Esther Chakrapani
Member
The society behind MDIS
Delhi International Educational Society
Legal form
Registered society
Societies Registration Act 1860 · Reg. No. 35129
Tax status
Non-profit organisation
Section 80G(5)(vi) exempt · 12A / 12AA(1)(b) registered
Registered office
24, School Lane; Opp. World Trade Center
New Delhi – 110001
Governance
Four-member School Management Committee
CEO, and School management committee
School Management Committee
School Management Committee
Guided by expertise across corporate finance, legal strategy, and institutional leadership, the School Management Committee brings deep strategic oversight to MDIS. Working alongside executive management, the committee ensures robust operational governance, financial integrity, and a steadfast commitment to our long-term academic vision.
Christiaan Paetzold
Member
Ananya Gupta
Member
Ghanshyam Tiwari
Member
How we govern
A governance model built for the long view
Four principles anchor the way the DES Board of Governors oversees Metro Delhi International School. They apply to every decision the Board takes.
01
Not-for-profit stewardship
DES is a registered society. All surplus is reinvested in campus, faculty and student experience — never distributed as profit to any individual.
02
Independent oversight
Governance is separated from day-to-day school management. The Board sets policy and holds standards; the Principal and academic leadership run the school.
03
Multi-domain judgment
Seven members, five fields — enterprise, finance, law, defence and social impact. Complex decisions are stress-tested from more than one point of view.
04
Long-term thinking
The Board evaluates decisions on a 5- to 10-year horizon, not term-by-term. Institution-building is measured in decades, not admission cycles.
Governance queries
For matters concerning the DES Board of Governors — safeguarding, ethics, institutional policy — write to the Board Secretary. Day-to-day school queries continue to be handled by the Admissions Office.