Brighter Children
Sophina (Gellon) Sekhon currently serves as the Global Head of Real Estate, Workplace Services, Physical Security, EHS & Travel at Illumio since October 2019. Additionally, Sophina is an Advisory Board Member at Brighter Children since March 2024. Prior to these roles, Sophina held multiple positions at Cushman & Wakefield between March 2012 and September 2019, including Global Account Director for Workday and Global Portfolio Manager for Salesforce. Other past experiences include Senior Property Manager and Leasing Broker at Sekhon Development from 2008 to 2012, Real Estate Manager for Google at Orchard Commercial Real Estate in 2007-2008, Real Estate Manager at CBRE from 2006 to 2007, and Real Estate Manager at Sekhon Development from 2004 to 2006. Sophina earned a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.
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Brighter Children
We find and fund local schools to extend the gift of education to deserving children in some of the most impoverished communities around the world. Brighter Children began in 2013 knowing that education is a key factor in success. Education provides individuals the opportunity to exit the cycle of poverty. Sixty million children today do not attend primary school globally, and Brighter Children's goal is to provide these children an opportunity to go to primary school by sponsoring educational costs for students who couldn’t otherwise go to school. Through our 100% model, we guarantee 100% of donations are sent to the schools and students, 100% transparency so those who donate can choose a student to sponsor, and 100% accountability as we monitor student’s progress while updating sponsors.