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Satish Jha, Anil Parekh join Vidya Bharati USA board
The nonprofit said the reconstituted board aims to strengthen support for its education initiatives in India.
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Malvika Choudhary - Fri, 02, Jan 2026
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Satish Jha/ Anil Parekh / LinkedIn/ Vidya Bharati USA
The Vidya Bharati Foundation of America reconstituted its United States Board of Directors, adding Indian-American executives Satish Jha and Anil Parekh as new members.
The reconstituted board will be chaired by Surender Garg and includes Yashpal Arya of New York, Suresh Gupta of Florida, and Ashok Danda of Houston, along with Jha and Parekh.
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The organization said the reconstitution of the board is intended to strengthen engagement with the Indian diaspora in the United States and to expand support for education initiatives focused on access and values-based learning in India.
Jha has held senior leadership roles across the education, technology, healthcare, and renewable energy sectors. He currently serves as chairman of Pinewood Systems and The Jha Group and has previously worked with organizations including One Laptop Per Child India, Adventist HealthCare, and James Martin & Co.
His professional background includes experience in mentoring education-focused enterprises and advising institutions working to improve learning outcomes. He has studied at Jawaharlal Nehru University, EDHEC Business School, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Harvard Kennedy School, the University of Maryland, and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
In a statement issued by the organization, Jha thanked Vidya Bharati’s leadership for the appointment and said he looked forward to contributing to its work in the education sector.
Parekh, who is based in Los Angeles, joins the board as a business executive from the U.S. West Coast. The organization said his inclusion adds geographic diversity to Vidya Bharati USA’s governing body.
Vidya Bharati USA supports Vidya Bharati’s school network in India, which operates about 14,000 schools across all states and 659 districts and employs more than 150,000 teachers and staff.
The organization describes itself as operating through a self-sustaining model without government funding, relying on locally donated land, donor-supported infrastructure, and modest fees adjusted to local paying capacity.
The reconstituted board is expected to take effect immediately, the organization said.
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