Dr. Piya Sorcar
Founder and CEO, TeachAids
Dr. Piya Sorcar is the founder and CEO of TeachAids, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine and a Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health. Leading a team of world experts in medicine, public health, technology and education she has established TeachAids’ research-based award-winning education programs in 82 countries, impacting more than half-a-billion people globally. In 2011, MIT Technology Review named her to its TR35 list of the top 35 innovators in the world under 35. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University, and in 2016, she was a recipient of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education’s Alumni Excellence in Education Award.
Keynote addresses and talks include:
Dr. Piya Sorcar speaking at TED, sharing how culturally responsive education can safe lives and dismantle stigma.
Speaking at The Times Center in New York, Dr. Piya Sorcar highlights how intentional design and iteration enable sustainable innovation.
Dr. Piya Sorcar interviews His Holiness the Dalai Lama on exploring compassion, education, and values-driven global leadership.
Dr. Piya Sorcar presents at Stanford’s 125th Anniversary on human-centered approaches to global education.
