
Sunny Varkey
Chairman and Founder, GEMS Education
Entrepreneur, philanthropist and Chairman and Founder of GEMS Education, Sunny Varkey is a passionate educationalist who has devoted his life to raising the standard of education around the world and nurturing the genius in every child. He founded the Varkey Foundation in 2011 with the aim of underlining the key role that teachers play around the world. Initiatives include the US$ 1 million Global Teacher Prize, launched in 2015.