Members

Dr. Sumer Bahadur Singh is an alumnus of the Doon School and St. Stephen's College and received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from DeMontfort University, UK. He taught at St Anne's Windermere and Boxhill in England, the Doon School, the United World College in Wales, and Gordonstoun in Scotland. He was Head of School at The Lawrence School Sanawar, and Director at the Asian School, Daly College and the Daly College Business School. He has served as Chair of the IPSC, Trustee of RS International, on the Boards of Global Connections, AFS India, WLSA, Indore Cancer Foundation, Indore Management Association, Infobeans and as a member of G20 Schools. He has also served on the Boards of various schools including The Lawrence School, Lovedale and Mayo College General Council. He was an Education Advisor to the Govt. of Punjab and presently works as a Consultant. He has authored six books: Doon (History), Daly College (History), Unity in Diversity (Religion), Aussie in India (Travelogue), & Indian School Education Revered to Reviled (A guide to School Management).

Capt AJ Singh is an alumnus of The Lawrence School, Sanawar, the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, Jawahar Lal Nehru (JNU) University, Punjab University (PU) Chandigarh, MDU Rohtak and The College of Material Management (CMM), Jabalpur. He passed out from the NDA with the First Prize in Officer Like Qualities (OLQ) and was commissioned in 1982. He was a recipient of the Commandant’s Silver Medal at CMM, Jabalpur. Capt AJ Gyani served in various appointments and in a number of sectors/commands during his Army service and also did a year’s stint in counter-insurgency operations. He resigned his commission from the Indian Army in 1987 and has since then been working for the noble cause of education. He is a founder member of the Faculty and has been performing the duties of the Headmaster and presently Executive Director of Pinegrove School since its inception in 1991. He has played a vital role in the development of both Pinegrove School and has been instrumental in bringing in radical changes in the modus operandi of handling of children and colleagues. He is an earnest social worker, was President of the Rotary Club of Kasauli in 1996, is a Life Member of the Indian Red Cross Society and has widely travelled in India and abroad. Capt Singh is an ingenious artist, prolific orator and an enthusiastic gymnast. He is a keen golfer, plays field and racquet games proficiently and takes keen interest in the progress of sports and co-curricular activities in the school. Capt Singh was elected unanimously to the post of Chairman, Indian Public Schools’ Conference (IPSC) in 2018. The IPSC conferred the prestigious IPSC Gaur Hari Singhania Lifetime Achievement Award on Capt AJ Singh. He was nominated to serve on the Board of Governors of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from 2019-2022. Capt Singh is also the Director of St Soldier`s School, Sector 16 Panchkula (+2 CBSE) and is instrumental in the qualitative and progressive transformation of the school as one of the most prestigious and successful day schools in the city. Capt. Singh was awarded the “Prerna Srot Samman”, which is the Highest Civilian Award of the State of Himachal Pradesh, by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of HP, Mr Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, on the 75th (Platinum Jubilee) Celebrations of Himachal Pradesh, on 15th April 2023, which speaks volumes about the recognition of Capt Singh`s achievements in the field of school education and human resource development.

Rashid Sharfuddin received a Bachelor’s degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and Master's in History from the University of Delhi. He also has a degree in School Management and International Education from the University of Bath, the United Kingdom. ​As a student, Mr. Sharfuddin was Secretary of the Students’ Union Society and President of the Gandhi Study Circle at St. Stephen’s College. He represented his college in soccer, hockey, cricket and handball and was awarded the college's highest color in all of the above-mentioned sports. ​He started his teaching career at 21 and taught at The Lawrence School, Lovedale, and Assam Valley School, Guwahati, before joining The Doon School, Dehradun, as a History Master in 2003. Mr. Sharfuddin served as the Housemaster of Oberoi House and subsequently the Housemaster of Jaipur House. At only thirty-five years old, making him one of the youngest headmasters in the country, he was appointed Headmaster at SelaQui International School. ​Mr. Sharfuddin has been interested in and studied the education of marginalized communities. He has presented papers at various seminars on this subject. His paper titled "Marginalized Communities and Educational Exclusion in North India" is part of the Bath University's reading list for the Education and Globalization Program.

Dr. Jagpreet Singh joined The Doon School as the eleventh Headmaster on July 5, 2020, after serving at Punjab Public School, Nabha, as the Headmaster for 9 years. He has had an extensive career in the field of education, spanning over three decades. Dr. Singh has a Masters in History and a Master of Philosophy in Education. He has also had an illustrious career for nearly 22 years at Mayo College, Ajmer as a teacher of History and Political Science as well as in various leadership roles, ranging from Housemaster to the Vice Principal of the school. Dr. Singh has been conferred with the ‘Jury of Derozio Award for Education and Human Enrichment’ awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certification Examination, the ‘Best Teacher Award’ by the Lions Club, Ajmer, ‘Best Principal Performance Award’ by Global Achievers Foundation, ‘Eminent Educationist Award’ by International Institute of Education & Management and In 2013, The International Institute of Education & Management, New Delhi conferred on him the most coveted Rajiv Gandhi Education Excellence award. He has visited various prominent schools of the world as a part of the teacher exchange programmes, including Eton College, England. Dr. Singh is an enthusiastic sportsman with a keen interest in cricket, tennis and squash and has led several student cohorts to national and international sporting events like the Sydney Cricket Festival, Milo Squash Junior Championship at Kuala Lumpur and the Penang Open with the Mayo College Squash team from 2003 to 2007. Dr. Singh has also been an active Round Square member and has participated in several international RS conferences. He is the Vice President of Friends of Round Square (FRS), Chairman of the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC), a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC), UK and a member of The International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC), USA. As an educational leader his focus has always been on professional development of staff, academic rigour, technology upgradation of schools, spearheading community service projects, and the holistic development of the student community..