His company is one of the oldest and largest Kindergarten to Grade 12 / Year 13 private education providers in the world. Born in Kerala, Sunny Varkey is a Dubai-based NRI who is a billionaire education entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded GEMS Education, the world's largest operator of K-12 schools. In 2019, the private education firm secured CVC Capital Partners as its key investor. Sunny Varkey is the son of Indian expat teachers -- KS and Mariamma Varkey -- who migrated to Dubai from Kerala in 1959.

Source: dna September 20, 2023 01:01 UTC