Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil is an Indian-born physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of VPS Healthcare and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, major healthcare providers across the Middle East, Europe and India. He has funded and led numerous global health, humanitarian relief, and access-to-care initiatives for underserved communities, including large-scale medical outreach, treatment programmes, and disaster response support. In 2018, he and his wife joined The Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes, underscoring his long-standing belief that business success should translate into measurable social good.