Know Us: GD Goenka Signature School

GD Goenka Signature School has been conceived in the memory of Late Shri Satish Chandra Jain who was closely associated with educational institutions in the early sixties. His son, Mr. Rishi Raj Jain is the Chairperson of the Board for the Radiant Group, including SCJ Buildtech Pvt. Ltd., founded in 1961. The company’s businesses are spread across a spectrum of industries, including engineering, construction and manufacturing. Over 2 million square feet of construction projects have been completed under the guidance of Mr. Jain. In the years that he has been at the helm of the group, he has accelerated growth, built meritocracy and enhanced stakeholder's value.

Bureaucrat, historian, visionary; Mr. Rishi Raj Jain is all this and more. He’s a mentor, caring benefactor and an acclaimed entrepreneur. Mr. Jain has conceptualised GD Goenka Signature School to offer aesthetically designed buildings, state-of-the-art laboratories, fully equipped resource centers, one of the finest auditoriums in India and residential facilities at par with best in the world. His efforts to research and connect with some of the best architects and builders in the world has ensured that the school has a great premium infrastructure to begin with. Mr. Jain is the founding pillar of the GD Goenka Signature School, providing it the guidance and strength it needs to achieve its aims.

Born in a family of illustrious educators, Ms Sanya Goenka Jain is the daughter of Mr AK Goenka and Ms Renu Goenka who are the founders of the acclaimed GD Goenka Group of Schools.

She has been working ardently to realize her vision to create a school that not only adds international dimensions to the curriculum, but also provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and world-class learning spaces. She provides a finesse to each aspect of the school and this sets it apart from the ‘ordinary’. She has been very passionately working to create a perfect environment for children to learn and has initiated the Montessori Curriculum in the school.

She takes special interest to recruit the best mentors for the school and efficiently oversees all aspects of Social and Digital Media. She ensures that world class facilities are provided to the students and her grace and elegance is reflected in all that she ventures to do.

The Signature School is her vision to create GD Goenka 2.0

A career in education, spanning over thirty-five years, with 25 years dedicated to one of India’s premier schools, The ShriRam School,Moulsari both as a teacher and an administrator Ms. Madhur Usgaonkar is a passionate pedagogical leader.

This rich journey in the education sector has seen her in different avatars -

a dedicated and popular teacher to a disciplined and effective administrator involved in all aspects of school administration, ranging from, amongst others, overseeing the quality of the education, the wellbeing of the students and teachers to maintaining the discipline and reputation of the institution. She has nearly a decade of experience in being a part of the senior management team which has honed a collaborative and consultative leadership style.

Ms. Usgaonkar has vast experience in different curricula and boards (National and International) and her exuberant and dedicated persona has helped her forge enduring bonds with all stakeholders - students, staff and parents.

Her knowledge and passion for education, unbridled joy in working with students and teachers, strong desire to enhance the learning environment and work towards academic excellence, through collaboration, ability to embrace challenges and ideas are her strongest suit.