MRS. AMRITA SAMIR SOMAIYA – PRESIDENT

Mrs Amrita Somaiya graduated from Mount Carmel High School and St Xavier’s Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad, she went on to graduate in Economics from Simmons College,Boston, where she was also the President of the International Students Association. Mrs Somaiya is the Director of Somaiya Agencies Pvt Ltd and the co-owner of Kitabkhana, a boutique bookstore in Fort, Mumbai. She is the Trustee of Somaiya Trust, Somaiya Medical Trust and Somaiya Vidyavihar. She is also on the governing council of The Somaiya School, a CBSE school based in Ghatkopar at the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus. She has led the “Help-a-child to Study Project”, which sponsors students from extremely challenged backgrounds for their higher education. She is passionate about providing equal opportunity for all students and has been instrumental in promoting the love of reading in children of all ages. She is married to Mr. Samir Somaiya, Chairman and Managing Director, & Chancellor, Somaiya Vidyavihar University.A quote she has always loved from one of her favorite books is: “You’re never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.” ― Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah.