Members

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..

Mr Vinay Pande,  is presently the Head of Training Programs, for professional development of teachers and students in the field of education. Mr Vinay Pande, is an educationist par excellence and a human-being beyond compare. He did his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Canning College, Lucknow and also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Being an educator to the core, he has taught and has held administrative positions in some of the most prestigious schools across the country. He has been the Founding Headmaster of Sarala Birla Academy, Bengaluru and Founding Member, Boarding Schools’ Association of India [BSAI]. He also served as the Headmaster, The Lawrence School, Sanawar.  In his quest to dwell into the challenges of the education scenario in the world and to disseminate information for a better approach towards teaching and learning processes, Mr. Pande has traveled extensively across the globe in consistent search of research and resources through various conferences and workshops. He is a Commissioned N.C.C. Officer and was awarded Grade ‘A’ and the D.G.'s Baton of Honour for being the overall best Officer Cadet. He has also done the basic course in mountaineering from N.I.M., Uttarkashi. He is a keen sportsman and plays Cricket, Hockey, Soccer and Badminton. He has trekked across some of the most hostile terrains of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. He is a keen dramatist and has participated in many staff plays organised by his schools. Mr Pande’s industrious nature and innovative work methods along with the envision of situations from multiple perspectives and think critically about the best approach, never fail to motivate those around him. Armed with his creativity and ingenuity, he creates an example of how to learn and not what to learn, which, be it teachers or his students, are more than happy to emulate.

Lt. Gen. Kulkarni is an Old Boy of Mayo College, which he joined in 1964. He was in Colvin and Rajasthan Houses and was a keen sportsman, who played Cricket, Tennis, Squash, Football and Hockey. He then went on to serve in the Indian Army for nearly four decades. He was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in 1975. In his long and distinguished career, he has commanded the largest forces and held some of the most prestigious assignments. In recognition of his special contribution, he has been awarded a Vishisht Seva Medal twice, an Ati Vishishta Seva Medal and finally the highest peacetime distinguished service award in the Armed Forces, the Param Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India. Parallel to his Army career, he continued to pursue his academic interests, which eventually led him back to the education sector. He is an economics graduate from Fergusson College, Pune and has four Master’s Degrees including an M. Phil. degree. He was one of the few officers to be sent abroad thrice on academic assignments. He has taught at the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmadnagar, Institute of Armament Technology, Pune and the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington. He is currently the Director of Mayo College, Ajmer.