Simranpreet Singh Oberoi
Simranpreet is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sanjhi Sikhiya, a movement of young professionals dedicated to transforming Punjab, India into a land of possibilities. His team currently focuses on systemic changes by advocating for education reforms at both state and district levels as a part of the Punjab Education Collective.
Since 2019, Sanjhi Sikhiya has been running the Punjab Youth Leaders Program (PYLP). This intensive two-year leadership program places bright young people in government primary schools in rural Punjab to strengthen teaching practices and improve local governance.
Simranpreet has been instrumental in nurturing the ecosystem in Punjab and aims to build a conducive environment for anyone who wants to contribute towards Punjab’s development.
Previously, Simranpreet led strategic CSR initiatives for Genpact and served as the School Leader of Shoshit Samadhan Kendra, a residential school in Bihar for children from the marginalized Musahar community.
He is a Young India Fellow from Ashoka University and a Schwab Fellow from the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
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Punjab Education Collective
The Punjab Education Collective exists to transform the public education system of the state of Punjab, India, and improve its educational standards against global benchmarks. It does this by identifying challenges faced by stakeholders on the ground and then co-creating solutions to improve the educational experience.
It is a collective of four organizations in the education space working together to impact 2.3 million students across 19,000 government schools in Punjab. Its co-created programmes involve parents, teachers, school and district administrators, NGOs, the private sector and young people themselves. These programmes aim to design solutions that leverage open technology to work at scale.
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