Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education, has been appointed as a member of Harvard University's prominent Global Advisory Council.

Varkey is among approximately 77 council members chosen from all over the world and is just the second representative from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations presently sitting in the council.

The Global Advisory Council is Harvard's the majority of authoritative advisory body, created to provide guidance and tips on the university's international method. The council is consisted of leading people from different sectors and chaired by Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein.

The Council is likewise developed to examine the nature and efficiency of Harvard's global resources and derive techniques with the supreme goal of guaranteeing Harvard's continued international management in college and research study.

Sunny Varkey stated: "It is my benefit to be part of a prominent organization that is made up of some the most distinguished and popular figures in the world. I am deeply honoured to be related to Harvard University as I share their vision of education becoming the most effective tool to a brighter future."

Varkey is an enthusiastic education business owner who is the chauffeur behind GEMS' mission to advance quality education for all. His visionary ambition and efforts in the K12 education space has actually been widely acknowledged.

The UAE Ministry of Education conferred an award of distinction for his service to education in the country; the Indian Government honoured him with the Padmashri Award - among the greatest civilian honours; he likewise received the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Eminent Educationist. Further to his untiring efforts, he was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Education Partnerships.

Varkey will be part of this years annual meeting of the Council which includes active discussions between the members and Harvard Universitys president, Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust. He will contribute to the discussions on Harvards current global activities and how they can be developed further and will share the outcomes and learnings throughout the GEMS Education network