Sunny Varkey
Chairman and Founder
GEMS EDUCATION
GEMS EDUCATION
GEMS Education continues to inspire generations of learners from across the globe, whose school successes give them the foundation to go on to achieve greatness and lead happy, fulfilling lives.
The quality of our schools and the education they provide is a reflection of the individuals that lead and support them. These are passionate, dedicated educators. They help change and improve the lives of thousands of children across the globe. We hold firm to our belief that all children have the right to a quality education.
We strongly believe that every child has talents and abilities that are as unique as their personality. We take pride in our inclusive ethos and in our commitment to helping every family find the right school for their child. GEMS is unique in the fact that we can offer choices that no other school operator can provide. We offer choice of curriculum, be it American, English, Indian or IB curriculum. We are also proud to provide value-add programmes like GEMS Rewards, UniConnect, Student Employment and GEMS X exclusively to GEMS families. We will continue to introduce new programmes in the future.
I would like to thank you for entrusting us with your child’s education and assure you that at GEMS Education we are committed to bringing out the best in your child.
Sunny Varkey,
Founder.
GEMS Education.
Padmashree Sunny Varkey is a non-resident Indian, Dubai based education entrepreneur and education philanthropist from Kerala. He is the founder and chairman of the global advisory and educational management firm GEMS Education.It is the largest operator of private kindergarten to grade 12 schools in the world. We have a network of over 130 schools in over a dozen countries.
He is also the chairman of the umbrella business organisation the Varkey Group. And the founder and trustee of the philanthropic Varkey Foundation. As of 2012, Varkey is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.And in June 2015, Varkey committed to The Giving Pledge, vowing to donate at least half of his money to philanthropic causes over his lifetime. He is the first education entrepreneur to join the pledge.
