Sunny Varkey controls GEMS Education, the world’s largest operator of K-12 schools, with a track record of providing quality education across multiple curricula to meet the needs of local populations.

Sunny and Sherly are signatories of the giving pledge. They have pledged to focus on capacity-building interventions for teachers and school leaders and championing their work through initiatives such as the Global Teacher Prize. Sunny founded the Varkey Foundation, a philanthropic organization that aims to improve the standards of education for underprivileged children throughout the world.