Mr Sivasankaran
Director TIPS Globeducate
Mr. Sivasankaran, a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, began his career as a Cantonment Executive Officer in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Over the course of 20 years of his service, he has held several important positions in the Ministry of Finance, including Under Secretary and Commissioner of Income Tax. He also had a 5-year stint with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, as Tax Policy Advisor. His career reflects deep expertise in governance, regulatory frameworks and policy implementation, which will bring a valuable perspective to our organisation. Currently, he runs a legal and corporate advisory firm as well as holding directorships in a few other corporate groups in the field of Real estate, tourism, etc.
Mr. Y. Rajkumar
Chief Operating Officer, India
Mr. Rajkumar brings over 24 years of extensive experience in Human Asset Management, Operations, and Liaising with State, Central, and International Educational Boards.
He has held senior leadership positions across reputed organizations, where he played a vital role in enhancing operational efficiency and leading strategic human resource initiatives. In his current role, Mr. Rajkumar oversees the organization’s comprehensive school operations, with a particular focus on institutional governance.
In addition, he heads the Human Resources function, guiding the development and implementation of effective HR strategies and policies. His deep expertise in strategic planning, operations transformation, and institutional management is instrumental in driving the organization’s mission and ensuring operational excellence across all domains.
Dr. Sonali Geed
Education Team, Chief
TIPS Globeducate
Dr. Geed joined Globeducate in 2011, bringing more than 30 years of experience in education to her role. Specialising in curriculum planning and development, and faculty training and teaching for IB, CBSE, CAIE and other national and international boards, Sonali played a vital role in placing our TIPS group of schools on the IB and Cambridge map and with her interest in cooperative learning approaches, she leads workshops on approaches to evidence-based teaching and learning. Sonali has been associated with IB schools as a Theory of Knowledge facilitator and coordinator since 1999 and leads the process of IB affiliation with the national and international boards for Asia and Middle East region of group schools.
Jairam Balakrishnan
CEO Globeducate India
Jairam joined Globeducate in 2024 and brings 28+ years of experience across the Education, BFSI and BPO industry at Senior Leadership positions and, specifically, as a leader in the education sector for the past 14 years. During this period, he successfully acquired, built and managed a large network of K12 schools including 35000+ children and 2000+ educators. Before this, Jairam was Head of the Assessment for Pearson India and worked with iQor as a Senior Vice President heading Human Resources and Financial Planning and spent 12 yrs in the BFSI industry with General Electric, Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank.
