Leadership & Institutional Governance Council
Soumitra Singh Thakur – Founder & Governance Architect
With over 25 years of educational leadership experience, Soumitra Singh Thakur conceptualized the School Excellence Program to address structural gaps in school governance, academic monitoring, compliance alignment, and operational discipline. His experience as a principal and institutional leader forms the foundational framework of SEP’s system architecture.
Mrs. Kokila Singh Thakur – Executive Director – Academic & Financial Governance
An experienced educator and finance specialist, Mrs. Kokila Singh Thakur anchors the academic alignment and fiscal discipline components of SEP. Her leadership ensures that academic tracking, compliance documentation, and financial governance systems operate within a structured institutional framework.
Mr. Jaydeb Kar – Academic & Curriculum Strategy Advisor
Specializes in curriculum alignment, CBSE academic structuring, financial literacy initiatives, and institutional academic transformation frameworks.
Dr. Hepesh Shepherd – School Audit & Institutional Excellence Advisor
Expert in institutional audits, governance restructuring, infrastructure evaluation, and long-term educational sustainability frameworks.
Mrs. Nupoora N. Kulkarni – Leadership & Institutional Development Advisor
Focused on school transformation, leadership mentoring, people management systems, and sustainable academic growth strategies.
Mrs. Ronika Gagneja Valecha – Training & Faculty Development Specialist
Leads structured faculty training programs, leadership workshops, and teacher development frameworks across institutions.
Mr. Mani Chawla – Behavioural & Professional Development Expert
Specializes in leadership psychology, faculty mentoring, and institutional culture strengthening initiatives.
Wing Commander Surendra Kumar Khanuja (Retd.) – Administrative & Operational Governance Advisor
Expert in structured administration, operational discipline, compliance protocols, and institutional process control systems.
The collective leadership shaping the academic, operational, and governance architecture of School Excellence Program.
SEP operates through a structured leadership model where institutional systems remain stronger than individual roles, ensuring continuity, accountability, and long-term governance stability.