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Nargish Khambatta

Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy & Vice President, GEMS Education

Nargish Khambatta, Principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy and Vice President – GEMS Education, is the recipient of the first ever GEMS Exceptional Head of School Award 2018. With a Masters’ Degree in Microbiology, she made the transition from teaching to educational leadership having spent over 32 years in the field of education. An avid proponent of positive psychology in education, she has been a panelist and presenter at 4 international iPEN Conferences in USA, China and Australia.

Prior to joining GEMS Modern Academy in December 2009, she has worked at elite educational institutions as well as large public schools and has spent meaningful years at The Doon School, Dehra Dun, The Indian School, Muscat and Sophia College, Mumbai.

Mrs. Khambatta was the Convener of the three CISCE (affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi) Schools in Dubai from April 2014 to March 2018. An adventure enthusiast, she accompanied a group of 10 students including an Emirati, to Antarctica as part of Sir Robert Swan’s expedition in 2014.

A passionate educator, her simple educational philosophy is - All children deserve to be given ample opportunity to discover their worth, their interests and their passion in a secure and happy environment, for them to grow into confident young adults with a sound intellectual and moral compass to guide them to their goals.