Name: Nirmala Sankaranis
One of the Founders of HeyMath!

Bio:

Developed in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, HeyMath’s mission is to support the work of teachers and make Mathematics engaging and enjoyable for learners.

Quoted as an example of Globalization in Education in Thomas L. Friedman’s ‘The World is Flat’, Friedman wrote this in the New York Times “HeyMath’s vision is to be the Math Google - to establish a platform that enables every student and teacher to learn from the ‘best teachers in the world’ and to also be able to benchmark them-selves against their peers globally.”

HeyMath’s core competencies are curriculum expertise, rich pedagogy, creative use of technology and strong domain in teacher training. Since 2000, HeyMath! has established a strong footprint in Singapore, India, South Africa and Latin America. The program has consistently produced results and positively impacted half a million learners and 5 000 teachers globally

Nirmala Sankaran is the Chief Evangelist and leads product design, innovation and talent management at HeyMath!  She is committed to building excellence in Maths Education by constantly synthesizing best practices from high performing systems around the world, drawing insights from pedagogical research and staying on top of the latest in Educational Technology. She has extensive grassroots experience in South Africa having worked with Provincial departments of Education, Educators and Subject Advisors, School Principals and Learners since 2009.

Nirmala has a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Prior to that, she graduated from Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce and stood fi rst in the University. She has completed a course on ‘Building a Global En-terprise’ at Harvard Business School’s Asia center and is currently part of Stanford’s 11 month Business transformation program.