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GEM Resource Advisory Council of Educators
GRACE – GEM Resource Advisory Council of Educators is a venture of GEM Foundatiions - a registered Non
Profit Charitable Trust.
We have the best team of educational experts, best faculty, best IT experts working across various domains
to deliver world class education at the most affordable costs.
Raaj Kumar
Managing Trustee, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Raaj Kumar did his B. Tech from IIT Mumbai and started his career in the engineering
industry. In the year 2000, he ventured in to consultancy to set up schools from
concept to commissioning. He along with his team is the brain behind setting up and
running GEM Foundatiions. His entrepreneurial style of functioning and the ability to
develop strong relationship with people across all levels and the initiative to lead from
the front makes him a complete people’s person. He looks after new business
development, setting up of new K12 schools, taking over existing schools, new products development,
implementing new strategies to enhance the learning outcomes, etc.
He is the Winner of the following Awards & Recognitions
Best Principal of the Year 2015 Award by Independent Association of Schools, Bengaluru.
Changemaker of the Year 2016 Award by Center for Excellence in Education, Chennai.
Innovative Academicians of the Year 2017 Award by Association of Researchers for Education, Chandigarh.
Edupreneur of the Year 2018 Award by Center of Education Growth & Research, New Delhi.
Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 by International United Educationists’ Fraternity, Kolkata
Jaylakshmi Nair
Trustee, Co-Founder & Chairperson
Jailakshmi Nair did her M.A., M.Ed. & MBA from Mumbai. She is an educationist by
profession, a strategist by training with an entrepreneurial streak. Jailakshmi started her
career as a Principal in reputed schools of Mumbai. She has over 30 years’ experience
in the education industry with reputed brands like Aditya Birla Group of Schools, Zee
Group of Schools and Edify Group of Schools. She looks after Curriculum Development,
Educational Assessments, Teaching & Mentoring, Training & Development, and Student
Counselling & Management.
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