senior vice president of Public Services, serving nonprofit, education, healthcare, and government clients. In this capacity, Greg advised numerous organizations on critical business areas such as strategy, cost optimization, and distributed learning. He also led development, implementation, and integration projects involving enterprise-wide packaged solutions and development of software solutions. In 1997, he helped to launch a distributed learning group known as Blackboard—now part of Anthology—that became a first-mover and an industry leader.

An active leader in the professional association community, Greg also continues to actively serve the missions of local and national charitable and industry organizations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Southern California.

Ted Davies

Board Advisor

Ted Davies serves as a Board Advisor to Safal Partners, bringing decades of experience in driving strategic initiatives and delivering solutions at the federal and state government levels. In this role, he provides guidance on advancing Safal’s mission of transforming education and workforce systems through innovative, outcome-driven strategies. Ted’s expertise in organizational development and technology integration aligns seamlessly with Safal’s focus on creating measurable results for government, education, and nonprofit clients.

Throughout his career, Ted has held key leadership positions that emphasize public sector transformation. As CEO of Altamira Technologies Corporation, he led the company through significant growth, delivering advanced analytics and engineering solutions for national security. Previously, he served as President of Unisys Federal Systems and as a Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he managed cross-government initiatives supporting economic and business analysis. Ted’s contributions to the field and his strategic vision make him a vital asset to Safal Partners’ efforts to address complex challenges and drive meaningful outcomes.

Laura Nack

Managing Director

Laura C. Nack is a dynamic leader in government contracting, specializing in education and workforce development. With 25 years of experience in complex project management, business development, and technical assistance (TA) delivery, she has spearheaded initiatives across career and technical education, adult education, early learning, workforce development, and more. Her expertise in guiding federal, state, and local stakeholders through education legislation requirements has fostered long-standing relationships within key federal offices.

As an Executive Leader at Safal Partners, Laura drives business growth and oversees the Education Practice, building on her successful track record leading over 45 national initiatives for the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor. Her leadership has directly supported high-impact federal investments like the Student Achievement in Reading initiative and the LINCS Resource Collection, positioning her as a leading expert in national education and workforce development efforts.

Previously, Laura held senior leadership roles at NORC, MSG, and Kratos Learning. As a Senior Fellow at NORC, she led a national education TA portfolio, establishing contracts with federal and state agencies. At MSG, she directed 25 projects, securing multi-million-dollar contracts and managing budgets up to $30 million while leading a high-performing team. Her deep knowledge of education policy and technical assistance and her proven ability to drive results have solidified her reputation as a strategic force in education reform and technical assistance. Laura and her husband divide their time between Charlotte, NC and Beaver Creek, CO.  They are raising four daughters and are members of many community organizations in both NC and CO.