Claudius Mario Ross has extensive experience in the education sector, currently serving as the ICT & Digital Learning Network Leader and Head of Digital Learning Technologies at GEMS Education since September 2013. Prior to this role, Claudius was the Head of Department of English, Event Coordinator, and a member of the Advisory Board at Sherwood Academy in Abu Dhabi from September 2002 to June 2011. Claudius began the educational career at the Ministry of Education in the Maldives, working as a teacher and coordinator for middle school from March 2000 to June 2002. Academically, Claudius holds a degree in Human Resource Development and a Bachelor of English Language and Literature from Bishop Heber College, along with secondary education credentials from Campion Higher Secondary School. Currently, Claudius is pursuing further studies in English at the Liverpool School of English.