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Satya School Governing Council comprises of some of the veterans in the field of education, business and finance. The Chairman of the Governing Council Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, who is the beacon of knowledge and with his vision in creating future leaders, he guides the School. The Governing council provides strategic guidance in the academic and non-academic areas and supports the school in soaring towards greater heights.
Chairman - Satya School
Vice Chairman
- Bharti Enterprises
Life Skills Educator and Researcher
Director Principal
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Chairman - Satya School
Vice Chairman
- Bharti Enterprises
Rakesh Bharti Mittal is the Chairman of Satya School and Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business conglomerates, with interests spanning telecommunications, digital infrastructure, space communications, financial services and real estate. He is the Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises Limited. Rakesh Bharti Mittal also serves as Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Indus Towers, Bharti Hexacom and Bharti Life Insurance.
Bharti Airtel, the flagship company of Bharti Enterprises, is a leading global telecommunications company operating across 17 countries in India, South Asia and Africa. Serving over 650 million customers, Airtel is the world's second-largest mobile operator by customer base.
Rakesh Bharti Mittal has played an active role in advancing India's business and economic agenda. He served as President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) during 2018–19, was the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Sierra Leone in India from 2014 to 2020 and is a member of the India–Israel CEO Forum.
Education and institution-building have remained central to Rakesh Bharti Mittal's leadership. He serves on the boards and advisory councils of several leading academic institutions, including the Indian School of Business (ISB), the Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology & Management at IIT Delhi, Plaksha University, and other institutions of global repute. He is also a Member of the Managing Society and Governing Board of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
Rakesh Bharti Mittal also contributes to strengthening India's research and public policy ecosystem through his association with leading think tanks. He is a Member of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the Founding Circle of the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and serves on the Advisory Council of the Bharti Institute of Public Policy. As Co-Chairman of the Bharti Airtel Foundation, Rakesh Bharti Mittal has shaped one of India's leading education-focused philanthropic institutions, impacting over 7.8 million people, including 4.3 million students, through quality education initiatives.
His commitment to education extends beyond the Foundation. He serves as Chairman of the Governing Council of Sat Paul Mittal School and Founder Chairman of Horizon School of Excellence in Ludhiana, which provides free quality education to children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. He has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by Newcastle University, UK, and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management by XIM University, India. His other notable honours include the Udyog Ratna Award (2023), the Horasis Indian Business Leader of the Year Award (2016), and the Institute of Engineers Award (2004)
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Vice Chairman - Bharti Enterprises
Rajan Bharti Mittal is the Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading conglomerates with diversified interests in Telecom, Space Communications, Digital Solutions, Financial Services, Real Estate, Agri-Processed foods in addition to other ventures. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, AXA, Del Monte, SoftBank and the UK Government.
Bharti Airtel, the flagship company of Bharti Enterprises, is a global telecommunications company with operations in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its mobile network covers a population of over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated telecom provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel has approx. 497 mn customers across its operations.
Born in 1960, Rajan joined Bharti Enterprises after graduating from Panjab University. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he is actively involved in overseeing the activities of the group at the corporate level. With his rich experience in the marketing function, he is also involved in many of the new business ventures of the Group.
Rajan serves as a member of several industry associations and policymaking bodies. He is currently an Honorary Member at the Board of Trustees of Brookings Institution, the world’s oldest and most prestigious think tank and a member of the President’s Council on International Activities (PCIA), Yale University.
Rajan is amongst the Champions of EDISON Alliance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) - a cross-sector platform to accelerate collaborative action for digital inclusion. Rajan is a leading member of the WEF initiative on Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders India - a high-level platform for business leaders to support concrete plans and ideas to step up India’s climate action and green transition efforts. He is also a member of the India-France CEO Forum and India-Singapore CEO Forum.
He served as the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India in 2012-13. He was also the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2009 - 2010 and is currently a Member of its Executive & Steering Committees. Rajan has also served as the President of Association of Basic Telecom Operators (now known as Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India - AUSPI) for 1999-2000.
Rajan has been honored with the “Indian Business Leader of the Year Award 2011” by Horasis, The Global Visions Community and has also been awarded the “Leonardo International Prize 2012” by Comitato Leonardo, the Italian Quality Committee.
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Former Principal - Vasant Valley School
Arun Kapur is an educator with several decades of experience in the private as well as public education spheres. After graduating from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, he worked as a teacher and Housemaster for more than a decade at The Doon School, Dehradun. In 1990, Arun Kapur became the founding Headmaster of Vasant Valley School, New Delhi. He nurtured the school to become India’s leading co-educational day school. Since 2008, he has been working with the Druk Gyalpo’s Institute in Bhutan, a project of His Majesty, the King of Bhutan. Arun Kapur is currently the Director of the institute. He also serves on the Boards of many schools including The Doon School, Scindia School, and Pallavan School.
Arun Kapur is the Founder and Chairman of Ritinjali, an NGO and Executive Director of Pallavan Learning Systems, an educational research organization. Arun Kapur conceived and developed Paradise Valley Private School under the supervision of the Ministry of Education in Oman. He is a an author and has authored Transforming Schools - Empowering Children; Leading Out - The True Purpose of Education; Serene Strength - The Role of Education and Learning in the Making of a Person of Substance; Unlearning - Augmented Intelligence and the Role of Technology in Education; and The Unseen Revolution.
Arun Kapur has contributed to multiple forums on education. The Five Areas of Development curriculum conceptualized by him has been recognized as one of the 100 most inspiring global educational innovations for five consecutive years since 2017 by HundrED, Finland.
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Director/Manager - Gyan Bharati School
A veteran educationist, her illustrious career spans three-and-a-half decades, currently serving as the Director of Gyan Bharti School, Delhi. She is former Principal, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan School, Chandigarh, the founder Principal of Eicher School at Parwanoo and the former Principal of Modern School Barakhamba Road, New Delhi for the last fourteen years. Her current assignments include being the Director, TERI Prakriti School; Member, Board of Management of National Bal Bhavan; Member, Executive Committee of National Council for Education Research & Training; Director, EdCIL (India) Limited; Director, Mind Champions Learning Systems Limited, a subsidiary of N.I.I.T., besides being associated with numerous educational institutions in an advisory capacity.
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Former Senior Partner - Ernst & Young, India
A finance professional with over 40 years of experience in India and overseas with a variety of portfolios. Served as senior partner in a global professional services firm. Keen observer of the entrepreneurial community. Have personally interacted with over 200 entrepreneurs globally. An author of three published books and a recipient of the Sankara Ratna Award.
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CEO - Air Pollution Action Group
Chairman School Managing Committee Modern School Barakhamba Road, Member Board of Governors Bharti Foundation and Member Board of Trustees Modern Schools. He is also the former CEO of Bharti Foundation, Carlson Wagonlit Travels and Kuoni BusinessTravel India.Mr Chadda had a decorated career as a Senior Army Officer before his corporate stint.
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Principal - Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana
Experienced Principal with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Strategic Planning, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking, Teacher Training, and Research. Strong education professional with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) focused in Applied Mathematics from University of Hyderabad and Master of Education from Punjab University.
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Director Principal
Manisha Malhotra is a passionate educator with over 25 years of experience in the field of education. Over the course of her distinguished career spanning more than two decades, she has held key leadership roles, including serving as the Head of Senior School at The Shri Ram School.
During her tenure, she played a pivotal role in establishing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme as well as the Cambridge IGCSE and Secondary School programmes at the institution. Both programmes continue to thrive and stand as a testament to her vision and leadership.
She is currently serving as the Director-Principal at Satya School, Gurugram, where she continues to drive academic excellence and holistic development.
As an educator, she strongly believes that schools must provide a platform to nurture the unique talents and interests of every student. She advocates that a happy child is naturally motivated and learns best. According to her, the role of a teacher extends beyond instruction—it is to inspire students to explore, grow, and go beyond their perceived limits.
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Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel Foundation
Nuriya Ansari is a senior social impact leader with over two decades of experience driving large-scale, system-level change in education and human development. As Chief Executive Officer of the Bharti Airtel Foundation, she leads the Foundation’s mission to advance equitable access to quality education and enable long-term social mobility for underserved communities in India.
Known for translating vision into execution, Nuriya has built and scaled high-impact platforms that integrate technology, deep on-ground insight, and trusted partnerships across government, corporate, and civil society ecosystems. Her work is grounded in evidence-led approaches and has consistently delivered measurable outcomes at scale.
Prior to Bharti Airtel Foundation, Nuriya served as President of Learning Links Foundation, where she led the design and national rollout of one of India’s largest teacher professional development initiatives, directly impacting over one million educators. The programme strengthened pedagogical practice while embedding digital fluency and future-ready skills, influencing learning outcomes for millions of students.
Nuriya brings deep expertise in programme incubation, organizational scaling, and building high-performing teams, with particular strength in navigating complex, high-stakes government partnerships. Earlier roles at Educomp Solutions and work across India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia have shaped her cross-cultural perspective on education reform in Asia.
Trained as a psychologist with degrees from the University of Delhi, she brings a human-centered lens to leadership and systems design. Beyond work, she is a strong advocate for wildlife conservation and responsible technology for sustainable development.
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