Mr. Firdose A. Vandrevala
Chairman & Managing Trustee
With over 50 years of experience in the corporate sector spanning multiple industry segments, Mr. Vandrevala is a visionary. His diverse work legacy makes him a strategic thinker and his successful stints as Chairman and Managing Director with some of India’s best brands gives him the knowledge and the wisdom required for bringing in innovation, efficiency and quality in the field of education.
Having served as a Board Director with IIM Raipur and IIM Lucknow and lending his expertise to benefit emerging talent, Mr. Vandrevala developed keen interest in the education sector, specifically in enriching the lives of the underprivileged and differently abled individuals through easy access to education and vocational training programs. He has been a partner in Social Venture Partners since 2019 and an advisor to the Board at Teach.Edu, an organization that facilitates the higher education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He has also been a mentor through collaboration between SVP and Teach For India to THE STEARS, an NGO in Jammu and Kashmir, to impart education to the lower strata.
His desire to contribute further to the education sector led him to be appointed the Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Maneckji Cooper Education Trust, which operates the Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School (for L.Kg. to Std. X) as well as Little Coopers (a school for Nursery students) in July 2016. He strongly believes in following the new NEP guidelines focusing on innovative educational policies and initiatives that improve teaching and learning practices, foster inclusivity, and raise academic standards
Under the leadership of Mr. Vandrevala, the school has established and strengthened student support services, such as counselling, tutoring, and mentoring programs, to ensure that students receive the necessary guidance and assistance to succeed academically and emotionally.
He believes that learning environments need to be conducive for students to grow academically and otherwise. Which is why, apart from distinct improvements in teaching methodology and increased focus on holistic development, the school administration is working towards technology integration and building a world class education facility with Smart Classrooms, State of the Art Laboratories and space for indoor as well as outdoor student engagement activities.
Mr. Vandrevala is also Co-founder and Partner at The FiRM, a management consulting business based out of Mumbai.