Srilakshmi Reddy | Founder and Director
Srilakshmi Reddy is a visionary educator and researcher focused on bringing innovation to learning and teaching experiences. After spending the early part of her career as an independent researcher, curriculum developer, and teacher trainer in the US, she moved back to India to apply her skills and experience in the Indian education environment. She founded Keystone, an international school in Hyderabad based on her philosophy to create learning communities where teachers are empowered to explore innovative approaches and instill an enduring love of learning in students. She is also an advisor and a mentor to several startups in the ed-tech space.
Apart from being an experienced teacher and leadership trainer, Srilakshmi is an expert on the Project Approach, Reggio Emilia Approach, and Social-Emotional Learning. Under her direction, Keystone has become one of the few schools in India that are based on a sustainable and authentic community school model.
Prior to Keystone, Srilakshmi was the Head of Academics and New Program Development at Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, where she drove multiple initiatives to develop teaching and administration standards at the foundation’s schools in Hyderabad. Srilakshmi has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from GRIET-JNTU, Hyderabad, and a Master’s degree in Education Administration from Santa Clara University, California.
Above all, Srilakshmi loves to be around children and engage with them!
Pushkin Reddy | MD and Chairman
Pushkin Reddy is an engineer turned entrepreneur with interests ranging across diverse domains such as Information Technology, Education, Finance, Infrastructure, and Real Estate.
Pushkin is a firm believer in the power of innovative and long-term thinking, drawing inspiration from his experiences at organizations such as Amazon and VMware, where he has successfully built high–quality, goal-oriented teams. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from BITS Pilani and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University USA.
Pushkin’s vision for Keystone, one of the finest international schools in Hyderabad, is to build a world–class educational institution that promotes independent and critical thinking from an early age and connects children to the community around them through authentic, real–world experiences, thereby creating socially responsible citizens with strong values and the right skills to succeed in the world of the future.