Founder & Team

Founder & CEO – Prashitha Gnana Prakasam

“Education has the potential to answer all the problems. Every individual—irrespective of money, race, caste, or social status—deserves the best education in the world.”
— Prashitha Gnana Prakasam

Prashitha Gnana Prakasam, as featured in “The New York Weekly Magazine“, USA as a visionary educationist , is the Founder and CEO of Global Academy of Excellence (GAOEX) and a globally recognized educationist, activist, and human rights consultant. She is a Microsoft Certified Educator , Microsoft Certified Innovative Educator (MCIE), and an advocate for Right to Education in rural communities.

She holds multiple international certifications, including:

• Human Rights Consultant Award 2022 – US Institute of Diplomacy & Human Rights, Washington, DC

• Global Career Counselor Certification – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

• Certified Professional in Building Student Profiles Beyond Academics

• Greenbelt Certified Practitioner in Overseas Premium Career Counselling

Prashitha has trained principals, headmasters, professors, and government school teachers through the District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) – SCERT, Tamil Nadu, India. She has also been invited as Chief Guest Speaker at North Carolina State University, USA, sharing insights on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Career & Mission

Starting her career as an IT professional at WIPRO Technologies, India, Prashitha moved to the USA in 2012. Despite a six-figure salary, she left corporate life to dedicate herself to empowering minority and rural communities worldwide through education. She founded GAOEX with the mission to provide free, professional, and digital 21st-century learning skills to rural communities.

With a strong background in engineering and educational psychology, she has trained over 650 trainers across 350+ organizations internationally, applying these insights to improve learning outcomes in rural schools, colleges , rehabilitation centers, and NGOs across India & USA .

Global Recognition

Prashitha’s contributions have been widely acknowledged internationally, including:

• HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTANT Award 2022 – US Institute of Diplomacy & Human Rights, Washington DC

• SHE INSPIRES Awards 2023 – Bolton, UK (Women in Leadership Category)

• Global Award Winner – Young Director 2021 – World Education Icon Awards

• Asian Education Award Winner 2022

• India Top 100 Women Icon 2021 – FoxClues India Prime Awards

• Top 100 Powerful Personalities India 2022 – GlantorX News India

• India 50 Under 50 Inspiring Women 2022 – Fox Story India

• Women Face of the Year 2024 – Fox Story India

• Best Trainer Awards – All 6 District Institutes of Education & Training, India

Her work has been featured in 250+ national and international publications, including Hindustan Times, The Education Times, Zee News, Indo Asian News Service (IANS), Enterprise World News, and The CEO Magazine.

Through her vision, Prashitha has created a global learning ecosystem that equips students and educators with 21st-century skills, digital literacy, and life skills, impacting rural communities across India and internationally.