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When you join the DBA program at SP Jain, you become part of a community of high-calibre senior executives, entrepreneurs, and business professionals from around the world. The diversity of skills, academic backgrounds, work experiences and cultures leads to a learning environment that helps you gain global exposure, broaden your perspective and grow your professional network.
MEET OUR 2024 COHORT
Find out more about the scholars who have joined our DBA program in January 2024, May 2024 and September 2024. Here’s a snapshot of the class profile.
Companies
This year, we have been joined by professionals from leading organisations like Nissan Motors, KPMG Lower Gulf, Microsoft, Oracle, The Coca Cola Company, Tech Mahindra, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Morison Global, Marsh McLennan, Habib Bank AG Zurich, Stellantis Middle East, Crown Institute of Higher Education, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Amazon, American Express, and more.
Roles
The class represents a diverse group of professionals - from CEO, CFO, MD, Founder & Director, to Senior Technical Program Manager, Senior Consultant and Course Coordinator and Lecturer – who are looking to enhance their skills and add value to their career.
Areas of Research
Our DBA students of the 2024 cohorts are undertaking research in Health Informatics and Strategy, Application of Human Psychology for Conflict Resolution, Organisational Behaviour, Sustainability in Fashion through AI, Education Management, Artificial Intelligence in Construction Industry, Psychometric tools in career mapping, and more.
Work Experience
More than 50% of the cohort has between 10-20 years of work experience.
Work Experience
ROLES
INDUSTRY
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Our DBA Scholars
SEPTEMBER 2024 INTAKE
-
Sonal ShikhaFounder
Qualification:
- M.A. (Psychology)
- PGD (Counselling Psychology)
- B.A. (Psychology)
Work Experience: 13 Years
Other Certificates:
- Executive Development Program in HRM, XLRI
- Women Startup Program, IIM Bangalore
- Certified Well Being Volunteer with NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
- Certified Trainer for “Feeling Good and Doing Well”, “Life Skills” and “Positive Psychology”
- Member of SHUT team India for “Assessment and Management of Technology Addiction”
Area of Research:
- Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
-
JASMINE FEYHAN GORIMARDirector – Digital Transformation and Innovation - Nissan Motors
Qualification:
- MBA, MS (Engineering Management)
- BE (Information Technology)
Work Experience: 19+ Years
Companies worked with:
- Mahindra and Mahindra
- Glaxo Smith Kline
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Other Certificates:
- EPGP IIM Kozhikode (Company Valuation and Financial Modelling)
- Interaction Design Institute (Design Thinking, UX Management, Product Management)
Area of Research:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
-
PRADHA THIYANESWARANFinance Analyst - KPMG Lower Gulf
Qualification:
- MBA (Finance)
- MSc (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
- BBA (Hons)
Work Experience: 10 Years
Companies worked with:
- Deloitte
- Bluestone
Other Certificates:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Area of Research:
- Sustainability in Fashion through AI
- AI and Consumer Behaviour
-
SHAH KABIRCourse Coordinator and Lecturer - Crown Institute of Higher Education
Qualification:
- MPA
- MBA
- MCom
- CPA
- Grad. Dip in Management
- BCom
Work Experience: 15 years
Companies worked with:
- University of Bellevue, USA, Guangzhou College Campus, China.
- University of Southern Queensland, Australia, Guangzhou College Campus, China.
- Northern Sydney Area Health Services, Sydney Australia
Other Certificates:
- CPA, Full member of CPA Australia
Area of Research:
- Directors Duty of Care and Diligence
-
ABDUL GAFOOR KACommercial Manager - BuiltVista
Qualification:
- M.Sc. (Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying)
- Diploma – Civil Engineering
Work Experience: 23 years 04 months
Companies worked with:
- ICON
- Shankland Cox
- Al Qassem Engineering
- AR & Associates
Other Certificates:
- Certified International Commercial Contracts Manager (IPSCMI, USA)
Area of Research:
- Artificial Intelligence in Construction Industry
-
RAHUL SINGHCFO - Cropin Technology
Qualification:
- MBA- Finance
- B.E. – Electronics & Communication
Work Experience: 17 years & 3 months
Companies worked with:
- General Electric
- OakNorth
Area of Research:
- Finance
JANUARY 2024 INTAKE
SARWAT A ZAHEER
Manager – Stellantis Middle East
Qualification:
- ICMA
- MBA
Work Experience: 23 Years
Other Certificates:
- Bachelor’s in Commerce
Area of Research:
- Business
RATNAKUMAR PULLAGURA
Manager (Academic & Finance) – Sage Education Services
Qualification
- MBA
- M.TECH
- BTech
Work Experience: 9.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- The Princeton Review
- Brighter Prep
- Jamboree Educations
Area of Research:
- Finance-M&A
- Valuation
- Corporate Finance
- Investment Banking
RICHARD
Managing Partner, CPA – Financial Advisors
Qualification:
- MBA
- Bachelor
Work Experience: 24.1 Years
Companies worked with:
- Boustany United Machineries
- National Automotive Trading Company
- Anastasia Travel
Other Certificates
- Diploma Of Advanced Studies - CPA
Area of Research:
- Finance
VINOTH KUMAR GOVINDA SWAMY
Regional HR – Baroda Global Shared Services Ltd (Subsidiary of Bank of Baroda)
Qualification:
- MBA
- BCom
Work Experience: 6 Years
Companies worked with:
- SBI Securities (Subsidiary of State Bank of India)
Area of Research:
- Human Resource Management
AVINAV CHANDRA MISHRA
Senior Manager – Eli Lilly
Qualification:
- Master of Computer Application
- Master in Economics
Work Experience: 11.9 Years
Companies worked with:
- Indegene
- Happiest Minds
Other Certificates:
- ITIL v4
- Situational Leadership
- Crucial Conversation
- AWS Certificate
- OCJP
Area of Research:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Pharma
CHARUDUTT SANJAY BUTALA
Founder and Director – Butala Consultancy Services (OPC) Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- MBA (Executive)
- BA (Economics)
Work Experience: 28.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- Gulf Carton Factory (Saudi Arabia)
- Precision Fasteners Ltd (India)
Other Certificates:
- Executive Program in Strategic Finance - IIM (Lucknow), PGDBA, LME
Area of Research:
- Strategy
CHERIYAN JOSEPH NATTASSERI EDATHIL
Advisory Manager – Morison Global
Qualification:
- MBA
- B.Tech
Work Experience: 15 Years
Companies worked with:
- ORIX
- GALFAR
Other Certificates:
- PMP
- IAP
- CSV
- AFM
Area of Research:
- Project Management
SEKHAR BURRA
Director – Sain Innovation Softech Private Limited
Qualification:
- MBA
- BE
Work Experience: 23 years
Companies worked with:
- ORIX
- GALFAR
Other Certificates:
- XLRI PGCBM
- IIMC
- EPIB
HARIS MOHAMED KINARAMAKAL
Manager Materials – Al Taif
Qualification:
- MBA
- BE
Work Experience: 18.4 Years
Companies worked with:
- Workforce Connexions
- Falcon Aviation Services
- Etihad Airways Engineering
Other Certificates:
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Area of Research: Supply Chain
SHRINIVAS SATHYA SUSARLA
Vice President, Head of Operations and Delivery – CAMS Insurance Repository
Qualification
- MBA
- Fellow of Insurance Institute of India
Work Experience: 30 Years
Companies worked with:
- MPHASIS
- NTT Data
- Wipro
- LIC of India
Other Certificates:
- F.L.M.I
- ACC – ICF
- Professional Agile Leadership
Area of Research: Service quality dimensions
TAUSIFUR RAHMAN
Managing Director – Stepping Cloud Consulting Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- PGDBA
- B.Tech
Work Experience: 22 Years
Companies worked with:
- Accenture
- KPMG
- Grant Thornton
Area of Research: Human Resources
SHREYA L
Vice President - Sales and Marketing, (India & UK)– Alpharithm Technologies Private Limited
Qualification:
- MA Psychology
- PGDBA HR
Work Experience: 15.6 Years
Companies worked with:
- Lentra AI
- Oracle India Private Limited
- Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited
Other Certificates:
- PGP in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Great Lakes
- Digital Marketing from ISB
- PG Diploma in Medico Legal Systems and Clinical Research from Symbiosis
Area of Research: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
SURESH KUMAR MIKKILINENI
Chief Executive Officer, Shipping – Bothra Shipping Services Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- Master’s in commerce - Banking & Insurance Management
- Post Graduate Diploma - Maritime Law
Work Experience: 31 Years
Companies worked with:
- MSPL Limited
- Metcalfe
- Hodgkinson Pvt Ltd
Other Certificates: Fellowship - Institute Of Ship Brokers
Area of Research: Sustainable Business Solutions
ARIJIT MITRA
Senior Director, Business Development – The Coca-Cola Company
Qualification:
- PGDBA
- B.Sc
Work Experience: 30 Years
Companies worked with:
- Unilever
- Amway
- Skypak
Other Certificates:
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from ICF
- ISB Coca-Cola Retail Academy -Strategic Retail Management Course- Batch of 2012
- Strategic Marketing Management- Participated in the “Strategic Marketing Management program” conducted by Arindam Banerjee & Bibek Banerjee of IIM, Ahmedabad
- Building Business Through leadership- Dr Pritam Singh, Director IIM, Lucknow & Dr. Asha Bhandarkar of MDI, Gurgaon.
- Hogan Certified Coach
- Speed of Trust (Franklin Covey)
- Certified Trainer for 7 Habits Programme-Certified by Franklin Covey Institute
- Innovation & Change – Harvard Business Publishing
- Artificial & Machine Learning from Coca-Cola University
- Advanced course on Scrum Master (Agile way of working)
- Brand Strategy -Coca-Cola University
- Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption (INSEAD)
Area of Research: Strategic Management
LALIT KANDPAL
Sr Manager HR & Admin – Homes R Us
Qualification:
- Master’s in Human Resources Development Management
- B. Com
Work Experience: 23 Years
Companies worked with:
- Galadari Brothers
- Landmark Group
- Tata AIG
Other Certificates:
- Global Professional of HR (GPHR)
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Area of Research: Organisational Behaviour
NAGASRICHARAN BRAHMANDAM
Product Manager – Microsoft
Qualification
- MBA
- B. Tech
Work Experience: 9 Years
Companies worked with:
- Cognizant Technology Systems
- Foundation AI, Shore Infotech India Pvt. Ltd
Other Certificates:
- Post Graduate Program in Product Management - Kellogg school if Business
- Certificate Program in Business Analytics by ISB
Area of Research:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Pricing and Non Profits
ANJALI CHAKRADEO
Co-Founder, Business Consultant – Kareer Propel (Psychometric Assessments & Career Counselling: Dubai)
Qualification:
- Masters In Management Science (MMS)
- Bachelors in Commerce (B.com)
Work Experience: 25 Years
Companies worked with:
- Third Perspective - Founder
- Mgmt. Consultancy Co.,
- Merittrac Skillset Assessment Co.,
- Batliboi International - Export House
Other Certificates: Global Certification in Counselling University - UCLA Extn
Area of Research:
- Education Management
- TQM in higher education
- Psychometric tools in career mapping
ADITYA BASWAN
Vice President - First Abu Dhabi Bank
Qualification:
- MBA
- BBS
Work Experience: 17.10 Years
Companies worked with:
- ADCB
- Emirates+H19+I19
Other Certificates:
- Six Sigma
- Agile
- PMP
Area of Research:
- PMO Transformation
ARUNIMA SHARMA
Functional Head, Human Resource - Tech Mahindra Ltd
Qualification:
- P.G. Diploma in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- B.A in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
Work Experience: 22 Years
Companies worked with:
- Genpact India
- Religare Enterprises Ltd
- Dish TV (a Zee group company)
Other Certificates:
- EDPHRM for XLRI
- French language diploma from DU
Area of Research:
- Impact of AI on work culture of IT companies in global environment
Participation in Conferences/Workshops
- Invited to present research on “Proximity Marketing for Emerging Countries” at the ‘2012 Emerging Markets Conference’ organised by the International Management Research Academy at London, UK
- Participated in “Global Franchising in Emerging Countries: Opportunities and Challenges” at The Academy of Indian Marketing’s International Conference, in 2013 at New Delhi, India
- Participated in a symposium – “Are B-schools Doing their Job?”; and presented research on “Navigating Retail Brands for Staying Alive” at the 3rd EuroMed conference in Cyprus, in November 2010 – subsequently published in EuroMed Journal of Business, Vol. 7 Issue: 1 pp. 66 - 82
- Presented research “Crowd Sourcing for Dubai Apparel Industry: Mirage or Reality?” at the 6th EuroMed Research Business Institute conference at Estoril, Portugal in 2013
- Convened in partnership with Microsoft, a high-profile conference: ‘Big Data – Achieving Customer Intimacy’, Dubai, November 2014
- Awarded Faculty Fellow 2014 at the 2nd Association of Indian Marketing – American Marketing Association – Sheth Foundation’s Doctoral Consortium at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
- Participated in a panel discussion, at the 3rd Association of Indian Marketing American Marketing Association – Sheth Foundation’s Doctoral Consortium in Dubai, on the theme ‘Branding and Marketing Strategy’, along with Dr Robert Meyer of Wharton and Dr Bernd Schmitt of Columbia University. Also, Awarded Faculty Fellow for 2015.
- Delivered a talk on ‘Globalizing Indian Management Education: Opportunities and Challenges,’ at a Roundtable on March 11, 2015 organised as part of the first Asia Management Conclave at Singapore Management University
- Participated in an Expert Workshop on November 10, 2015 to explore Emerging Issues for building a view of the ‘Future of Trade’ moderated by thought leader Tim Jones of Future Agenda, 2016
- Contributed to the book "Breakout Strategies for Emerging Markets: Business and Marketing Tactics for Achieving Growth" by Dr Jagdish Sheth et.al., 2016 (Pearson)
- Invited to present research “Data Driven Marketing for Growth and Profitability” at the 10th EuroMed conference in Rome, Italy, September 2017
Publications
- Grandhi, B. (1978), Better tools of the industrial marketing concept. Industrial Marketing Management, 7, 71-76.
- Grandhi, B., Singh, J., & Patwa, N. (2012), Navigating Retail Brands for Staying Alive. EuroMed Journal of Business, 7 (1), 66–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14502191211225383
- Grandhi, B., & Singh, J. (2015), What a Waste! A Study of Food Wastage Behavior in Singapore. Journal of Food Products Marketing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10454446.2014.885863
- Shams, S. M. R., Vrontis, D., Weber, Y., Weber, Tsoukatos, E., & Ferraris, A. (Eds.). (2019), Cross-functional Knowledge Management, The International Landscape. Abingdon, OX: Routledge.
- Ferraris, A., Giudice, M., Grandhi, B., & Cillo, V. (2019), Refining the Relation Between Cause-related Marketing and Consumers Purchase Intentions. International Marketing Review, V https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-11-2018-0322
- Iazzi A., Scorrano P.,Rosato P., Grandhi B. (2019), Millennial Generation Preferences For Rosé Wine: An exploratory Study of the Italian and French Markets, British Food Journal, 10.1108/BFJ-07-2019-0478
Accepted/Under Review for Publication by the EuroMed Journal of Business
- Grandhi, B., Patwa N., & Saleem, K., “Data Driven Marketing for Growth and Profitability”, is under Review for publication in The EuroMed Journal of Business.
- Belyaeva, Z., Shams, S M R., Santoro, G., Grandhi, B., 'Unpacking Stakeholder Relationship Management in the Public and Private Sectors: The Comparative Insights' (EMJB-06-2019-0085), accepted for publication in EuroMed Journal of Business.
Memberships
- The American Marketing Association
- The Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK
- EuroMed Research Business Institute, Dubai
Awards & Recognition
- Medical Data Reports Inc. Fellowship & Jack L Hurley Grant
- Doctoral Research Grant, American Marketing Association
- Roland S Vaile Fellowship, Carlson School of Management
MEET OUR 2023 COHORTS
Find out more about the scholars who have joined our DBA program in 2023 (January & May 2023 Intakes). Here’s a snapshot of the class profile:
Companies
This year, we have been joined by professionals from leading organisations like TCS, Oracle, Dell, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, Hyundai, AICC, BP, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Bajaj Capital, Amazon, American Express, Citi Bank, ICICI Bank, JP Morgan, Nestle India, BOSCH Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services.
Roles
The class represents a diverse group of professionals – from CEO, Managing Director, Founder & Director, to Assistant Vice President, Senior Technical Program Manager, Senior Consultant and Strategic Asset Management Lead – who are looking to enhance their skills and add value to their career.
Areas of Research
Our DBA students of the 2023 cohorts are undertaking research in Supply Chain Management, IT Management, Application of Disruptive Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Sales Forecasting, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategy, Personalisation, Customer Segmentation among other areas.
Work Experience
More than 50% of the cohort has between 10-20 years of work experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
29%
More than 20 years
54%
Between 10-20 years
17%
Less than 10 years
ROLES
37%
Senior Management
63%
Middle Management
81%
Students in Middle Management roles
19%
Students in Senior Management roles
INDUSTRY
AREAS OF RESEARCH
- Finance: 4%
- Education: 4%
- Pharma & Healthcare: 8%
- IT Management: 8%
- Marketing: 21%
- Operations & Supply Chain Management: 13%
- Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources: 21%
- Others: 21%
Our DBA Scholars
May 2023 Intake
AMIT KUMAR SINGH
Senior IT Manager – Dell
Qualification:
- B.E. (Computer Science)
- MTech (Software Systems)
- EMBA (Entrepreneurship)
Work Experience: 18.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- TCS
- Oracle
- E&Y
- Dell
Other Certificates:
- Product Management
- Business Analytics
- Disruptive Strategy
- Agile Scrum Master
- Product Owner
- Six Sigma Black belt
Area of Research:
- Supply Chain Management
- IT Management
ABHISHEK GUPTA
SAP BO Developer – Standard Chartered Bank
Qualification: Ph.D. (Pursuing)
Work Experience: 10 Years
Companies worked with:
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Accenture Services Pvt Ltd
Other Certificates:
- Version: Working with Informatica v10.1_Skill Certification by Cognizant Technology Solutions (Internal Certification)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- Faculty Development Program on Computer Vision and Image Processing by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Faculty Development Program on Cyber Security and Cyber Crime by NIT Warangal
- Faculty Development Program on Analytics by IIM Visakhapatnam
- Azure DP-100 certification
- AWS Developer associate passing certificate
- AWS Solutions Architect passing certificate
- IICS Cloud passing certificate
Area of Research:
- Organisational Behaviour
- Sustainability and Growth
ADRIAN GAVIN
Lecturer and Subject Coordinator - Kaplan Business School
Qualification:
- MIntBus (Management)
- MBA (Management)
Work Experience: 32 Years
Companies worked with:
- AICC
- Liberty Oil
- United Petroleum
- BP
- Doosan
- Taprogge
- KMU
- Hanwha
- WSE
- Hyundai
- Samsung
- Nexen Tire
- Gyeongju University
- Changshin University
- Australia Post
- Kaplan Business School
Area of Research:
- Organisational Behaviour
- Knowledge Management
- Organisational Learning
- Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
- New Technologies
ANAND RAI
Head BD & Presales – Intellect Design Arena Limited
Qualification:
- MBA (Banking and Finance)
- PGP Pro (General Management)
- B.Tech
Work Experience: 14 Years
Companies worked with:
- ICICI Bank Limited
- Bajaj Capital
- Intellect Design Arena Limited
Other Certificates:
- Cloud Computing
- Data Science for Business Decisions – IIM K
- Scrum Product Owner
- Microservices Designing Highly Scalable Systems
Area of Research:
- Artificial Intelligence in Banking
- Wealth Management Domain
YUSUF BN
Assistant Manager - Central Bank of Nigeria
Qualification:
- M.Sc. (International Economics)
- MBA (Human Resources Management)
Work Experience: 7 Years
Companies worked with:
- House of Representatives National Assembly
- Central Bank of Nigeria
Other Certificates:
- Green Economy
- Trade and Project Management
Area of Research:
- Application of Disruptive Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
BHARATHI RAVINDRAN
Qualification:
- BE (Electronics & Communication) – Anna University
- MS (by Research) – IIT Madras
- PGP in Business Analytics – Great Lakes Institute of Management
Work Experience: 16 Years
Companies worked with:
- Johnson & Johnson
- Mondelez International
- Citigroup
- Verizon
- IBM
- Caterpillar
Other Certificates:
- AI for Business Strategy (MIT)
- Power of Storytelling (IPL)
- Certified Metaverse Expert (Blockchain Council)
- Transformational CX (IIM Kozhikode)
- Essentials of Marketing (Kellogs School of Management)
- Driving Strategic Impact (Columbia Business School)
Area of Research:
- Consumer Behaviour
- Marketing Strategy
- Personalisation
- Customer Segmentation
BLAKE ANDREW ASHWELL
Director – University Sponsored Research (Khalifa University)
Qualification:
- BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management
- MSc. Tourism Marketing & Management
Work Experience: 18 Years
Companies worked with:
- Khalifa University
- King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
- Bournemouth University
Area of Research:
- Research Policy
Research & Innovation Strategy
PARAS GOEL
Zonal Sales Manager - Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing and Operations, IIFT)
- B.Tech (Mechanical, JUET)
Work Experience: 5.5 years
Companies worked with:
- BOSCH Ltd
- TIME Pvt Ltd
- Dell International Services
- Xiaomi India
Other Certificates:
- SAP Data Mining
- Google Adwords
Area of Research:
- Advertising
- Sales Forecasting
SAMRIDDHI BHATTACHARYYA
Regional Manager – Dell Technologies
Qualification:
- MBA (IIM BANGALORE)
- B.TECH (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING)
Work Experience: 18 Years
Companies worked with:
- DELL
- ORACLE
- MICRO-FOCUS
- HARMAN
- TECH MAHINDRA
- TCS
- COGNIZANT
Other Certificates:
- Management Essentials Certificate Program from Harvard Business School (Online) in 2020
- Future Leadership programme, National University of Singapore (March 2022-July 2022)
Area of Research: Marketing and Research
SHARAN KUMAR
Client Partner & Regional Head of BFS Practice
Qualification: Master’s in international business
Work Experience: 17 Years
Companies worked with:
- RAKBank (UAE)
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (UAE)
- BankDhofar (Oman)
- Virtusa FZ (UAE)
Other Certificates:
- ITIL
- Prince 2
- CSM
- CSPO
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Area of Research: Impact on Artificial Intelligence on Project Management in the Banking Industry
SUDHANSHU NIRALA
Head Quality - Akash Byju’s
Qualification: M.Sc Physics (Electronics)
Work Experience: 15.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- Cyient
- KPMG
- MetLife
- Jubilant Foodworks
- Aakash Byju’s
Other Certificates: Master Black Belt from ISI Delhi
Area of Research: Business Transformation
VIBHOR MATHUR
Senior Manager – Oracle Health
Qualification:
- B.E.
- M.B.A
Work Experience: 17 Years
Companies worked with:
- Oracle Cerner
- Manuh Tech
- Dell Services
- HCL Healthcare
Other Certificates:
- Prince2
- PMP
- CBAP
- ITIL
Area of Research: Health Systems
YASHASVI SHARMA
Partner – PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. India (PwC)
Qualification:
- Chartered Accountant
- Company Secretary
- B.Sc (Gen -Electronics)
Work Experience: 25 Years
Companies worked with:
- PwC
- EY
- A F Ferguson & Co.
Other Certificates: Harvard Business School Online Certificate Program on ‘Disruptive Strategy’
Area of Research: Organisational Behaviour
SUDARSHAN MANDYAM
Independent Director - CPG, Mumbai and 3 other companies in Bangalore, Chennai and Dubai.
Qualification:
- BE - Electrical (Bangalore)
- eMasters in Cyber Security (IIT, Kanpur)
- PGEDP in Advanced Strategy & Innovation (XLRI, Jamshedpur).
Work Experience: 49 Years
Companies worked with:
- Indian Army – 1 year
- Manufacturing – 6 months
- Bureau of Indian Standards - 1 year
- Bank of India – Banking - 10 years. IT Management – 6 years, IT audit - 2 years;
- Saudi Investment Bank, Riyadh, KSA - Internal IT audit – 4 years
- Paramount Computer Systems, Dubai – Process implementation – 2.5 years
- British Standards Institution, Delhi – ISMS Program Manager – 4 years
- SAI Global, Sydney - ISMS Global Program Manage – 1.5 years
- Certification Partner Global - Senior Vice President – 14 years
- Future Calls, Chennai and Univate Solutions, Bangalore – Independent Director
Other Certificates:
- CAIIB – 1985
- CISA – 1990 from the first batch from India
- ISO Registered Lead Auditor since 2003 for ISO 9000, 27000, 20000, 22301
- Exemplar Global Registered Trainer since 2003 for ISO 9000, 27000, 20000, 22301
Area of Research:
- Cyber Security Process Management and Cyber Risk Management
- Benefits of implementing ISO Standards based Management Systems
- Business Strategy
January 2023 Intake
WALTON KICHE OTUNGA
Head of Telecommunications – UNECA
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration
- MSc ICT Management
- BSc Electrical
- Electronic Engineering
Work Experience: 16 Years 9 Months
Companies worked with:
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Kenya Airways
- United Nations Office Nairobi
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Other Certificates:
- PRINCE2®
- ITIL®
- Several IT
- Telecomms certifications
Area of Research: Change and Organisational Behaviour (Organisational Justice and Culture)
SURESH KUMAR JAKKUVA
Qualification
- M.H.R.M.
- M.Phil.
Work Experience: 22 Years
Companies worked with:
- Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
- Wells Fargo India Solutions
- Nokia India Pvt. Ltd.
- TATA Consultancy Services
Area of Research:
- Leadership
- Psychology
MARIA ALEXINA VINOTHA RAJAN
Head of the Dept, Commerce St. Claret College
Qualification:
- M.com
- MBA
- M.phil
- UGC (NET)
Work Experience: 21 Years
Companies worked with:
- Lowry Memorial College, Bangalore
- St. Claret College, Bangalore
Other Certificates: Microsoft office Specialist
Area of Research: Healthcare Services & Management
MEET OUR 2022 COHORTS
Find out more about the scholars who have joined our DBA program in 2022 (January, May, September 2022 Intakes). Here’s a snapshot of the class profile:
Companies
This year, we have been joined by professionals from leading organisations like Deutsche Bank, DBS Singapore, Amazon, American Express, Citi Bank, Coca Cola, GSK, ICICI Bank, JP Morgan, Nestle India, Tech Mahindra, Jacobs, Marico, Procter & Gamble, Ranbaxy, KPMG, Bridgestone, and Tata Consultancy Services.
Roles
The class represents a diverse group of professionals – from CEO, Managing Director, Founder & Director, to Assistant Vice President, Senior Technical Program Manager, Senior Consultant and Strategic Asset Management Lead – who are looking to enhance their skills and add value to their career.
Areas of Research
Our DBA students of the 2022 cohorts are undertaking research in Psychometrics and Talent Management, Consumer Healthcare, Strategy and Innovation, Product Development and Marketing, AI and Data Strategy, Digital Transformation, Healthcare Trends and Challenges amid COVID-19, Neuromarketing & Customer Retention, among other areas.
Work Experience
More than 50% of the cohort has between 10-20 years of work experience.
Work Experience
More than 20 years
Between 10-20 years
Less than 10 years
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ROLES
Senior Management
Middle Management
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Our DBA Scholars
September 2022 Intake
AHMED RABIE EL SHERIF
Organisation Strategy & Performance Head (Associate Director) – Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT), Abu Dhabi Government, UAE
Qualification:
- M.Sc. (Business Strategy, Leadership and Change Management – Edinburgh Business School, UK.
- B.Sc. (Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering), Germany.
Work Experience: 12.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- Engagement Manager (Strategy Consulting Practice) at Korn Ferry & other top-tier management consulting firms
- Business Development Consultant at Energy and Contracting Solutions (ECS MENA)
Other Certificates: CFA Investments Foundation Diploma, USA
Area of Research:
- Strategic Management via Digital Transformation
- Fintech
- Behavioural Economics
ANDREW FOLEY
General Manager APAC - Locusview
Qualification: M.AppFin
Work Experience: 20+ Years
Companies worked with:
- Locusview
- APA Group
- Allconnex Water
- LinkWater
- Gold Coast Water
Other Certificates:
- Diploma of Financial Markets
- Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australasia
- Fellow of Institute of Managers and Leaders
Area of Research:
- Environment
- Social and Governance
ARUJ SINGLA
Principal & Global Head of Private Equity – Zinnov Management Consulting
Qualification:
- MBA (Strategy & Marketing) from Melbourne Business School
- Bachelor of Information Technology
Work Experience: 16 Years
Companies worked with:
- The Blake Project Inc
- Pilot Flying J (A Berkshire-Hathaway Company) - USA Australia Post
- Fujitsu
- SingTel-Optus
- Dept of Health, Victoria – Australia
- Peak North Advisory
Other Certificates:
- Executive Certificate in Strategic Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management, Boston USA
- Certified OKR Professional
- Certified Member of Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square
- ITIL V3 Foundations and PPO
Area of Research:
- Strategic Investment Management
- Brand Management
PURVI M CHARDE
Manager OD – Tech Mahindra
Qualification: Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Development)
Work Experience: 12 Years
Companies worked with:
- Tech Mahindra
- Transrail Lighting Limited
- Perficient Inc
- QLogic India Ltd
Other Certificates:
- Certification in Organizational Development (TISS)
- SHRM SCP
- Chartered Professional in Human Resources
- NLP Full Practitioner
- Certified Assessment Centre Analyst
Area of Research:
- Business Consulting
- Digital Transformation
SAGAR PATIL
Senior Manager – AppZen
Qualification:
- PGDM. IT
- M.Sc. IT
- B.Sc. IT
Work Experience: 7 Years
Companies worked with:
- Amazon
- AppZen
Other Certificates:
- Google Certified Project Management
- PRINCE2 and PMI Certified Agile Practitioner
Area of Research:
- Human-in-the-loop
- AI and Human Interactions
SAKSHI SACHDEVA
Senior Manager – SP Jain School of Global Management
Qualification: MBA
Work Experience: 10+ Years
Companies worked with:
- IndiGo
- Westford University College
- SP Jain School of Global Management
Other Certificates: Level 5 Diploma in Learning and Development
Area of Research: Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
SHARIQ JAMAL SIDDIQUI
Sr Project Controls Manager- Jacobs
Qualification:
- MBA (IIM Lucknow)
- MTech (IIT Delhi)
Work Experience: 18 Years
Companies worked with:
- Larsen & Toubro
- Laing O’Rourke
- Soma
- Pratibha Industries
- Salini Impregilo (Webuild)
- Acciona
- Jacobs
Other Certificates: Certified Reference Class Forecasting Practitioner
Area of Research: Operations and Project management with a focus on rail industry
SHASHANK SHARMA
Senior Consultant – Intellect Design Arena Ltd.
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Spain
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng – Hons) – United Kingdom
Work Experience: 11 years
Companies worked with:
- Government e-Marketplace (gem.gov.in)
- Intellect Design Arena
- MEPLinks
- Score Advisory
- KPMG
- Johnson Controls Inc
Area of Research: Neuromarketing & Customer Retention
SHIRSENDU CHAUDHURI
Senior Director Strategy and Growth APAC - Resilinc Inc
Qualification:
- NIT Agartala - BE (Mechanical)
- Symbiosis International University - MBA (Information Technology)
Work Experience: 19 Years
Companies worked with:
- Resilinc
- Techno Brain Global LLC
- incadea
- Ciber Global (HTC Global Services)
- Ramco Systems
- Sonata Software
Other Certificates:
- Yale School of Management – Accelerated Management Program
- Business Administration and Management
Area of Research:
- Data Strategy
- Marketing
- Emerging Markets
SHWETA ARORA
(Senior Medical Scientific Liaison) - Novartis
Qualification: MSC & MBA
Work Experience: 13 Years
Companies worked with:
- CIPLA
- Ranbaxy
- DRDO
Other Certificates:
- Market Research & Data Analysis from MICA, Ahmedabad in 2019
- Digital Marketing Management from XLRI in 2022
Area of Research: Pharma Marketing & Strategy
SURESH KUMAR REDDY AKEPATI
Sr. Director IT - GE Power Conversion
Qualification: M.Sc. Computer Science
Work Experience: 22 Years
Companies worked with:
- Teledata Informatics
- Triniti Corporation
- Deloitte
- GE (General Electric)
Other Certificates: Six-sigma Green Belt
Area of Research:
- Data Analytics & Intelligent Process Automation to drive decisions, OR
- Global Organisational Conflicts Management
TINY THOMAS
Sr. General Manager – Pico International
Qualification: MSc Management
- MBA (Strategy & Operations), XLRI
- B. Tech - Production Engineering
Work Experience: 21 Years
Companies worked with:
- Sobha Group
- Hamilton Design
- Pico International
Other Certificates:
- LEED AP BD+C
- PMP
- ISO 14001 Lead Auditor
Area of Research:
- Project Management
- Operations and Sustainability
UDAY NEDUNURI
Head of Digital & Analytics CoE – CEAT Limited
Qualification:
- M.S (Software Engineering)
- Advanced Management Program in Business Analytics
Work Experience: 13+ Years
Companies worked with:
- Bridgestone
- Harman
- IBM
- VMware
- NTT Data
- Tech Mahindra
Area of Research: Artificial Intelligence & Algorithmic Bias
VIJAY B.R
Lead Analyst - Tech Mahindra
Qualification: M.Sc. (Information Technology), 5 years Integrated
Work Experience: 11.5 Years
Companies worked with:
- Thomson Reuters
- Mindtree Ltd
- Infosys Ltd
- Tech Mahindra
Other Certificates:
- GCP suite
- SQL basics
- MS Office
- Agile Methodologies
Area of Research: Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
VINAY GAIROLA
MD - Great Tusker Group
Qualification:
- B.Sc (Physics)
- MMS (Finance)
- Chartered Accountant (ICAI)
Work Experience: 20+ Years
Companies worked with:
- Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Asset Management (DWS)
- Atlantis Investment Advisors
- Great Tusker Group (Founder - 2012)
Other Certificates:
- IMC (CFA UK)
- CFA Level 1
- Certificate Level (2015) and Professional Level (2012) from ICAEW, UK
Area of Research: Indian Economy and Capital Markets
May 2022 Intake
ARVIND S CHAUHAN
HR Leader – JCB India
Qualification
- Executive Postgraduate Programme, IIM Kozhikode
- Masters in Human Resource Management, Sukhadiya University
- PG Diploma in Training & Development, Indian Society for Training & Development
Work Experience: 19 Years
- Aditya Birla Group
- Secure Meters
- Bharti AXA
- Etisalat DB Telecom
- JCB India
Other Certificates:
- Job Evaluation
- Job Analysis & Description
Area of Research: AI and Data Strategy
- Performance Management & Rewards
- Talent Management
- Employee Engagement
BASUDEV BHOLANATH BHATTACHARJEE
Assistant Vice President – Deutsche Bank
Qualification:
- MBA – Systems
- PGDPM
Work Experience: 18.5 years
- HSBC
- Deutsche Bank
Other Certificates
- Prince2®
- P3O ®
- Change Management ® (Org)
- COBIT5 ® Foundation
- Six Sigma Green Belt (ISI - Delhi) CISM ™ (ISACA)
- PRAXIS ™
- AgilePM
Area of Research: Leadership and Sustainable Development
DEVI SAMBAMOORTHY
Founder and Director – NurtureU Technologies
Qualification:
- M.C.A
- M.S (Software Systems)
- EMBA
Work Experience: 22 years
- Infosys
- DXC
- Aon
Other Certificates:
- PMP
- ITIL
- SCJP
Area of Research: Data Science
DAVIS VEREMU
Strategic Asset Management LEAD – AGL
Qualification:
- MBA
- GradD Asset Management
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Honours
Work Experience: 21.5 years
- AGL Energy
- Osmoflo
- BHP
- Citic Pacific Mining
- Downer Group
Other Certificates
- CAMA
- CPAM
- MSCE
Area of Research: Clean Energy Transitions
GIRIDHARAN SOMASKANDAN
Qualification:
- Executive MBA
- B.Tech (IT)
Work Experience: 17 Years
- SAP Fioneer (Singapore)
- SAP (India, USA, Germany, China)
- Rolling Arrays Consulting Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Other Certificates:
- US Patent Holder
- TOGAF
Area of Research:
- Insurance Analysis
- Risk Assessment
HARSHA VIJAYAKUMAR
Senior Principal Product Manager – Service Now Inc
Qualification:
- Masters in Software Management (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Bachelors in Engineering ( Computer Science)
Work Experience: 12+ Years
- ServiceNow
- Automation Anywhere
- Zenefits
Other Certificates: NA
Area of Research: Information Systems and Human Computer Interactions
HIMANSHU PENSIA
Senior Software Engineer – Tech Mahindra
Qualification:
- M Tech (Data Science)
- B Tech (Computer Science)
Work Experience: 6 Years
- Birlasoft Ltd
- Infosys Ltd
- Tech Mahindra
Other Certificates:
- SAP Fiori
- SAP Extension Suite
Area of Research: Marketing
HIMANSHU VERMA
Senior Specialist – ADNOC
Qualification:
- B.SC Engg. (Mechanical)
- PGDM – IIM Bangalore
Work Experience: 21 years
- EIL
- Ramco Systems
- Infosys Technologies
- PwC
- ENOC
- ADNOC
Other Certificates: Kaplan Norton Certified Balanced Scorecard Graduate
Area of Research:
- Strategy Execution
- Corporate Performance Management
PRANAV RAJESH ZUNJARRAO
Executive Director – India SME Forum
Qualification: PGDM – International
Work Experience: 8.5 Years
- Castrol India
- ICICI Bank
- SDRC International
- India SME Forum
Other Certificates: Course in Retail Marketing (University of Mumbai)
Area of Research: Entrepreneurship
RATNESHHWAR CHAKRABORY
Regional Manager-West – Tata Business Hub
Qualification:
- BE (Electrical)
- MBA (Marketing & Finance)
Work Experience: A Sales & Business Development Professional with 17 years of exposure in Sales & Distribution, predominantly in the BFSI Industry, with a focus on delivering top-line and bottom-line numbers.
Channel Management/Direct Sales/Strategic Alliances/Key Account Management/P &L Mgmt/General Management/B2B
Banking/Insurance/NBFC/Fintech/SME Lending/B2B Platforms
- Tata Nexarc
- Edelweiss Retail Finance
- FTCash Finance
- Tata AIA Life Insurance
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Vodafone
Other Certificates:
- Executive Program for Young Managers (IIM Calcutta)
- Advanced Program in Fintech & Financial Block chain (IIM Calcutta)
- Certificate in Strategic Management from IIM Rohtak
- Certificate in Digital Marketing-IIT Mumbai
Area of Research: Marketing-Assessment of Integrated Marketing Tools for Sustainable Development of B2B Ecommerce Industry in India
SHASHIDHAR MISHRA
Senior Consultant - KPMG
Qualification: MBA
Work Experience: 20.9 Years
- ICFAI University
- Symphony Financial Research & Analytics
- Institute of Cost & Management Accountants
- KPMG
Other Certificates:
- CMA
- CIA
- CRMA
- CSCA
- FMVA
Area of Research:
- Risk Management
- Strategy
S PALANIAPPAN
Senior Vice President - DBS Singapore
Qualification: MSc Management
- M.Tech (Software Engineering)
- MBA (Finance and Marketing)
Work Experience: 25+ Years
- Citibank
- DBS
Other Certificates:
- Scrum Master
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- ITIL v3.0
Area of Research:
- Technology
- User Acceptance
- Consumer Psychology
SURENDRA CHOUDHARY
Partner – EY
Qualification:
- Associate Chartered Accountant
- Master of Applied Finance
Work Experience: 24 years
- EY
- KPMG
- Grant Thornton
- BDO
- PKF
Area of Research: Leadership and Organisational Behavior
VIVEK GHABAK
Senior Manager – RIETER Machine Works Ltd.
Qualification:
- MBA (Finance)
- BE (Production Engineering)
Work Experience: 18 Years
- General Motors
- Tata Motors
- Force Motors
Other Certificates:
- PMP
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Scrum Fundamental
- MS Project
- Primavera P6
- Design Thinking
Area of Research:
- Agile Supply chain in manufacturing & service industry
- Impact of industry 4.0 on Supply chain management
- The extension of Supply chain resilience through industry 4.0
January 2022 Intake
HIMANSHU MOHAN
Senior Technical Program Manager – Amazon
Qualification: Master in Computer Application (MCA)
Work Experience: 18 years
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Atos Syntel
- United HealthCare
- American Express
- Amazon
Other Certificates:
- TOGAF 9.0
- SAFe 5.0
- IIM Calcutta GBM Certification
- Harvard’s Leadership Certification
Area of Research: AI and Data Strategy
JIJEESH UNNIKRISHNAN
Export Manager, EMEA - Omron Healthcare
Qualification:
- MBA
- M Com
Work Experience: 24 years
- Procter & Gamble
- Kelloggs
- Coca Cola
- Dubai Refreshments
- IFFCO
- Modern Pharmaceuticals Company
- Al Baker Group
- Omron Healthcare Middle East
Other Certificates: GMP from IIM Lucknow
Area of Research: Consumer Healthcare
KAPIL PAREEK
Lead Release Engineer – Salesforce
Qualification:
- MBA
- PG Diploma (Innovation and Design Thinking)
- BE (Electronics and Telecommunication)
Work Experience: 16 years
- CME Group
- Blackberry (Formerly known as Research in Motion)
- Citi Bank
- Oracle
Other Certificates:
- Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner
- MIT’s Approach to Design Thinking
Area of Research: Strategy and Innovation
MANIKANDAN KAVERIPATTINAM SATHIYAVELU
Manager of Product Solutions – SEI Investments Canada Company
Qualification:
- MBA
- MS in Software Engineering
Work Experience: 20 years
- SEI Investments
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Kotak Securities Ltd
- ICICI Bank Ltd
Other Certificates: CQF
Area of Research: Operations, Information and Technology
NAHAS KUZHIYAL
Senior Program Manager – Honeywell
Qualification: M Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
Work Experience: 21 years
Other Certificates:
- Certified Scrum Master
- Six Sigma Green Belt
Area of Research: Project Management
NILESH GHARGE
Associate Director – Brand Marketing – CRISIL Ltd
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing)
- BPharm
Work Experience: 14 years 2 months
- CRISIL
- Accenture
- Tata Consultancy Services
- The Himalaya Drug Co.
Other Certificates: Digital Marketing Master
Area of Research: Personalised Digital Marketing for Enhancing Customer Experience
PRAKASH KUMAR
Senior Regional Leader – Enterprise Services (META Region), Boeing International
Qualification:
- CPA
- CMA
- MBA
- GMP (IIM – Indore)
- BCom
Work Experience: 22+ years
- Boeing International (Aerospace)
- DynCorp International (Defense)
- Al Futtaim (Retail)
- Polychem Ltd (Manufacturing)
- Seabridge (Shipping)
Other Certificates:
- Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
- Project Management
Area of Research: Organisational Behaviour
RAMPRASAD SM
Founder / CEO – SMR-Insights
Qualification: MBA – Marketing Management
Work Experience: 28 years
- GSK Pharma
- Pfizer Ltd
- Nestle India Ltd
- Mudra Communications
- Reliance Infocomm
- Epson
- Fujifilm
- SMR-Insights
Other Certificates: IAB Digital Marketing and Media Certification
Area of Research: Behavioural Science and Business Strategy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
SALIL RAGHAVAN M
Head HR – The Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd
Qualification:
- PGDPMIR (XLRI)
- BTech
Work Experience: 30 years
- BILT
- Marico
- TVS Motors
- BPL Mobile
- Great Eastern Shipping
Other Certificates:
- Certified in MBTI
- Hogan
- Saville
- Lumina
- Harrison
- WB5
- CPI260
- Strong
- The Leadership Circle ACC
- Leadership Architect
Area of Research: Psychometrics and Talent Management
SAURABH PAREEK
Project Manager and Agile Coach – JP Morgan
Qualification:
- MSc (Financial Systems) from UCL , London
- BTech (Computer & Communications) from LNMIIT, India
Work Experience: 12 years
- Accenture
- JP Morgan
Other Certificates:
- SAFE SPC
- IC Agile Coach
- ACSM
- AWS Cloud Practitioner IBM Big Data & Hadoop
- NCFM
- Reuters
- PCAP Python
Area of Research: Integrated frameworks for team and organisation performance and transparency.
SHAJI MANOHARAN
Sales & Commercial Manager, AKI – Alphamed Healthcare
Qualification:
- MBA (Manipal University)
- BSc Zoology
Work Experience: 22 years
- Abbott
- GSK Consumer
- Ranbaxy
- Knoll Pharmaceuticals
- Glenmark
Other Certificates: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
Area of Research: Healthcare Trends and Challenges amidst COVID-19
SUDIP PUTATUNDA
Founder – Satvera India
Qualification: MSc Management
Work Experience: 13 years
- Mondelez (Kraft Foods)
- Valentine Group
- Full House Restaurants
Other Certificates: Diploma of Imperial College
Area of Research: Finance (Capital Allocation)
SUNIL DHAR
SAP Consulting Leader – Hayagriva Consulting
Qualification:
- MBA
- BE (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 20 years +
- Bharat Petroleum
- TCS
- Accenture
- IBM
- PwC
- CGI
Other Certificates:
- PMP
- PMI-ACP
- Prince2 Practitioner
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- CSCP
- SAP Certifications
- Google / AWS / Azure Certified Cloud Architect
- Design Thinking
- Prosci Change Management
- Cornell - Change Management
Area of Research: Information Systems - ERP
SUTHARSAN CHIRANJEEVI PARTHASAARATHY
Product Architect – GEMS Education
Qualification:
- Exec PGP in Financial Services
- PGD (International Business)
- BE (Computer Science)
Work Experience: 12.5 years
- GEMS Education, Dubai
- Etisalat Telecommunications, Dubai
- Hasstra Consulting Services, Kuala Lumpur
- Maveric Systems Limited, Chennai
Other Certificates:
- Certified Blockchain Solution Architect
- Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification
- Scrum Master Accredited Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Six Sigma Black Belt
Area of Research: Product Development and Marketing
VIKASH SINGH
CEO / Director – Pacific 360 Pty Ltd & Franchise Owner (Dominos RH & TV Magic Northwest Sydney)
Qualification:
- MBA
- BA (Business Studies)
Work Experience: 20 years
- Operations Finance Manager (British American Tobacco)
- Area Manager Regulations
- Commercial Affairs - Excise & Anti-Illicit Trade (BAT Australasia)
- Mayor / Deputy Mayor / Councilor (Nausori Town Council Fiji)
- Franchisee Business Owner (NZ - Oporto Chicken, Refresh Renovation, Australia Domino’s Pizza, TV Magic)
- CEO / Director as Specialist Consultant – Commercial, Regulations and Macroeconomics – fiscal policy, FTA’s, excise, tariff etc.
- Licensed Real Estate Practitioner NSW
- Chapter Leader -South Pacific (Institute of Advisors)
Other Certificates:
- Diploma Business Studies
- Cert- Advance Business Accounting
- Cert IV Real Estate NSW
Area of Research: Critical Factors of Trade Development in the Pacific Island Countries (To be refined and reviewed further during literature review)
MEET OUR 2021 COHORTS
(January, May and September 2021 Intakes)
Work Experience
More than 50% of the cohort has between 10-20 years of work experience.
Companies
Airtel, Amity University Dubai, Aster DM Healthcare, Axis Bank, Capgemini, Ericsson, Etisalat, Fiji National University, Flipkart, HCL Technologies, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Novartis, Intel, SAARC Development Fund, and Tata Motors are some of the organisations our DBA scholars represent.
Roles
From CEO, Managing Director and Vice President to Data Science Manager, Head of Technology and Senior Consultant – the class represents a diverse group of professionals looking to enhance their skills and add immediate value to their careers.
Areas of Research
Our DBA scholars are undertaking research in Business Management, Behavioural Science and Business Strategy, Digital Banking, Digital Transformation, FinTech, HR – Organisational Behaviour and Quality Management, among other areas.
Work Experience
ROLES
INDUSTRY
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Our DBA Scholars
September 2021 Intake
Nakka Naga Mayuri
Data Science Manager – Novartis
Qualification:
- Masters in Statistics
Work Experience: 13 years:
- Novartis
- Bank of America
- IBM
- Accenture
- TCS
- Kantar Operations
Other Certificates:
- Big Data Analytics & Optimization (INSOFE)
- Business Analytics with Statistics
- SAS Base Certified
- Supply Chain Management certification from IIM Rohtak
Georgey Abraham
Quality Controller – MENA WATER FZC
Qualification:
- MSc (Engineering Management)
- BTech (Mechanical Engineering)
Work Experience: 6 years as a Quality Engineer with MENA WATER FZC
Other Certificates:
- ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- NEBOSH-UK
Pooja Arambhan
Co-Founder & CEO, iiV Health Solutions Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- BLS/LLB – Mumbai University, India
- MBA (Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Marketing) – Tel Aviv University, Israel
Work Experience
- Co-Founder & CEO, iiV Health Solutions Pvt Ltd – 3 years
- Co-Founder & CEO, iiV Agri Solutions Pvt Ltd – 3 years
- Director – Legal, Nationwide Shipping Services Ltd – 8.5 years
- Head – Business Finance, Arambhan Group – 7 years
Other Certificates:
- Member, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
- Diploma in Cyber Laws – Asian School of Cyber Laws
- Youngest Invitee from India at United Nations, Women’s Empowerment Principles Summit at UN, HQ in New York (2013)
Area of Research: HR – Organisational Behaviour
Rinika Prakash
Manager Secretariat – Fiji National University
Qualification:
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
- BA (English Language, Literature & Communications)
Work Experience: 9 years – Department of Secretariat at the Fiji National University
Manohar S Singh
Managing Director – Acemanbas Group
Qualification:
- MA
- MBA
- CAIIB
Work Experience: 30 years
Other Certificates:
- BCom
- Diploma in Computer Programming
- Tech T/W
Area of Research: Benefits/Drawbacks of Digital Banking
Nisha Ravi
Business Development Manager – Kohinoor Radiator
Qualification: MBA (International Business)
Work Experience: 15 years of experience in shipping and logistics:
- Al Bader Shipping
- Hellmann World Wide Logistics
- Kohinoor Radiator
Other Certificates:
- Internet & Webpage Designing
- COPA
Area of Research: Pricing Strategy in International Business
Dheeraj Singh
Head of Technology – NAB
Qualification:
- Master in Information Technology Management (MITM)
- BTech (Information Technology)
Work Experience:
- Forward-thinking and strategic leader with over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology industry
- Oversees technology deployment and maintenance
- Instructs and leads IT staff members in support of hardware, software, and networking infrastructure
- Actively works with executives to determine and implement technology vision and strategy
- Well-versed in infrastructure, security planning, and daily operations management
Other Certificates: Java 6
Yogesh Chandra Sharma
Associate Director – Flipkart
Qualification:
- BTech (NITK, Electrical Engineering)
- MBA (IIMB, PGPEM)
Work Experience: 19 years:
- General Motors Technical Center India
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
- Tata Autocomp Systems Ltd
- Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd
Other Certificates:
- Behavioural Design
- Design Thinking
- Business Analytics
- Supply Chain Design
- Six Sigma Black Belt
Area of Research: Behavioural Science and Business Strategy
Sushant Rajput
Deputy General Manager – HCL Technologies Ltd
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing & Systems)
- BSc (Computer Science)
Work Experience: 17 Years:
- HCL Technologies Ltd
- Societe Generale
- Cognizant Technology Solutions
- DSL Software Ltd
Anchala Ameena Mohammadi
Associate Manager Sales – Technology Square, Doha, Qatar
Qualification:
- BTech (Information Technology)
- MTech (Computer Science and Engineering)
Work Experience: 7.9 years:
- Madina Engineering College
- IT Boundaries Technology Solutions
- Blue Lynx
- Technology Square
Other Certificates:
- SAP (Material Management)
- CCNA
- MCSA
Anuj Bhowmick
Marketing & Product Development Manager - MEAI, ARC Middle East LLC, UAE
Qualification:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
- Master of Business Administration (Major Operations; Minor Marketing)
Work Experience: 18 years:
- HINDALCO
- Johnson & Johnson
- ARC Middle East
Other Certificates:
- SixSigma Green Belt (Indian Statistical Institute, Mumbai)
- Business Analytics (Harvard Business School)
Kushal Bhalla
Sapiens International – Senior Consultant
Qualification:
- MBA (Lucknow University)
- AMPBA (Indian School of Business, Hyderabad)
Work Experience: 11+ years of experience:
- Sapiens
- Capgemini
- First Gulf Bank
- Bajaj Capital
- Star Union Dai Ichi
Other Certificates:
- Product Owner
- Project Management
- Python
- Data Science
- Business Analytics
Area of Research: Business Analytics and Machine Learning in Operation Research
Sagar S Patankar
Managing Director – Ace Hospital
Qualification:
- MSc (Yoga)
- PhD Scholar (Yoga)
Work Experience: 7 years
Other Certificates:
- Research Methodology
- Business Management
M. Raghunatha Chary
VP-APAC, RCDevs/Luxembourg
Qualification: MBA/PGDBM - NMIMS
Work Experience: 26 years with:
- Gati Corp
- Tata Donnelley
- Net4India
- RCOM
- Syniverse
- Mobileum
- Route Mobile (365 Squared)
(Beginner – 3 years, Middle – 10 years, Senior – 8 years, Leadership – 5 years)
Other Certificates:
- Stanford Advanced Cyber Security Program (2021)
- International Coach Federation’s CLC & CNLPCC (2020)
- AP Productivity Council - PGDBA&M (1997)
Area of Research: Business Management in the New Era of Digitalisation and Cyber Attacks
Omkar More
Quality Management – Aster DM Healthcare (UAE & Bahrain)
Qualification:
- BSc – Statistics
- PG – Statistics
- General Management Program – IIMB
Work Experience: 8 years:
- GEBBS Healthcare Solutions (Mumbai)
- Aster Medcity (Cochin)
- Lifeline Healthcare (Dubai)
- Aster Clinics & Hospitals (UAE, Oman & Bahrain)
- Aster Pharmacies (UAE)
Other Certificates:
- Cognitive Quality - KPMG
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Exemplar Global
- Data Analysis for Healthcare Management – IIM Ahmedabad
- Certified Healthcare Quality Practitioner (CHQP) - AHPI Institute of Healthcare Quality
Area of Research: Quality Management
Atul Anand
Delivery and Transformation Leader – Toll Technology Center
Award-winning Author – Experiencing Life As A Yogi
Award-winning Author – Experiencing Life As A Yogi
Qualification:
- Global MBA (IT Management) – SP Jain School of Global Management
- Advance Program in Strategic Management – IIM Calcutta, Kolkata
Work Experience: 16+ years:
- Toll Technology Center
- Syngenta Services Private Limited
- Atos India Private Limited
- Tata Consultancy Services
- Jabil Circuit Private Limited
- LogicaCMG (now CGI)
Other Certificates: More than 50 Professional Certifications in Digital Transformation and various technologies from EXIN, GSDC, OpenSAP, LinkedIn, PeopleCert, SAP, including:
- Prince2Agile
- EXIN Cloud Computing Certification
- Blockchain Certification from EXIN, GSDC, OpenSAP
- Artificial Intelligence Certification from EXIN
- VeriSM Foundation and Professional (Certified Trainer)
- ITIL4 and ITIL V3 Foundation
- DevOPs, Data Science, Cyber Security, SAP Solution Manager and SAP Change Control Management
Won more than 35+ IT industry awards
Area of Research: Impact of Digital Transformation on various industries
Shiv Ram Krishna
Director – IIMAIC
Qualification:
- PGDM, IIM Kozhikode
- BE – IT, Manipal Institute of Technology
Work Experience: 14+ years
Other Certificates:
- AWS
- PMP
- PSM
- CSM
- PDPP
- Business Edge – Rotman School of Business
Area of Research: FinTech
May 2021 Intake
Anil D Mundhe
CEO – Kshitij Civil Works Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- BE (Civil)
- MBA (Construction Project Management)
Work Experience: 6 years: CEO – Kshitij Civil Works Pvt Ltd, Pune, India
Other Certificates: Post Graduate Diploma in Blockchain Development
Area of Research: Real Estate Tokenisation, Blockchain, Fintech
ChangKyu Seo
Senior Manager – BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd
Qualification:
- MBA (Strathclyde Business School)
- MSc (Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University)
Work Experience: 18 years:
- BASF South East Asia: 5.5 years, Regional Technical Manager, Fuel and Lubricant Solutions
- BASF Korea: 7 years, Account Manager, Regional Technical Manager, Fuel and Lubricant Solutions
- Hyundai Oilbank: 5.5 years, Production Control Manger
Other Certificates: Information Process Engineer
Area of Research: Chemical industry’s new strategy – sustainability, circular economy and carbon management and connected strategy for its impact on stakeholders, society, and country
Deepa T Justus
Chief Data Officer (CDO) – GAME
Qualification:
- MBA (Business Analytics)
- Master in Design
- Graduate Diploma in Interactive Multi Media
Work Experience: 20+ years’ experience in Banking and Finance
Other Certificates:
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Certificate in Business Analytics
Area of Research: Data Analytics, Data Framework, Application of AI & ML in Banking and Finance industry
Fawad Arshad
Facility Manager – Saudi German Hospital, Ajman
Qualification:
- MBA (MIS)
- BE (Electronic Eng)
Work Experience: 14 years:
- Working in the healthcare sector in the UAE since the last 8 years
- Currently working at Saudi German Hospital as Facility Manager
Area of Research: Facilities Management and Frontier Technologies
Jayaprakash B N
Associate Vice President – Great Lakes Institute of Management
Qualification:
- BSc (Applied Sciences) in the Faculty of Engineering
- PGWPM, Great Lakes Institute of Management
Work Experience:
- 32 years: IMRB, TECS, Sumeet Machines, Kilburn reprographics, Celltel Communications
- 7 years: Entrepreneur in Interior Decoration, Great Lakes Institute of Management
Other Certificates: Certificate course in HRM & LDP by Dr Ramcharan & Dr Philip Kotler
Khoo Kean Sheng
Risk Management & Data Analytics – MTS Gold Global Trading
Qualification: MBA, University of Strathclyde
Work Experience:
- 7 years: Pricing and execution of interest rate swaps and non-deliverable forwards
- 5 years: Oversee and coordinate market and credit risk management
- 2 years: Business management of FX operations
Other Certificates: Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore:
- Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services
- Rules and Regulations for Financial Advisory Services
- Securities Products & Analysis
- Securities & Futures Product Knowledge
Area of Research: Machine learning algorithms in risk management and business operations: A complexity model approach
Partha Pratim Pathak
Senior Consultant – Capgemini
Qualification:
- MSc (Polymer Science)
- MBA (Marketing & Operations)
Work Experience: 10 years:
- Infosys Ltd
- Bharti Airtel Ltd
- Capgemini India Pvt Ltd
Other Certificates:
- Prince2
- OCI Architect
Area of Research: Supply Chain Management and MIS
Prasun Chowdhury
Director – Avenir Management Consulting India
Qualification:
- MSc (Hons) Economics
- MSc (Tech) Instrumentation Engineering, MBM
Work Experience: 30 years:
- Thermax
- Wipro
- Bharat Technologies
- Telemecanique
- ECS
- SDG
- Avenir
Other Certificates:
- TOC Practitioner
- Advanced Decision Analysis
- Certified Independent Director (IOD)
- ICF accredited Agile Leadership and Executive Coach
Area of Research: Leadership of Business Processes for Organisational Transformation
Ronan Conlon
HR Project Manager APAC – Medtronic
Qualification:
- MSc International Management
- BCL (Civil Law)
Work Experience: 7 years of experience working for Medtronic in America, Middle East, Australia and Asia
Other Certificates:
- AI in HR
- People Management Essentials
- Future of Work
- People Analytics
Area of Research:
‘The Future of Work: How Technology Will Impact the Workforce and the Role of HR’
(The research objective is to understand how the adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and big data, will impact the workforce in large global organisations)
Ruyi Wang
Chinese Marketing Executive – Amity University Dubai
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing)
- PGD (Teaching Chinese as a foreigner language)
- BA (Teaching Chinese as a foreigner language)
Work Experience: 6 years:
- Ifeng.com
- China.com
- Gems Education
- Amity University
Other Certificates:
- Teaching license of second language
- Outstanding mentor of Confucius Institute at University Dubai
Area of Research: Language and culture industry management
Sanchari Sinha
Consultant – Boyden
Qualification:
- BA (Economics)
- MSc (Economics)
- Post Graduate Diploma (Business Management)
Work Experience: 14 years:
- ThyssenKrupp Industries India
- Boyden Global Executive Search
Other Certificates:
- Diploma in Classical Singing
- Intermediate Degree in German Language from Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institute)
- Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) Qualified Researcher
Saurabh Joshi
Senior Manager, Philips India Limited
Qualification:
- BTech (Electrical Engineering)
- MBA (IPMX, IIM Lucknow)
Work Experience: 16 years:
- Philips Healthcare
- Hero MotoCorp
- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
- TACO
- Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd
Other Certificates: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Area of Research: Green Supply Chain
SAURAV NANDI
Channel Development Manager - Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing)
- BE (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 15+ years of cross-cultural experience in Channel Marketing, in Aftermarket with various top brands in the Indian market and demonstrated expertise in Aftermarket segments including spare parts of Automotive, Tractors, Trucks & Buses, Lubricants, Bearings (Auto & Industrial), Paints, Industrial Abrasives to outperform the competitors.
Automotive | Lubricants | Bearings | Paints | Industrial
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
- Petronas Lubricants Pvt Ltd
- SKF India Ltd
- ZKL Bearings Pvt Ltd
- Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
- Raj Grind Tech Pvt Ltd
Areas of Research: Digital transformation, channel expansion and improvement to leverage profitability, and organising the unstructured market for aftermarket business
Sony Thayil
Business Head – Asahi India Glass
Qualification: MBA – Marketing and Sales
Work Experience: 20 years:
- Asahi India Glass
- Jaquar & Co Pvt Ltd
- Ceat Ltd
- AkzoNobel India Ltd
- Godrej & Boyce India Ltd
- Novartis Consumer Ltd
Other Certificates:
- SMP – IIM Calcutta
- MDP – IIM Bangalore
Area of Research: Technology Acceptance Model, Consumer Behaviour
Srinidhi G Rao
Leader – Business Excellence, KAS Services India Pvt Ltd (Kmart Australia)
Qualification:
- BSc (Computer Science)
- EGMP, IIM Bangalore
Work Experience: 23 years:
- HSBC DPI
- Symphony Services
- Juniper Networks
Other Certificates:
- PMI
- Six Sigma Black Belt & Champion
Area of Research: Organisation Design & Behaviour and Human Relations
Vimal Vyas
Program Director – Customer Experience & Excellence
Qualification:
- MBA (Marketing)
- BSc (Information Technology)
Work Experience: 17+ years of experience in the areas of customer experience, business transformation with some of the leading brands including Orange, Vodafone, Café Coffee Day & Tata Communications
Other Certificates:
- Master Black Belt
- Design Thinking
- TL9000
- Lean Practitioner
- Business Value Analyst
January 2021 Intake
Sushil Hinge
Operations Manager – Supply Chain – B|Braun Medical (India) Pvt Ltd
Qualification:
- Executive Master of Business Administration, SP Jain School of Global Management, India
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of Mumbai, India
Work Experience: 13 years’ extensive experience in Supply Chain Management – Heading Operations, Customer Service, Project Management and Audits
Other Certificates:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management – A+ Grade
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Trained Certified
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – A Grade
- Certified Lean Manager – A+ Grade
- Dale Carnegie Certified – Competency Based Simulation
- Certified Law of Attraction Practitioner
Area of Research: SCM 4.0 – Next Decade Digital Supply Chain
(Blockchain, AI, IoT implementation in Supply Chain)
Parvez Alam M
CEO and Director - Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council (CIIC)
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration - Post Graduate Working Professional Program in Management (Finance and Marketing)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Automobile Engineering)
Work Experience:
- 15 years of experience in Strategy, Marketing, R & D, Program Management, Operations & Startups Incubation
- Current Employer: Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council (CIIC), Chennai, India
- Former Employer: UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd, Chennai, India
Other Certificates:
- Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP)
- Certified Chief Innovation Officer (CCIO)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
- Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)
- Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM)
- PRINCE2® Foundation Certification
Area of Research: Role of business incubators as development strategy for startups and how the startups’ micro-economic factors will lead to macro-economic benefits to the Indian economy
Akshay Lamba
Head of IT & Innovation, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Qualification:
- General Management Program, Harvard Business School
- Master of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Engineering
Work Experience: 20+ years
Area of Research: Impact of AI on C-Suite Decision Making
Chandra Malluri
Lead Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer, Muscat
Qualification: Master’s in Management, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Work Experience: A skilled Rotating Equipment Engineer with over 22 years of extensive oil & gas experience
Area of Research: Corporate Strategy
Anamika Pawar
Marketing Consultant – MyHistoria, TelusCare, IpostNetwork
Qualification: Master of Business Administration (Marketing)
Work Experience: 7.8 years:
- Orchid Hotel (Mumbai, India)
- Zenith Infra Projects
- Intelligent Partners
- HTS Medical Equipments Trading
- MyHistoria
- TelusCare
- IpostNetwork
Other Certificates:
- Online Advertising by open to study
- Google Adwords Certification
- Diploma in Digital Marketing
- IIM Skills Content Writing Mastercourse
- Galileo
- Fidelio software training
Area of Research: Digital marketing for the education sector
Nishen Reddy
Head of Business Development – DryDocks World Dubai
Qualification: Master of Business Administration
Work Experience: 20 years of experience in the Maritime Industry, with several international postings and senior management positions in Liner Shipping, Port Terminals and Business Development
Other Certificates:
- MAERSK International Shipping Education
- APM Terminals MAGNUM and MAGNET Programs
- Lloyds Maritime Academy – Certificate in Port Management
Area of Research:
Organisational optimisation and efficiency, with a focus on:
- People – Recruitment and retention
- Fixed Costs – Offshoring and Remote Working
- Variable Costs – Productivity Improvement
- Operational Improvements – Startup and Existing Business
Rema R Varma
Senior Manager – Hindustan Unilever Limited
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration (Information Technology)
- Bachelor of Technology (Electrical and Electronics)
Work Experience: 11.5 years:
- Accenture
- Hindustan Unilever Limited
Other Certificates:
- Scrum Master
- Software Asset Manager
Area of Research: Technology in FMCG and Agriculture
Rahul Unni Chakkungal
Global Business Services with BASF India Limited
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration in Supply Chain & Logistics
- Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
Work Experience: Around 9 years with BASF India Limited in Global Business Services
Area of Research:
An emergent topic like Multi-Tier Supply Chain, Blockchain with IoT or even Digitisation on Supply Chain within the Manufacturing Industry. Also keen on exploring strategies like the effects of Management Styles and the relation to the organisation’s growth (more on the bottom-line growth).
(Area of research to be finalised)
Ibrahim Peerzada
IT Procurement & Business Analyst – Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC)
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration (Information Systems & Project Management)
- Bachelor of Technology (Electronic Engineering)
Work Experience: 18 years:
- HCL
- Zener Electronic Services
- Fisia Italimpianti S.p.A.
- Injazat Data Systems LLC
- Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC)
Other Certificates:
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Maximo Administration
- CIW
- CompTIA
Area of Research: Procurement of Technology
CA Sagar Adhau
Technical CPD Consultant – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Qualification:
- Bachelor of Commerce
- FCA (ICAI)
- ACA (ICAEW)
- ACCA (Affiliate)
- CIA
- BFP
Work Experience: 12.5 years:
- PwC (Dubai)
- Adhau and Associates
- Get Through Guides
- Deloitte (India)
Other Certificates:
- Diploma in International Financial Reporting
- Certificate in International Financial Reporting
- Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards
- Certified Financial Services Auditor
Area of Research: International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting, Assurance and Sustainability Reporting
Aakash Ramchand Dil
Senior Manager – Market Risk and Capital Management
National Bank of Fujairah PJSC, Dubai, UAE
National Bank of Fujairah PJSC, Dubai, UAE
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration (Finance)
- Master of Business Administration (Business and Quantitative Research)
- Diploma, Strategic Financial Management, IIM Indore, India
Work Experience: Risk and Data Analytics professional with 15 years of global working experience and strong leadership skills. Currently working with the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC. Prior to joining NBF, was working with Commercial Bank International, Compono Strategia, Union National Bank and Samba Bank.
Other Certificates:
- Certificate in Quantitative Finance, CQF Institute, UK
- Leadership Principles, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA
- Executive Leadership Program, Said Business School, Oxford University, UK
Area of Research: Probability of Default, Loss Given Default, Actuarial Modeling, Risk Management
Neetu Kalra
Associate Vice President (Journals Commissioning & Managing) – SAGE Publishing
Qualification: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
Work Experience: 20 years:
- Thomson Digital
- Aptara International
- SAGE Publishing
Other Certificates: PMCA
Satya Shiva Saswat
Director, Infrastructure and Economic Windows – SAARC Development Fund
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration (International Business), IIFT, Delhi, India
- Post Graduate Diploma – Banking & Finance, NIBM, Pune, India
- Bachelor of Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, India
Work Experience: 16.4 years:
- 0.4 years at SAARC Development Fund
- 12 years at Exim India
- 4 years at Bank of Maharashtra
Other Certificates:
- EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Certified Assessor
- Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management, FIMMDA & IIBF
- Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (CAIIB)
Area of Research: Sustainable Impact Investment
Deepti Chacko Bangera
Account Manager – Aveva IT Solutions
Qualification:
- Executive Master of Business Administration (Customer Relationship Management)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Instrumentation & Control)
Work Experience: 14.4 years:
- 3 years in Aveva
- 4 years in Rolta
- 4 years in ABB
- 3.6 years in Emerson Process Management
Pradeep Malhar Kulkarni
DGM – Tata Motors
Qualification: Master of Business Administration (ICFAI)
Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy), Government Engineering College (COEP), Pune, India
Work Experience: 20 years in Tata Motors
Other Certificates:
- Black Belt Six Sigma (ASQ)
- Black Belt Six Sigma (GE)
- TQM Facilitator
- Assessor-TBEM---Business Excellence Model
- Lead Assessor—ISO 9001
- ISO/IEC 17025 (NABL)
- Internal Assessor—IATF 16949
- TRIZ
Area of Research: Strategy, Innovation, Quality
Anil Kumar Verma
Product Architect – OneShield Software
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Work Experience: 19 years:
- TCS
- Fecund Software Services
- OneShield Software
Other Certificates:
- Prince2
- CSM
- ITIL v3
- AINS
- Senior Management Program (IIMA)
Rakesh Kumar
CTO, Homes Broadband, Airtel, and CEO, Telesonic Networks Limited
Qualification:
- MBA, IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus, India
- Master of Technology, IIT Kanpur, India
- Bachelor of Technology, IIT Kanpur, India
Work Experience:
- 15 years with DoT/ BSNL
- 14 years with Airtel
Area of Research: Factors influencing Technology Adoption
Mohinder Pandey
Associate Vice President – Onward Technologies
Qualification:
- Executive Master of Business Administration
- MS (Automotive Electronics)
Work Experience: 18+ years: Embedded and IoT Software
Other Certificates: IREB
Area of Research: AI/ML, Business Improvement and Efficiency Automations, Digital Transformation, Social Entrepreneurship
Uttpal Desai
Engineering Manager – Intel
Qualification:
- Postgraduate in Enterprise Management, IIM Bangalore, India
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics)
Work Experience: 20+ years:
- Larsen & Toubro
- Wipro
- Seagate
- Intel
Other Certificates:
- Project Management
- AMA-High Impact Decision Making
- Dale Carnegie-Presentation Skills
- Certified Talent Transformer
Area of Research: Strategy & Leadership
Prasanth Kumar Penumatsa
Manager – Saipem
Qualification:
- EPGPM, IMT
- Bachelor of Technology, CSIT, JNTU
Work Experience: 18 years in Big Data Analytics, Cloud and Blockchain
Other Certificates:
- Strategic Management (IIFT)
- TOGAF
- Startup Accelerator Program (HCU)
- Fintech (Barclays Bank)
Area of Research: Disruptive Technology Management (Big Data Analytics, Cloud, Blockchain, Quantum Computing)
Brejesh Chalill
Head Treasury Sales & Markets, Axis Bank
Qualification:
- Master of Commerce, Mumbai University
- Bachelor of Commerce, Mumbai University
Work Experience:
22 years across various roles in Treasury including ALM, Derivatives, FX, Money Markets, Financing, Commodities and E-commerce
- Grindlays Bank
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Axis Bank
Other Certificates:
- FX Bourse Course – Bankers Training College RBI
- International Derivative training programs in Singapore
- ALM training and course certification
Area of Research: Finance – Treasury FX & Funding – Fintech
Vikash Singh
CEO/Director – Pacific 360 Pty Ltd and Franchise Owner (Dominos RH & TV Magic Northwest Sydney)
Qualification:
- Master of Business Administration
- BA (Business Studies)
Work Experience: 20 years:
- Operations Finance Manager (British American Tobacco)
- Area Manager Regulations, Commercial Affairs - Excise & Anti-Illicit Trade (BAT Australasia)
- Mayor/Deputy Mayor/Councillor (Nausori Town Council Fiji)
- Franchisee Business Owner (New Zealand – Oporto Chicken, Refresh Renovation; Australia – Domino’s Pizza, TV Magic)
- CEO/ Director as Specialist Consultant – Commercial, Regulations and Macroeconomics – fiscal policy, FTAs, excise, tariff, etc.,
- Licensed Real Estate Practitioner NSW
- Chapter Leader – South Pacific (Institute of Advisors)
Other Certificates:
- Diploma Business Studies
- Certificate in Advance Business Accounting
- Certificate IV Real Estate NSW
Area of Research: Critical factors of Trade Development in the Pacific Island Countries
(To be refined and reviewed further during literature review)
Amit Gupta
Director, Consumer – Emirates Telecommunication Corporation - Etisalat
Qualification:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (MBA) – Marketing and Finance
- Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)
Work Experience: 15+ years:
- Etisalat
- Deloitte
- KPMG
- Idea Cellular Ltd (Aditya Birla Group) (now Vodafone Idea)
Other Certificates:
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Python for Data Science
- ML using Microsoft Azure Studio
- Executive Program in Strategy Consulting (IIMB)
- Design Thinking for Innovation
- Leadership through Social Influence
Area of Research: Personalisation in Marketing
Ram Kumar Nimmakayala
Consulting Manager – Ericsson
Qualification:
- MS (Management Science)
- Master of Business Administration (Marketing & IT)
- Bachelor of Technology (Production Engineering)
Work Experience: 14.5 years of experience in High Tech & Telecom verticals:
- Ericsson
- NetApp
- EMC
- HP
- Cisco
Other Certificates:
- AI Strategies (Kellogg)
- Customer Analytics (Wharton)
- Digital Marketing Strategies (Kellogg)
- SAFe Product Manager
- SAFe Agilist
- EMC Data Scientist
Area of Research: Artificial Intelligence, Marketing & Product Management
MEET OUR 2020 COHORTS
(January, May and September 2020 Intakes)
Work Experience
49% of the students have between 10-20 years of work experience.
Companies
Some of the leading organisations our DBA students represent include Accenture, Ericsson, Ernst & Young, Facebook, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Google, IBM, Infosys BPM, Oracle, Reliance Industries, Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, Saudi Aramco and Schneider Electric.
Roles
From CEOs, founders, directors and vice presidents to consultants, senior managers and project managers – the class represents a diverse group of professionals looking to enhance their skills and add immediate value to their careers.
Areas of Research
Our students are undertaking research in Finance, Marketing, IT Management, Operations & Supply Chain Management, and Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources, among other areas.
Work Experience
ROLES
INDUSTRY
AREAS OF RESEARCH
Our DBA Scholars
September 2020 Intake
NILADRI SHEKHAR DUTTA
Director & Head of Data Strategy and Execution – Ericsson
Qualification: PGDDB (Digital Business), PGDTM (MBA) Marketing & Finance, BE (Electronics Engineering)
Work Experience: A seasoned professional with close to 16 years of global ICT/TMT advisory and consulting experience across Western Europe, Middle East, Africa, A-Pac, India, and New Zealand. Has successfully sold and delivered multiple transformation lead ICT/TMT projects till date. This has helped him establish Consulting and Technology Strategy advisory as distinct offerings within the organisations’ portfolio he has worked for.
Other Certificates: TOGAF (Practitioner level), CBOP (Certified Business & Ops professional), eTOM Implementation Specialist, (TMForum), Six Sigma (Green Belt), ITIL V2 Foundation
Area of Research: Digital Customer Life cycle, Disruptive Business Models, Industry 4.0, Cloud, Big Data Analytics & IoT
VINOD AGNIHOTRI
Managing Director – LANXESS Pte Ltd
Qualification: BSc (Chemistry), BSc Tech (Textiles), MDBA
Work Experience: 24.5 years: Techno-commercial expertise including Sales & Marketing, Product Management, Operations, Technical support & P&L management in the area of Specialty Chemicals
Area of Research: Organisational Behaviour & Leadership challenges in diverse environments, Challenges in the Digital Marketing tools/platforms for Industrial Chemicals, Corporate business strategies per Markets/Cultures for sustained success
JYOTI PRAKASH SAHU
Director – Businessenhanced.In
Qualification: MBA Marketing, IMT Ghaziabad
Work Experience: 25 years: HUL, Satyam InfoWay, Gillette India, PepsiCo India, Britannia India, Pernod Ricard India
CHRISTOPHER KAPE
President – JAMCO Capital
Qualification: Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Administrative & Commercial Studies
Work Experience: 20 years: JAMCO Capital (Venture Capital and Business Consulting)
Other Certificates: Canadian Securities Course, IFSE Directors & Partners / Exempt Markets Proficiency
MANU S. A. ASOKAN
Vice President – Williams Lea Tag
Qualification: MBA (General Management)
Work Experience: 25 years: RIA, ITe Matrix, Shin Satellite (Thaicom), Tata Elxsi, Wunderman, NewWplatform, Williams Lea Tag
Other Certificates: Change Management, Business Analytics
Area of Research: Strategic Management
SHAKIRULLAH SHAIK
Assistant Manager – GIC Re
Qualification: MBA
Work Experience: 5.1 years with General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)
Other Certificates: Fellow of Insurance Institute of India (FIII), Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP), Certified International Business Negotiation (CIBN) & Accredited Mediator
SRIKRISHNA KONERU
Strategic Business Practice Head – Sourcing & Procurement, Infosys BPM
Qualification: BE (Chemical Engineering), PG Diploma in Business Administration
Work Experience: 32 years: Infosys, HP, ABB, Indiamarkets, SMS Demag, Triveni Engineering
Area of Research: Procurement
ASHWIN JHAMB
Supply Chain Leader – HBT META – Honeywell
Qualification: MBA (NUS, Singapore), BE Chemical (NITK, India)
Work Experience: 22 years of work experience in SIOP & Supply Chain in MNCs in India, Singapore and Dubai – L&T, Motorola, Philips & Honeywell
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Green Belt
PRASHANT H THAKUR
Associate Vice President – HDFC Life Insurance
Qualification: BE Computer, MMS (Welingkar Institute of Management), General Management (IIM Lucknow)
Work Experience: 16 years of Management consulting and Enterprise Architecture experience; Capgemini, KPMG, EY, Jio, Wipro, HDFC Life
Other Certificates: Advanced Program in Data Science and ML (IIM Calcutta), Master Program in Machine Learning from Stanford, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS ML Certified Architect, TOGAF Architect, EXIN Certified DevOps Architect, Agile Scrum Master, ITIL Certified, Lean Practitioner
Area of Research: Application of Data Science for Innovation in Banking and Insurance
PRAVEEN KUMAR SAXENA
Chief General Manager (Head) – Quality Management
Qualification: BE (Mechanical), MBA, GMPE (IIMI)
Work Experience: 24 years: Bridgestone India Private Limited, Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center
Other Certificates: MDP from NUS, Master in Production Management, AOTS Japan certificate
Area of Research: Business Strategy
SAMEER SAINI
Business Development Leader – IBM
Qualification: MCA, MBA
Work Experience: 20 years: TCS, Infosys, IBM
Other Certificates: CISA, IBM Certified Expert Consultant
LOLESIO SOANE
Campus Director – USP Niue Campus
Qualification: MCom (Economics)
Work Experience: 16 years: Teaching at the University of the South Pacific, 3 years: Campus Director
Other Certificates: Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (GCCT)
Area of Research: Sports economics, agricultural economics and teaching of economics as a subject
ARJUN BHATTACHARJEE
IT Director – Eli Lilly and Company
Qualification: MBA (SP Jain School of Global Management), BE Computer Science (Mumbai University)
Work Experience: 10.5 years: Eli Lilly and Company, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Other Certificates: PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt
Area of Research: Implication of Blockchain in Value Based Contracting
AMEY SHIRISH SHROTRI
GM – Business Development, Exicon Media Solutions Pvt Ltd
Qualification: BSc (Botany specialisation in Horticulture & Floriculture), MBA (specialisation in Sales & Marketing)
Work Experience: 10 years: Accenture Consulting India Pvt Ltd, CRISIL Global Research & Analytics Ltd, August Hands Inc. & currently working with Exicon Media Solutions Pvt Ltd
Other Certificates: Hands-on experience on Salesforce, Bloomberg, FactSet
Area of Research: Customer relationship & product/service experience enhancement using various technological tools & strategies to influence the product/service purchase behaviour in healthcare nutrition category
PIYUSH RAJPAL
Sale Engineer – Schneider Electric
Qualification: PGDM (Marketing & International Business), BE (Electrical Engineering)
Work Experience: 15 years: Schneider Electric, Singapore
Other Certificates: CDMM, Leadership Acceleration, Leading & Strategy, becoming Great Leaders
Area of Research: Marketing/Consumer Behaviour in B2B and digitisation context
VIKRAM PANDYA
Director – FinTech, SP Jain School of Global Management, HoR Varanium and FinTech Ambassador
Qualification: Chartered Accountant, CFA (US), CISA (US), MCom
Work Experience: 16 years: Deloitte, Yes Bank, Customised Solutions, SP Jain School of Global Management, Varanium
Other Certificates: Oxford FinTech
Area of Research: FinTech Startup Ecosystem and Business Models
MANOJ ABRAHAM
Regional Manager – Hempel Paints
Qualification: BE, MBA, MIE
Work Experience: More than 25 years of techno-commercial leadership within Construction Chemicals, Coatings & Paint Industry in India & GCC. Loves to mentor, coach and develop high performing teams in a multi-cultural environment.
Other Certificates: SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist
Area of Research: Area of research is in the field of Branding. Specifically, would like to understand the role trust plays in Brand Development. This research would focus on a B2B environment which is witnessing a major change with the advent of social media, online and digital marketing. The traditional methods of relationship building through face-to-face meeting and word of mouth marketing has become challenging with the onset of COVID-19 infections. Would like his research to address the process of getting customers to become missionaries for a brand.
SANTHOSH MADANGARLI
Qualification: BTech (Civil Engineering), MBA (Executive)
Work Experience: 28 years: Voltas International, Mahindra British Telecom, KPMG Consulting (BearingPoint), IBM, ADI Strategies, Huron Consulting Group, Constellation Consulting Group
Other Certificates: Diploma in Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Executive Development Program in Data Science (XLRI)
SANDEEP SETH
Director Compliance – Pfizer India
Qualification: BCom (H), Associate member of Institute of Company Secretary of India (ACS), Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Work Experience: A proficient Ethics & Compliance professional with over 28 years of work experience in Ethics & Compliance, Regulatory affairs, Legal and Operations with reputed MNCs – including 15 years’ experience in core ethics & compliance areas.
Key Focus Areas of Practice:
- Compliance Policies & Procedures (SOPs)
- Anti-Bribery controls (US-FCPA, UK-Anti-bribery Compliances)
- Data Integrity, Privacy Policies & Procedures
- Sales Practices & Third-party compliance/Due Diligence
- Ethical Values, Conflict of interest & Code of Conduct
- Compliance reviews & Audits
- Ethics & Compliance Training & Communications
- Regulatory compliances & approvals
- Compliance Risk Management
- Regulatory Audit & Inspections
- Compliance Oversight Committees at Management & Board
- Investigation & Anti -Fraud Management
Other Certificates: Certified International Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP-I) from Compliance Certification Board, USA, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Anti Money Laundering professional, Compliance Management Program from ISB (Indian School of Business)
Area of Research: Business Ethics, Ethical Leadership
NICHOLAS HEATH
Director – Pace Group Australia
Qualification: MA IT (Applied IT), Monash University, Bachelor of Economics, La Trobe University
Work Experience: Currently, Director of the Pace Group, Melbourne, Australia. Earlier, worked with Stratagem Melbourne (Planner) and Coleman Direct (Account Director). Over 30 years’ experience in media, marketing and digital in Australia and internationally.
Other Certificates: Grad Dip Copywriting (RMIT), Post Grad Marketing (Deakin University), PSO MFESB, Google Senior Partner
Area of Research: Digital interface design and its influence on consumer behaviour; Neuromarketing
BHARANIDHARAN PANDYAN
Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), MBA (FMB)
Work Experience: 15 years as global head of Quality Power, serving customers in over 95 countries; as head of Technology involved in R&D on cutting-edge technologies in the Electrical and Power Automation Industry; as a veteran of multiple M&As, have run successful operations across the world in Europe, Asia and Australia.
Area of Research: Strategy, Marketing
KIREET JOSHI
Quality and Compliance Head – DUKE
Qualification: MBA (Finance and International Marketing), IMI, India, Master of Engineering Management, UTS, Australia
Work Experience: Over 35 years’ experience in diverse industry setting – from Engineering to Education and Training
Other Certificates: Six Sigma, Lead auditor certification from RABQSA, CPA
SAMIR MC
Managing Director – Fortune Hotels, ITC Ltd
Qualification: Master of Business Administration, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Work Experience: 25 years in the hospitality industry, Operational and Senior Regional Leadership roles across India, South East Asia and Korea
Area of Research: Strategy
HEMANT BELSARE
Associate Director – Becton Dickinson
Qualification: MTech (Design), EGMP (IIM-Bangalore)
Work Experience: 20 years: Becton Dickinson, Philips Healthcare, GE Healthcare, Emerson Electric
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Green Belt, Reliability Practitioner (RPP), DFS & CSIP, Business Leadership Program, Designing Customer Experience (DCE), Change Acceleration Process (CAP), Leading People, Leadership Development Program (LDP)
Area of Research: Business Strategy, Design Thinking and System Engineering, AI, Digital Transformation
May 2020 Intake
CDR ABHIJIT GHATAK
Consultant (AI)
Qualification: ME (Mechanical Engineering), MS (Business Intelligence & Analytics)
Work Experience: 30 years: Indian Navy, IBM, DNV, EU
Other Certificates: Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007
ANAND G JOSHI
Vice President – Whirlpool Corp
Qualification: BE (Mechanical Engineering), PGPMAX (ISB)
Work Experience: 27 years: Whirlpool, Eaton, General Electric, Emerson, L&T
Other Certificates: Six Sigma BB, MIT Sloan Design Thinking, Leadership courses at The Wharton School and Kellogg Northwestern
ANIL KUMAR
Vice President – Yes Bank
Qualification: MBA (Agri Business Management)
Work Experience: 15 Years
Other Certificates: General Management for Executives, IIM Indore
DR ASHIFF KHAN
Engineering Group Lead – Saudi Aramco
Qualification: BTech (Chemical), DIM, PGDIM, PGDOM, MBA, MLaw (IP), PhD (honoris causa)
Work Experience: 17+ years in Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Metallurgy, Environment, Utilities and Water Treatment Companies: Saudi Aramco, SK Engineering & Construction, Uhde India, Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, Binani Zinc, KITCO
Other Certificates: HAZOP Chairman, LSS Green Belt, Environment Management System, Safety Auditor, MIE, CEng
Area of Research: Big Data Adoption in Chemical Industries
IMRAN MULTANI
Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance
Qualification: PGPM (Operations and Analytics), Engineering (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 10.5 years: Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, Komatsu India, JCB India, John Deere India
Other Certificates: Diploma in Supply Chain Management – IIMM, Chartered Engineer – IEI
Area of Research: Operation Management / Supply Chain Management
KARAN CHOPRA
Founder/CEO – G2One Network
Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering (Computers), Postgraduate Certificate (Distributed and Networked Computing), Immigration Consultancy Diploma
Work Experience: 13+ years in Digital Marketing, Advertising and Legal
Other Certificates: Sales-Marketing Bridging Program
Area of Research: Marketing Management – Consumer Psychology
KIRAN KANNAMBADI
Head of Digital Technology – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Qualification: BE (Electronics and Communication), MBA
Work Experience: 18 years: Infosys, Luup, Majid Al Futtaim Finance, First Abu Dhabi Bank
Area of Research: Adoption of digital technology in UAE banks
KIRTI SAMBHUS DIWAN
Lead – Skilling & Capability, Google
Qualification: Master of Commerce (Business Administration)
Work Experience: 13 years in Digital Media Marketing, Digital Media Operations Management, Localisation Services, Project Management and Talent Development at global tech companies as well as a not-for-profit organisation
Other Certificates: Goethe Zentrum German Language Diploma, Pune Uni German Language Diploma, Google Ads Certification, Google Aspire Leadership Program, MICCIA Technical Documentation, LinkedIn Finding & Retaining Talent
Area of Research: Future of Work, Skills and Education in Digital Marketing
MOHAMMED JIBRAN
Area Manager – Delta Plus
Qualification: BTech, MBA
Work Experience: 8 years: Strata, Technolight, Zamil Group, Delta Plus
Other Certificates: PMP, IOSH – Working Safely, IOSH – Managing Safely
OMKAR KARKARE
Managing Member – Gurukul School
Qualification: MBA, MA (Education Management)
Work Experience: 6 years: Gurukul School
Other Certificates: Advanced Certificate Program in International Trade
PRASHANT SHARMA
Practice Delivery Manager - EAM360
Qualification: Executive MBA (XLRI Jamshedpur), BTech (ECE)
Work Experience: 12.5 years: Sedin Technologies, Interloc Solutions, PwC, Tata Consultancy Services, Huawei Telecommunications
Other Certificates: Certified Scrum Master, Certified Solution Advisor for IBM Maximo, IBM Certified Deployment Professional, Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform
Area of Research: Blockchain Technology
PRAVASI BHUSHAN
Assistant Director – Ernst & Young
Qualification: Graduate certificate in E-Learning Design Principles and Methods, Carnegie Mellon University
Post Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design, Symbiosis
Post Graduate Program in Planning and Entrepreneurship, IIPM
MSc and BSc, Delhi University
Work Experience: 16+ years in Talent Management and Talent Development space. Worked with IT and services firms such as UnitedHealth Group, Tata Interactive Systems and Wipro.
Other Certificates: Master Instructional Designer™, Association for Talent Development
Consulting Skills Certificate, Association for Talent Development
Gamification, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania through Coursera
E-learning and Digital Cultures, University of Edinburgh through Coursera
Writing in the Sciences, Stanford University through Coursera
Area of Research: Human Resources
PRIYA T R
Qualification: MBA (Specialisation in Human Resource Management), BSc Agriculture, BEd
Work Experience: 10 years
The Indian High School, Dubai
Integrated Rural Technology Centre, Kerala, India
Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kerala, India
Other Certificates: Training in Human Resource Management, Project Management Course, MS Office, AutoCAD, Continuous Professional development certificates
ROHIT SHUKLA
Head Sales – SAARC & SEA
Qualification: Master’s in Business Economics, Finance
Work Experience: 20 years in companies like SHCIL, ICICI Bank, Nucleus Software, Clayfin Technologies leading product, sales and strategy functions
Other Certificates: NCFM (National Stock Exchange), Strategic Selling (Miller & Heiman), Consultative Selling (Richardson)
Area of Research: Comparison of Challenges, Ecosystem Support & Growth Strategy for Indian Start-Up in BFSI & Education sectors
SATISH MITTAL
Facebook
Qualification: BTech (Electronics & Communication), MBA
Work Experience: 20+ years in Telecom/IT: Facebook, Vodafone, Reliance, Lucent Technologies
Area of Research: Social Media for Social Good
VAISHALI BAID
Senior Consultant
Qualification: BTech (Biotech), PGPBA (Business Administration)
Work Experience: 9 years: Nestle, Bayer AG, AP Moller - Maersk
German Chancellor Fellow for tomorrow’s leader
Other Certificates: Sustainability Leadership Program – Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, UK
Area of Research: Sustainable Procurement and Supplier Development
ALHAD MAHAJANI
VP Marketing – Zuventus Healthcare
Qualification: BPharm, MBA
Work Experience: 26+ years in Pharmaceutical Marketing
Other Certificates: DMM, DPIEM, Certification in Sustainable Business Strategy (HBS), Certification in Leading Organisations & Change (MIT SLOAN), ULAB: Leading from Emerging Future (MITX), 3TP: Senior Leaders Programme (IIM Ahmedabad)
Area of Research: Pharmaceutical Marketing, Patient Centricity, AI, Design Thinking
SANDEEP S JOSHI
VP HR – Reliance Industries
Qualification: BE (Chemical), MHRDM
Work Experience: 25 years with organisations such as ABC Consultants, eFunds, Infosys and, currently, with Reliance Industries
Area of Research: Human Resources, Future of Work
PANKAJ PRASUN
Director Finance – Katara Hospitality
Qualification: MBA Finance (SP Jain), BTech Electrical Engineering (IIT (BHU) Varanasi)
Work Experience: 20 years: BHEL (Bhopal), Kempinski Hotels (Dubai), Katara Hospitality (Doha)
Other Certificates: CFA Level 1
Area of Research: Economics and Business Environment
January 2020 Intake
IVANO MENSO
Global Project Manager – Agile/Lean Change Agent
Qualification: I level degree: BS (Building Engineering), II level degree: MS (Building Engineering), III level degree: Specialisation School for Cultural Heritage Professionals
Work Experience: 7.5 years: Eretika s.t.p. s.r.l, Sibelco Italia s.p.a.
Other Certificates: Italian Professional Engineer n. A2209, PMP® Project Management Professional n. 2046015, ASSIREP Qualified member n. 1092
Area of Research: Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Digital Transformation
SIVAPRASAD G
Regional Director – Oracle
Qualification: Executive MBA, IIM Kozhikode, India
Work Experience: Regional Director – Oracle | Regional Director – IdeaS, a SAS company | Senior Vice President – Hotelogix
Other Certificates: PGDBA, Liverpool John Moores University
Area of Research: Business
ASHISH ADHIKARI
Vice President Operations – Gland Pharma Ltd
Qualification: MS Industrial Engineering
Work Experience: 19 years: GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, APM Terminals, Schneider Electric, ABB, Cummins India
Other Certificates: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Master, Executive General Management Program (IIM Bangalore, India), Design Thinking, Digitisation
ALEKSANDRA BRANKOVIC
Qualification: Master’s degree, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science (Department of Communication Sciences), Bachelor’s degree in Megatrend University, Faculty of Culture and Media - Department of Public Relations
Work Experience: 8 years: Media, Management, Project Management, Corporate Events, Marketing
Other Certificates: Departmental Trainer by Hyatt Corporation, Advanced Sales Skills by Institute for Sales and Marketing
SAURABH WADHAWAN
Lead Advisory Consultant - Accenture
Qualification: PGDBA (Marketing), BTech (ECE)
Work Experience: 10 Years: Accenture, Gartner and Capgemini
Other Certificates: ITIL V3 Certified, published white paper on “Envisioning a Mechanism for Real Time Assessments Using Power BI”
Area of Research: Deriving Client Satisfaction
MITESH PILLAI
Senior Manager – Cadila Healthcare Ltd
Qualification: MSc (Industrial Chemistry)
Work Experience: 16 years: Lupin Ltd, Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd, Synchron Research Pvt Ltd, SUN Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Cadila Healthcare Ltd
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt
ATHEY DSOUZA
Manager – Risk and Controls
Qualification: Chartered Secretary – Governance Institute of Australia
Work Experience: 9 years: VISA Inc, Prudential, Deloitte, KPMG and BDO Financial Services – Asset Management, Capital Markets, Payments industry
Area of Research: Audit, Risk & Compliance with Data Science and Big Data
SHILPA SHARMA
Senior Brand Manager – Nestle Skin Health
Qualification: BSc (PCM), MBA (Marketing)
Work Experience: 13 years: Sales & Marketing – Nestle Skin Health, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca
Other Certificates: ABC of Marketing – IIMB
Area of Research: Digital Transformation
AKHILESH PRASAD
Financial Quantitative Analyst
Qualification: BTech (H) - IIT Kharagpur, India, MBA - EDHEC Business School, France
Work Experience: 13+ years: Software Engineering, Quantitative Finance
Other Certificates: Passed Level 2 CFA Exam & Part 2 FRM Exam
Area of Research: Quantitative Finance, Statistics and Machine Learning
SANGEETA RAY
Vice President – SRE India & Bangladesh
Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce, Chartered Accountant
Work Experience: 30 years: Siemens Ltd
Other Certificates: ISB
TANAY BOKIL
Managing Partner – Leading Edge Engineering and Geopolitical Consultancy LLP
Qualification: BBA (Finance), MBA (Finance)
Work Experience: 10 years: L&T Finance, AERON Systems Pvt Ltd, PnU Engineering Pvt Ltd, Leading Edge Engineering and Geopolitical Consultancy LLP
Other Certificates: Global Oil and Gas Management from Thunderbird University, USA
MONOJIT BANERJEE
Qualification: MCom, BEd
Work Experience: 18+ years of experience in Financial industry, specifically in investment banking
Other Certificates: Executive Program in Business Management (IIM Kolkata, India)
Area of Research: Operations Risk Management
MEET OUR 2019 COHORTS
ARVIN SUBRAMANIAN
Digital Strategist – Digitally Inspired Media
Qualification: MBA (Media and Communication)
Work Experience: 6+ years: Digitally Inspired Media, Viacom18, Thanthi TV, Eros International
Other Certificates: AAIP
Area of Research: Digital Marketing
MITHUN NAGAWADE
PgMp®, PMP®, Program Management Lead and Senior Manager – Ernst & Young
Qualification: MA
Work Experience: 17 years of diversified experience in the USA and India for service outsourcing, operations management, client relationship in IT enabled services industry; specialisation in project & program management, project migration and business analysis experience with full project life-cycle implementations
Other Certificates: PgMP®, PMP®
Area of Research: Project/Program/Portfolio Management
ROHIT RAHEJA
CEO – Meesha Healthcare and Research
Qualification: MBA (Marketing)
Work Experience: 19 years: Meesha Healthcare, Shopinc.com, Cipla, ICICI Prudential Life, Radio Mirchi
Other Certificates: Online certificate in Marketing, Strategy Management and Online Marketing
Area of Research: Success of retail apparel business with Omni Channel strategy
GOPAL SUDHAKARAN
Media & Marketing Communications Manager, Dubai
Qualification: MBA (Development & Industrialization), The University of Liverpool, UK
Work Experience: 16 years: Marketing experience in industries like Digital Electronics, Home Appliances, Financial Services, Corporate Services, Fashion, Luggage, Healthcare, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Food & Beverages
Other Certificates: PG Diploma in Business (Dublin Business School, Ireland), Certificate in Business Administration (London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UK), Certificate in Strategic Marketing (Spearhead Dubai, UAE)
Area of Research: Marketing
SULTAN SAUD ALSAJJAN
Director of Governance and Audit
Qualification: MBA, BSc (Computer Science)
Work Experience: 22 years: IT, Operation, Strategies, Lecturing and Governance
ACC, SAHER, SONY, AOU, Ministry of Housing
Other Certificates: PMP, TQM, Diploma in Shariya (Islamic law)
Area of Research: Strategy Governance
RAMACHANDRAN PURANAM
Senior Manager - Data Scientist
Qualification: PGDBA – Finance, PGP Business Analytics and Business Intelligence
Work Experience: 15+ years: FSS, CSS Corp, Mphasis, Capgemini, NIIT, Xansa
Other Certificates: CSM, Certified Problem Analyst, Certified Cassandra professional, IIBF Certified Prevention of Cyber Crime and Fraud Management
Area of Research: Behavioural aspects of cyber crime, cyber frauds, cyber security
APEKSHA GHOSH
Marketing Manager
Qualification: MBA (Marketing & Operations), BTech (CSE)
Work Experience: 12+ years’ experience in Marketing and Operations with Satyam Computers, IBM India, IBM Middle East & Africa, Quikwork Technologies
Other Certificates: Design Thinking Practitioner, Agile Practice Explorer, Client Advocacy Practitioner
Area of Research: Marketing Analytics, Operations and Strategy
VARUN KHARBANDA
General Manager – Huawei
Qualification: PGDBA - Operations, Bachelor of Business Administration
Work Experience: 18 years: ICICI One Source, IBM, Nokia, Huawei
Other Certificates: PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt, ITILv3 Expert, MCSA 2012
Area of Research: IT/Telecom Industry – Contract & Commercial Management or Project/ Service Management
GANESH BANDA
CEO, Founder – Link Labs OÜ
Qualification: PGDBA (Finance), BE (Computer Science)
Work Experience: 13 years: Link Labs OÜ, Neoastra, Access Europe GmbH, Samsung, Adobe, HCL
Other Certificates: Scrum Master, Entrepreneurship specialisation, Data Scientist
Area of Research: Artificial Intelligence in Business Marketing and Operations
SURESH KUMAR SHARMA
Qualification: PG Diploma in Project Management, PG Diploma in Environment Studies, BTech (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 27 years: NEI (Birla Group), Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Rajasthan (India), Ministry of Defence, Government of Oman, Bangalore International Airport, Larsen & Toubro, Jusco (Tata Group), Swach Environment (SREI Group), SPML Infra, Sadhan Engineers (Entrepreneur)
Other Certificates: Business Management certificate course for Senior Business leaders of Tata group organised by Ross School of Management, University of Michigan and Tata Management & Training Center
Area of Research: Proposed Research Area (Yet to be approved): Water & Waste Water Management and Governance - Co-creation of best governance model with the involvement of Private Sector
PRASAD RAJAPPAN
Founder & MD – ZingHR
Qualification: MBA (HR), BE (Production)
Work Experience: 32 years: ZingHR (Own Venture), Reliance, Ernst & Young, Mahindra & Mahindra
Area of Research: Impact of AI-ML on HR Function across various geographies
KIRAN KASHIKAR
Director Consulting
Qualification: MBA (Product Management), BE (Electronics & Communication)
Work Experience: 16 years at CGI Group
Other Certificates: Certified ScrumMaster®, SAFe® Program Consultant
SOWMYA VIVEK
Lead Research Officer - EIBFS
Qualification: MA Economics
Work Experience: 15+ years: EIBFS, BIBF, Gulf Bank, ICICI Bank
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Black Belt, CFA Level 1
Area of Research: Related to banking
NAVDEEP NARULA
Director – Ingram Micro India
Qualification: MBA (Marketing Management), BE (Electronics Engineering)
Work Experience: 27 years: BPL India, LG Electronics, Hewlett Packard India, Reliance Retail, Ingram Micro India
Other Certificates: UGC Fellowship Scholarship Certificate
SHANKAR SUBRAMANIAN IYER
KHDA – Dubai Government
Qualification: Masters in Marketing Management, Bachelors in Engineering (Mechanical Production)
Work Experience: 8 years in Sales, Marketing, services of Heavy Equipment, Engines, Gearboxes, etc., 8 years in Financial sectors with leasing company, NBFC, Banks, Insurance companies, 5 years in Mining and Construction, 5 years in Consultancy, 10 years in Vocational training and Curriculum Development with KHDA – Dubai Government
Other Certificates: Assessor Diploma Qualification from City and Guilds in Education
Area of Research: Block Chain application to Education Sector
SANJAY SAINI
CCO – SoptAI
Qualification: PGDBA, BE (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 25 years: Oracle, Anaplan, SAS, Tata Steel; worked in North America and Asia Pacific
Other Certificates: MIT Fintech, MIT Supply Chain Analytics, PMP Certified Demand Forecaster, CSCP, SCOR-P
Area of Research: Application of machine learning in Supply Chain
ARVIND K SHARMA
Qualification: PG Diploma in Financial Engineering & Risk Management, EPM (Columbia Business School), Advance Management Programme (Harvard Business School), MA (Economics), BSc
Work Experience: 28 years in Banking Industry
Other Certificates: Advanced Risk Management (Wharton Business School), CAIIB
Area of Research: Risk Management in Banks
NILADRI CHATTERJEE
Global Vertical Lead – Google
Qualification: MBA (IIM Calcutta), BTech Electrical Engineering (West Bengal University of Technology)
Work Experience: 11 years: Steel Authority of India, Accenture, Ola, Google
SARADA KARRI
Business Development – Workday
Qualification: Executive MBA (Operations and Marketing)
Work Experience: 21 years of cumulative experience from Oracle Corporation, SAP Asia and Workday
Other Certificates: Design Thinking (Berkeley Innovation Group), Internet of Things (Curtin University), Supply Chain Analytics (MITx), TOGAF, Supply Chain Management (APICS)
May 2019 Intake
WEI (WAYNE) LIU
Executive President – South India Region, Country Garden
Qualification: MEng (Information Technology), RMIT University
Work Experience: 13 years: TBEA, CFLD International, Country Garden
MANOJ DAWARWADIKAR
Founder & CEO, MagicKiddo
Qualification: Master of Engineering (Communication Engineering)
Work Experience: 13 years: Intel Technologies, ST-Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Startup Leadership Program (SLP)
Other Certificates: Project Management Professional (PMP), Fellow – Startup Leadership Program (SLP)
Area of Research: Business impact and factors affecting adoption of emerging technologies like AR/VR/AI in enterprise sector
ANUBHUTI SRIVASTAVA
Assistant Manager – Prag
Qualification: PGDM (Marketing and International Business), BCom
Work Experience: 8.5 years: Prag Rubber Industries Pvt Ltd, Prag Industries (India) Pvt Ltd
SAPNA SUKUMAR
Senior Director – Medlife.com
Qualification: MBA, Human Resources
Work Experience: 17 years: MAC Group, United Technologies, Simplilearn, Medlife.com
Area of Research: Human Resources
R. SRI ROHAN
Project Officer [Engineering] – Zinfra (Australia)
Qualification: Master of Project Management [Construction] (MPM), Australia; Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management (MSc), Australia; BA Hons in Business & Finance, UK; HND in International Business Management, UK
Work Experience: Project officer – Zinfra (Engineering), Assistant Operation Manager – Ssrei Shoes (Manufacturing), Team Manager – Innodata (IT), Project Coordinator - Evento Event Management (Events)
Area of Research: Project Management / Business Administration
SAMEER SUNIL RAJPAL
Chief People Officer – Kotak Education Foundation
Qualification: PGDM – General Management (XLRI), BE – Electronics & Telecomm (Amravati University)
Work Experience: 16 years: Wipro, Kotak Education Foundation
Other Certificates: Certified Change Management Expert, Certified Organization Development Intervention Professional, Certified HR Business Partner Professional, Certified HR Analytics & Metrics Professional, Certified Compensation & Benefits Manager, Certified Performance & Competency Developer, People Analytics, NLP Practitioner Certification, Life Coaching Certificate Course, Lean Six Sigma Green belt, ISO 9000:2001 Certified Internal Auditor
KARTHIGEYAN SIVARAJ
Compensation & Benefits Program Manager - Google Asia
Qualification: Executive Programme in Global Economics for Managers, IIM-Calcutta
Work Experience: 12 years: Google India & Singapore
SANJAY MALLA
Qualification: BE Electronics, MBA – Strategy & Marketing (IIM-Kozhikode)
Work Experience: 22 years in Semiconductors & Embedded Systems
Other Certificates: Leadership & Change Management from IIM-Ahmedabad
NIDDHI A SHAH
Qualification: BE (Computer Engineering) - Mumbai University, MBA (Marketing and Project Management) - Willamette University, USA, International Marketing (Harvard University)
Work Experience: 6+ years: ITServee (Co-Founder), Niddhi Shah Consulting, Quantiphi Inc, Exterro, Epiq Systems, Oregon Department of Transportation, Karsh Tag India International, Willamette University, NM Residency
Other Certificates: GAIQ, Google Analytics, PMP Exam Prep Seminar, Machine Learning Python and R for Data Science, CBAP Training, HubSpot Inbound Certified, Ecommerce Analytics
Area of Research: International Marketing
NIDHISH P N SINGH
Vice President – JP Morgan
Qualification: Chartered Accountant, Member of ACCA, CISI and Institute of Directors
Work Experience: 15 years: JP Morgan, SS&C Globeop, Citibank, Infosys, Sapient, HedgeServ, State Street
Other Certificates: IFRS, Managing Project Risk & Change, Computer Programming, Train the Trainer
Area of Research: Private Equity
RAHUL ZAVERI
Business Head – TestFunda
Qualification: MMS (NMIMS), BCom (NM College)
Work Experience: 18 years: TestFunda.com, Chetana’s Institute of Management & Research, Dr Gazi’s Institute of Management, Career Launcher, Times of India
UMESH KOTHARI
Qualification: MM (USA), MCom (India)
Work Experience: 24 years: Strategy and Customer Experience professional in countries like USA, UAE and India
Area of Research: Marketing – Technology Disruption in Banks in the UAE
VIVEK SHUKLA
Qualification: BTech (Biochemistry Engineering), MBA (Full-time) Marketing/Supply Chain – ICFAI Business School, Mumbai
Work Experience: 11 years
Other Certificates: Post Graduate Certificate in Business Management – XLRI Jamshedpur
Area of Research: Metal manufacturing firms – Strategic Management
PHILIP SETIADI
Qualification: MSc Management of Technology
Work Experience: 24 years in management in industries like IT, Automotive, Consulting, Electronics and Banking
Other Certificates: Leadership trainer and coach
Area of Research: Innovation and strategic management, value creation
CHARAN R N
Apple, Bangalore, India
Qualification: PGDBA (TAPMI), Advanced Management Program (IIM-Bangalore, ESADE Barcelona)
Work Experience: Over 20 years in Citi, Aditi Technologies, Talisma, HP, Apple. Currently, head the India hub for Global Applecare Digital team at Apple Inc
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Black belt, Green belt, ITIL, Edward Debono Lateral thinking systems, Gallup SF, Lominger, etc
Area of Research: Digital transformation
January 2019 intake
VIJAY BIJLANI
Director – SME Business Consulting, Stories & Ideas
Qualification: Master’s in Management Studies – Marketing
Work Experience: 15 years: Director – Stories & Ideas, Strategic Partner – Smart Specialty Foods, Sr. Manager – Coca-Cola, Area Manager – Shoppers Stop, Project Sales – Asian Paints
Career Highlights: Incubated seven companies | Employment: 250 jobs in 5 years; aiming for 1,000 | Successfully proven models for SMEs in Manufacturing & Services, Fashion, Food & Education
Area of Research: Entrepreneurship: Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) growth and creation
RAMMOHAN SUNDARAM
Qualification: Engineering Bachelor – Computers, Chartered Engineer (AMIE) – Computer Science, MBA, EMP – Harvard Business School
Work Experience: 20+ years
Area of Research: Blockchain in Digital Marketing Focusing on Programmatic Advertising
TIRUPATHI PARTHASARATHY ANAND
Chief Strategist, Leap Business Excellence Advisory FZE
Qualification: BCom, FCA
Work Experience: 38 years in Hospitality, Construction, Infrastructure Development, Travel & Tourism, Foreign Exchange Bureau, and Trading & Distribution with hands-on exposure to Finance, Accounts, HR, Operations, Business Development and Strategic Planning. Worked in India, Singapore and Dubai. Since 2011, focussing on Business Advisory services in the areas of Business Planning, Business Process, Strategic Alliances, Design Thinking and Business Excellence.
Other Certificates: GMP from IIMA, Design Thinking from MIT, underwent one-week course on Creating Global Enterprises in Harvard Business School, Certified Instructor for Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation
Area of Research: Sustained growth in business for small and medium enterprises
JASWINDER SINGH DHILLON
Vice President / Head - SuccessFactors Cloud Operations
Qualification: MSc (Information Systems)
Work Experience: 20 years: SAP Labs India, IBM India, Oracle Consulting
Other Certificates: EGMP (IIM Bangalore), Accelerated Managed Program Advanced (Harvard Business)
Area of Research: Impact of Automation on Human Capital Management for the IT industry
ANAND SAMIMALAI
Project Manager – Business Solutions
Qualification: MBA – HR & Marketing, BTech – Information Technology
Work Experience: 11 Years: Chalhoub Group – Dubai, MH Al Shaya – Dubai, Focus Academy for Career Enhancement, Chopra’s Institute
Area of Research: Customer Expectations of Retail, Impacts of Digitalisation on Retail, Future of Retail, Factors Elevating Self Sustainability of Economy, Staffing Model in Retail
CA MANOJ KAPUR
Senior Specialist Examination Officer – Central Bank of UAE
Qualification: Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Bachelor’s in Commerce (BCom), Bachelor’s in Law (LLB), Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBM) from Rizvi Institute of Management Studies
Work Experience: 13 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services with core competencies in internal audit, risk management, regulatory compliance and internal controls. Currently working for Central Bank of UAE as Senior Specialist Examination Officer. Previously associated with Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company, Countrywide Financial Corporation (acquired by Bank of America in 2008).
Other Certificates: Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) from Association of Certified Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Financial Consultants from The Institute of Financial Consultants, Certified Business Administrator from Chartered Association of Business Administrators
Area of Research: Impact of Liquidity and Liquidity Risk Management in the UAE Banking Sector due to Basel III Regulation
ALPANA TANEJA
Freelance Consultant, Earthjust Ecosystems
Qualification: MA (Economics)
Work Experience: 8+ years: IRIS, American Express, GENPACT, Moser Baer, Earthjust Ecosystems
Other Certificates: UGC NET
Area of Research: Credit card fraud/customer management analytics, Knowledge Management, Sustainability
SAURABH AGRAWAL
General Manager – M/s Agrawal Developers
Qualification: BE (Mechanical Engineering), MGB (Supply Chain Management), LIM-AMP (Infrastructure Management), PGD (Urban Environmental Management)
Work Experience: 4.5 years: CEM Pvt Ltd, Protiviti Consulting ME, M/s Bharat Developers, M/s Agrawal Developers
Other Certificates: EXIM Management Certification (IIFT, New Delhi)
ANAGHA PATHAK
Founder Director – Unity Group of Companies, Pune
Qualification: BA Economics, MS Behavioural Science and Management
Work Experience: Total 30 years of which last 18 years as an entrepreneur representing 5 companies
Other Certificates: ‘Corporate Strategy’ from Harvard Business School, Diploma in Computers, Diploma in Film Making, Certification in Ashtanga Yoga, Internal Auditors for ISO 9001:2015, Finance from KPMG, Certificate in Digital Media Marketing
Area of Research: Behavioural analytics or Behavioural Economics either as part of quality management system or as a pain point in long distance air travel and its impact on health
ANJALI THAKUR
Mastercard
Qualification: MBA in International Business & BA Hons in Economics
Work Experience: 12 years and 6 months: Axis Bank & Mastercard
Area of Research: Banking & Financial Services
SYED AHMED HUSSAIN
Business Technology Leader – Johnson & Johnson
Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce, 1-year Executive Program in Business Management from IIM-Calcutta
Work Experience: 18+ years: General Electric, du, Government of Dubai, Johnson & Johnson
Other Certificates: EFQM Certified Assessor, ITIL, Six Sigma Practitioner, Knowledge Management Certified Coach
SUMIT NEOGI
Vice President HR, Reliance Industries Limited
Qualification: PGD (PM&IR), XLRI Jamshedpur, PGD (Counselling), TISS Mumbai, BE (Mechanical), MANIT (REC) Bhopal
Work Experience: 15.5 years: BPCL, AonHewitt, Cipla, Reliance Industries Limited
Other Certificates: GPHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, SAP-HCM, MBTI, Diploma in TA, Facet 5, PAPI3, 6Ds of Breakthrough Learning, Design Thinking
SIMRIT KANOONGO
Faculty at NES International School
Qualification: BSc, MSc
Work Experience: 8 years – Faculty at NES International School
Area of Research: Education
MEET OUR 2018 COHORTS
MARKO SELAKOVIC
Director - Institutional Development and Student Recruitment, SP Jain School of Global Management
Qualification: MA (International Business)
Work Experience: 17 years (American University in the Emirates, Al Jazira SC, Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia, United Regions of Serbia, Government of Serbia, StratCom, Logos Public Relations, Vinoprodukt Coka, Hauska & Partner, Centre for Training, Analyses and Resources, GIZ)
Areas of Research: Communications, Crisis Communications, Knowledge Management
SUDEEP SURESH
Founder, CreativeMonk® Technologies
Qualification: MBA (Finance, Marketing); PGDBA; BCom
Work Experience: Over 12 years (NTT Data, Dell, Dun & Bradstreet, Karvy)
Other Certificates: Hyperledger, Ethereum, IBM Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, Risk & Rating, Derivatives
Areas of Research: Fintech, Blockchain
DEBASHISH ROY
Technology Architect, Accenture
Qualification: BE (Information Technology); MTech (Information Technology)
Work Experience: 10 years (ITC Infotech, Accenture)
Other Certificates: TOGAF Enterprise Architect, 10+ New IT certification (S/4 HANA, SAP Cloud, Hybris Marketing, Mulesoft and API Management)
Areas of Research: Business challenges & opportunities in the era of emerging technologies
SANJAY KUKREJA
Global Head of Technology, eClerx
Qualification: BTech (Electrical Engineering); PGDCM
Work Experience: 21 years (eClerx, Accenture, Microsoft, BroadVision)
Areas of Research: Human Computer Interaction, Impact of AI/ML to Organisation Behaviour with a focus on Virtual Assistants
RAKESH SETIA
President – Operations, Idea Cellular
Qualification: PGDBM; MBA; Business Finance
Work Experience: 27 years (Hutch, Luxor Parker, Reebok India, Kodak India and Garware Paints)
Other Certificates: MDP, Certified Team Coach
Areas of Research: Large scale technological disruptions and mitigation strategies by incumbent organisations
PARMITA DEBNATH
Manager – Strategic Projects (Academic and Professional Development – EMBA) and Manager – Quality Assurance (Dubai), SP Jain School of Global Management
Qualification: MBA (HR & Marketing); PG Diploma in Personnel Management; PG Diploma in Public Relations; BSc (Microbiology)
Work Experience: 13 years (DAMCO, IBM India, Adi Ispat, TFB)
Other Certificates: NLP Level 1 and Level 2, Leadership and Executive Coaching, Success Mastery, Business Communications, Soft Skills, Decision-making, German language, MS Office
Areas of Research: HR, Personal Development, Leadership, Happiness and Innovation
Sarita Kutty
AGM Marcom, Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd
Qualification: BSc (Chemistry & Biochemistry); PG Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication; Executive Education Program in Strategic Management (from IIM-K)
Work Experience: 18 years: The Indian Express, Infomedia 18 Ltd, Sterlite Tech, Tata Interactive and Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd
Areas of Research: VB, C++ and Java
VIVEK KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
Product Manager, Redington Gulf
Qualification: BE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering); Master of Global Business (Contemporary Marketing Management)
Work Experience: 4 years (Redington Gulf, Cognizant Technology Solutions)
Areas of Research: Digitisation in Retail & Distribution Industry
ALFRED XAVIER
Senior Project Consultant
Qualification: BTech (Electronics and Communication Engineering); Postgraduate Diploma in Management
Work Experience: 26 years
Areas of Research: Fuzzy decision-making model for Business Efficiency
CHARAN SAI RAJA VENNAKANDLA
Release Manager, Argo Group
Qualification: BE (Mechanical Engineering); MBA
Work Experience: 6 years (Build and Release Management, DevOps, Release Management, Configuration Management and Project Management (McKesson) and Waste Management)
Other Certificates: AWS Certification
Areas of Research: Release Management in the IT world
JUAN SOTO
Accountant & Project Manager
Qualification: BCom; MBA
Work Experience: 15 years (Altium, Tata Consultancy Services, Corou)
Other Certificates: ECA PY Australia
Areas of Research: Social Sciences and Business
Anoop Prakash
Divisional Manager – Civil, Al Rostamani
Qualification: BTech (Civil Engineering); PG (Const. Mgmt.); MBA (Finance + Operations)
Work Experience: 13 years: Emirates Electrical Eng. LLC; Al Rostamani Group; Dubai, UAE
Other Certificates: PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP and CMQ-OE
BALAKRISHNA VENUKUMAR
CEO, www.HoulryStay.com
Qualification: MBA; MTech; BTech
Work Experience: 25 years (NBH UAE, ETISALAT UAE, DEWA and KSEB)
Other Certificates: PMP, Harvard Business School Certification in Strategy
Areas of Research: Innovative Entrepreneurship, Online Business Ecosystems, Startup Dynamics
Shyam Singhal
Delivery Excellence Lead – Microsoft, Global Delivery
Qualification: EMBA (General Management), SPJIMR; BA (Hons), Economics, Delhi University
Work Experience: 28 years: Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Accenture
Other Certificates: PMP
Area of Research: Predictive modeling in Agile-Scrum software development project
Sushil S Jadhav
Business Leader – MasterCard
Qualification: MBA – Marketing
Work Experience: 15 years: MasterCard, Atos Worldline, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank
AMAN SHARMA
Sr. Manager – Head, Valuations & Advisory, Baker Tilly Middle East
Qualification: Chartered Financial Analyst; PGDBM (Finance); BCom (Accounting Hons
Work Experience: 12+ years (American Tower, Genpact and ICICI Bank)
Areas of Research: Review Healthcare or Education sector from the Strategic Financial Management perspective
NARESH CHANDWANI
Freelance Consultant
Qualification: ACA; CIA; EMBA
Work Experience: 23 years
Other Certificates: CISA, Certificate in Control Self-Assessment, Certificate in Bank Card Management, Leadership Program, Global Advanced Management Program, Operational Excellence Program
Areas of Research: Blockchain Technology
DHANANJAYAN M
Vice President, Citi N A
Qualification: MBA; BBA
Work Experience: 15+ years
Areas of Research: Customer experience and digital experience
DHANANJAYAN M
Vice President, Citi N A
Qualification: MBA; BBA
Work Experience: 15+ years
Areas of Research: Customer experience and digital experience
May 2018 Intake
VINEET PALIWAL
Director - Samsung
Qualification: BTech (Computer), IIT Delhi; Senior Management Programme, IIM Calcutta
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Canto Software, Ampere Software, DEW Solutions and Samsung
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Leadership & Strategic Management, JWMI at Strayer University
Area of Research: Applications of Blockchain and IoT in Supply Chain Management and Logistics
SANJEEV MENON
Regional Sales Head – Unified Messaging Systems
Qualification: BCom; PGDM (Marketing and Finance)
Work Experience: 22 years across companies such as GE Financial Services, Indian Express Online Media, Internet Company of India, World Sport Nimbus, NIIT Limited, Sapient Corporation, Sutherland Global Services and Unified Messaging Systems (an Everbridge company)
Professional Certificates: Advanced Program in Strategic Management, IIM, Calcutta
Area of Research: Impact of disruptive technologies/innovation on strategic management
RAJIV OZA
Regional HR Head – GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Qualification: BE (Instrumentation); PGPX, IIM Indore
Work Experience: 22 years (across companies such as the Tata Group, Dr Reddy’s, Biological E Ltd, Honey Well and GlaxoSmithKline PLC)
Professional Certificates: NASDAQ Certified Start-up Entrepreneur Coach; Six Sigma Green Belt
Areas of Research: Organisation Design, Development and Diagnosis
NEHA VIBHUTE
Senior Management Consultant - Deccan Management Consultants
Qualification: MBA (Marketing) Welingkar Institute, PGD Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Xaviers
Work Experience: 8 years: Mercedes-Benz, Hyatt Hotels, Deccan Management Consultants, Kirloskar Pneumatics
Professional Certificates: Certification in 7 Habits of highly effective people, Driving customer performance
Area of Research: Marketing Communications
THANYACHAT AUTTANUKUNE
Founder – Capital P, Vietnam
Qualification: BBA; MBA, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Work Experience: 17 years across companies such as Cerebos, The Coffee House, Thai Business Association and Capital P
Area of Research: Marketing Strategy
ANINDYA SHEE
Head – Organisation Development and Governance Cipla Ltd
Qualification: BTech; MBA, XLRI Jamshedpur
Work Experience: 22 years across companies such as Cipla Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Wipro Technologies, ECS Ltd and Steel Authority of India Ltd
Professional Certificates: Certification in use of psychometrics; Certification in Saville professional styles
Area of Research: HR - Interested in applying expertise in organisation design and human resources to enable the business to reach their goals; bring a data-driven approach to management
RAKESH KUMAR
Deputy General Senior Manager – Program Management at Rossell Techsys
Qualification: BE, AMIE; MBA
Work Experience: 19 years across companies such as Rossell Techsys, AvioHeliTronics InfoSystem Pvt Ltd, VTI Instruments Pvt Ltd, Cyient Ltd Infotech Enterprises Ltd, Pushkar Controls Pvt Ltd, Indian Navy and Pushkar Controls Pvt Ltd
Professional Certificates: PMP; ITIL-V3 foundation; BAMEL License from DGCA
Area of Research: Ways a formal Project Management implementation can contribute in the attainment of organisation vision
ARUNAVA SEN
Director – Solution Engineering
Qualification: BTech; PGDM, NMIMS
Work Experience: 17.5 years across companies such as Tata Communications, Avaya Global Connect, Network Solutions Ltd, Leading Edge Technology and Consultants Ltd and HCL Comnet Ltd
Professional Certificates: CCNA; ACA; Cisco Business Value Outcomes
Area of Research: Sustainable Business Models for Emerging Technologies like AI/ML and BlockChain
RAJ KUMAR G K
Qualification: BBA; PGDM, Xavier Institute of Management; Bhubaneswar, XIMB
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Tata, Unilever and Pepsi
Area of Research: Organisation Design/Organisational Behaviour
NEERAJA AKUNURI
Senior Manager – Operator Billing & Settlements
Qualification: BE (Mechanical-Marine); MBA (Finance & Systems); Executive Program in Supply Chain Management from IIM Kolkata
Work Experience: 13 years across companies such as ICFAI and Tata Teleservices Ltd
Area of Research: Finance & IT Systems
ARSHAD NADAMAL
Head L & D – National Bank of Oman
Qualification: BA; MFM, JBIMS
Work Experience: 25 years across organisations such as the National Bank of Oman, BankMuscat, HDFC Bank and Indian Bank
Professional Certificates: Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR); Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP); Certified Fraud Examiner
Area of Research: HR/OD
SAI HRUSHIKESH REDDY YADAM
Head Process Excellence – Transworld Group
Qualification: BE (Electrical and Electronics); MS, Middlesex University; MBA, Cardiff University, UK; EMP, IIT - Mumbai
Work Experience: 10 years across institutes and companies such as Cardiff Business School, OPCO Limited and Transworld Group
Professional Certificates: Certificate in Entrepreneurship; Certified Business Process Associate; Level 5 - Service Improvement
Area of Research: Business Process Management and productivity-enhancing technologies
NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER
Academic Advisor – Golden Gate University
Qualification: BS, University of Atlanta; MBA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Work Experience: 4 years across institutes and companies such as the KPMG, Institute Investment Research Competition, Nova Capital Global Markets and Golden Gate University
Professional Certificates: Bloomberg Certified Professional
Area of Research: Finance with a specific focus on Investment Management and Business Valuation
KANKANA NAGAR
Manager – Cipla Pharma
Qualification: BSc (IT); MS (HRM)
Work Experience: 8 years across companies such as Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Biological E Ltd, Lupin Pharma and Cipla Pharma
Area of Research: Organisational Development
DR PRASHANT SHINGARE
Director – Vertiv Energy Pvt Ltd
Qualification: BE (Instrumentation); MTech, IIT Bombay; MBA; PhD, – IIT Bombay
Work Experience: 21 years across companies such as Vertiv Energy Pvt Ltd, Emerson Network Power India Pvt Ltd, Suzlon Energy Ltd and IIT Bombay
Professional Certificates: PMP
KRISHNAN RAMAKRISHNAN
Global Commodity Manager, Dell Global BV, Singapore
Qualification: BTech; MBA, SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 12 years across Infosys, SP Jain School of Global Management, NuVista Technologies Pte Ltd and Dell Global BV
Professional Certificates: Certified Professional in Supply Management
Area of Research: Supply Chain Management with a specific focus in Strategic Sourcing
CHAKSHAY KUMAR SHARMA
Director – Wealth Management
Qualification: BE (Manufacturing Processes and Automation Engineering), Delhi University; Global MBA (Finance & Wealth Management), SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 12 years across companies such as UBS, Bank of Singapore, ICICI Bank and Infosys
Professional Certificates: UK RDR Level 6 Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM); UK RDR Level 4 Diploma in Investment Advice (IAD); Coursera Certificate in Investment Management; Prince2 2017 Foundation Certificate
Area of Research: Innovating wealth management (Wealth management +Technology + Social impact)
MADAN MURTY
Senior Director Program Management – Arctern
Qualification: BSc; EPGDM
Work Experience: 23 years across Software Product Development and Technology Companies such as Arctern Consulting, Everest Software, Aliment Management Consultants and Span Infotech
Professional Certificates: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); MSME certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Lean 6σ); Certified Scrum Master (CSM); Certified SAFe Agilist
Area of Research: Technology-assisted management evolution (Secure and Predictive Technologies)
SRINIVAS KUMBHA
Design Automation Engineer – Intel Technologies India Pvt Ltd
Qualification: BTech; MS (Micro Electronics)
Work Experience: 14 years across companies such as Chip Integrated Technologies Pvt Ltd, Cranes Software International, Tata Elxsi Ltd, Smart Play Technologies Pvt Ltd and Intel Technologies India Pvt Ltd
Professional Certificates: PMP
Area of Research: Automation Design and Project Management
THARUN DAS
Manager – Mothers Millennium School
Qualification: BBM; PGDBA
Work Experience: 10 years across institutes such as Mothers Millennium School, NIIT Palghat and SP Jain School of Global Management
Area of Research: Marketing (Relationship Marketing/Marketing Psychology)
MANI NEB
Head – Treasury and FIG at Capital Bank, Botswana
Qualification: BCom (H); MCom; MBF; PGDFM
Work Experience: 12 years across companies such as ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank, and also served as Head-Treasury & BoM Member, Azizi Bank
Professional Certificates: ACI; NISM-Derivatives; NCFM-Capital Markets & Derivatives
Area of Research: Application of building futures market for Lithium and Diamonds
January 2018 Intake
VENKATESH SRIDHAR
Sports Business Consultant
Qualification: BCom; MCom; MBA (Finance), SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 11 years across companies such as EXmedia Tekz, HCL Technologies, Mobileware Computer Design, iSpot and Acorn International
Area of Research: Transformational Leadership and Team Building lessons from elite sports: A Qualitative Analysis
D ANIL KUMAR
Associate Vice President – Deloitte
Qualification: MCom; MA; PGDM
Work Experience: 20 years across companies such as Deloitte, Keane India Ltd and Altair Software India
Area of Research: Human Resources - Rating Free Performance Management Systems
BALASUBRAMANIAM KRISHNAN
Functional Head - TCS
Qualification: BE; MBA, SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 13 years across companies such as TCS and Mindtree Consulting
Area of Research: Innovation Management for Smart Cities
JITENDER KUMAR ATRI
Program Manager, FCA
Qualification: BE; MS, BITS Pilani; International Business, IIM C
Work Experience: 18 years across companies such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, General Motors, FIAPL and FCA
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: PMP
Area of Research: Automotive Product Portfolio Management
ARUN KUMAR
Senior Delivery Manager – SHELL
Qualification: BE; MS, BITS Pilani; PGCM, IIM Kozhikode
Work Experience: 20 years across companies such as Electro Line, SSI Technologies, Honeywell Technologies, Airbus Group and Shell Technology Centre
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: PMP; CSPO; Six Sigma Green Belt; Microsoft certified professional; ITIL; CMMI
Area of Research: Business Models of 2025
SAKUNTALA RAO
Director – IBM (Retired)
Qualification: BCom; CA; CIMA; MBA, Heriot Watt University, UK
Work Experience: 33 years across companies such as AF Ferguson, PWC, Oman Industrial Centre, KPMG, Progeon and IBM
Area of Research: Application of Blockchain technology
ABHISHEK MITRA
Business Development & Sales Consultant in Emerging Technologies, Fintech, IIoT, CyberSecurity, BlockChain
Qualification: BE (Electrical); MBA (Marketing), SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 16 years across companies such as HPL India, Cerise Technologies, NORD Systems, SKF India and Siemens
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Edward De Bono Thinking Hats; Customer Value Management Mark Strat; Blue Ocean Strategy Mark Strat
Area of Research: Application & Challenges of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) in the manufacturing Industries
VAIBHAV MEHTA
Sports Business Consultant
Qualification: BE (Electronics); MBA (Finance); LLB
Work Experience: 7 years across companies such as TATA Capital, Kahunga Gaming League, Jaybeesha International Pvt Ltd and VVIN Consulting
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Six Sigma Green Belt
Area of Research: Impact of Twitter on Sports Athletes and Organisations
DHEERAJ PRASAD
MD – Metric Stream
Qualification: BA; MBA (Marketing)
Work Experience: 28 years across companies such as Metric Stream, Brave New Talent, Microsoft, Symantec Corporation and Andale Inc
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: ITIL
Area of Research: Strategy and Leadership
NIDHI SRIVASTAVA
Associate Vice President – Smart Class Educational Services
Qualification: Master in Economics; MPhil; MBA, IMT Ghaziabad
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Smart Class Educational Services, Educomp Solutions, HCL Learning and Uneecops Technologies
Area of Research: ICT in Indian Education Sector: An Analysis of Economic and Political Paradigms on Integration Digital Technology in the Business and Academic Landscape
MEGNA KALVANI
Senior Manager, Global Learning – SP Jain
Qualification: BA; MA (International Journalism)
Work Experience: 7 years across institutes such as SP Jain School of Global Management and Manipal University
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Marketing in Digital World; Writing for the Web; Body Language; Outcome-based learning; Pedagogy and Personal Effectiveness; Turkish Language and Culture
Area of Research: Leadership
LATHA NATHAN
Vice President - BankBazaar.com
Qualification: MSc (Tech), BITS Pilani; MPhil (CS); MBA (IT); MBA (Finance); PGPMAX, ISB, Hyderabad
Work Experience: 15 years across 5 countries (India, US, UK, NZ, Singapore) and companies such as BankBazaar.com, Photon Interactive, Information Edge, Infosys Technologies and Patni Computer Systems (now Capgemini)
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Certified Scrum Developer; Certified Scrum Master
Area of Research: Managing Data Privacy in the Financial Services Industry – Technological Moves
ASHWIN SIVAKUMAR
Founder – Jugular Social Media
Qualification: BSc; Masters in Bio Informatics, University of Leeds
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Ocimum Bio Solutions, Helsinki University, Gene Logic, Travelspice.com and Jugular Social Media
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Digital Transformation Strategy, Boston University-EDx; Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economy, Harvard University-EDx
Areas of Research: Digital Business Models, Marketing Led Digital Transformation, Digital Business Model Innovation, Online Consumer Experiences, Martech and Online product-market fit validation
BHANU PRATAP MUDDAGOWNI
Head Group Business Architecture – Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
Qualification: BTech (Chemical), IIT BHU; MBA (Strategy), University of Rochester, NY
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Deloitte Strategy and Operations Consulting, Hartford Fire Insurance and Infosys
Area of Research: Evolving business models, opportunities and challenges in Financial Services Industry
NITIN PATWA
Professor – SP Jain
Qualification: BSc; MFC; PGDM; Master in Economics
Work Experience: 19 years (across various Management Institutes)
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: Certificate Course in Business Strategy, Financial Market
Area of Research: To explore the latest trends in data-driven marketing and to collect, integrate and analyse data from external and internal sources
OUR DBA SCHOLARS
JANUARY 2020 INTAKE
SUNIL DESHMUKH
Ex – CEO / MD – Leadership Professional
Education: MCom, LLB, FCMA – India, CMA – USA, FCS
Work Experience: More than 30 years of experience including the last 15 years as CEO/MD/Director
Other Certificates: Oxford Advance Management Leadership Program (OAMLP) UK, Aspen Leadership Program – Aspen Meadows – Colorado, USA, Graduate Diploma in Positive Psychology – The School of Positive Psychology – Singapore, Certified Corporate Director – Institute of Directors New Delhi, India
Area of Research: Leadership, Developing Leadership Agility, Cultural Competence, Business Strategy, International Business, etc.
IVANO MENSO
Global Project Manager – Agile/Lean Change Agent
Education: I level degree: BS (Building Engineering), II level degree: MS (Building Engineering), III level degree: Specialisation School for Cultural Heritage Professionals
Work Experience: 7.5 years: Eretika s.t.p. s.r.l, Sibelco Italia s.p.a.
Other Certificates: Italian Professional Engineer n. A2209, PMP® Project Management Professional n. 2046015, ASSIREP Qualified member n. 1092
Area of Research: Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Digital Transformation
SIVAPRASAD G
Regional Director – Oracle
Education: Executive MBA, IIM Kozhikode, India
Work Experience: Regional Director – Oracle | Regional Director – IdeaS, a SAS company | Senior Vice President – Hotelogix
Other Certificates: PGDBA, Liverpool John Moores University
Area of Research: Business
ASHISH ADHIKARI
Vice President Operations – Gland Pharma Ltd
Education: MS Industrial Engineering
Work Experience: 19 years: GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, APM Terminals, Schneider Electric, ABB, Cummins India
Other Certificates: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Master, Executive General Management Program (IIM Bangalore, India), Design Thinking, Digitisation
ALEKSANDRA BRANKOVIC
Education: Master’s degree, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science (Department of Communication Sciences), Bachelor’s degree in Megatrend University, Faculty of Culture and Media - Department of Public Relations
Work Experience: 8 years: Media, Management, Project Management, Corporate Events, Marketing
Other Certificates: Departmental Trainer by Hyatt Corporation, Advanced Sales Skills by Institute for Sales and Marketing
SAURABH WADHAWAN
Lead Advisory Consultant - Accenture
Education: PGDBA (Marketing), BTech (ECE)
Work Experience: 10 Years: Accenture, Gartner and Capgemini
Other Certificates: ITIL V3 Certified, published white paper on “Envisioning a Mechanism for Real Time Assessments Using Power BI”
Area of Research: Deriving Client Satisfaction
MITESH PILLAI
Senior Manager – Cadila Healthcare Ltd
Education: MSc (Industrial Chemistry)
Work Experience: 16 years: Lupin Ltd, Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd, Synchron Research Pvt Ltd, SUN Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Cadila Healthcare Ltd
Other Certificates: Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt
ATHEY DSOUZA
Manager – Risk and Controls
Education: Chartered Secretary – Governance Institute of Australia
Work Experience: 9 years: VISA Inc, Prudential, Deloitte, KPMG and BDO Financial Services – Asset Management, Capital Markets, Payments industry
Area of Research: Audit, Risk & Compliance with Data Science and Big Data
SHILPA SHARMA
Senior Brand Manager – Nestle Skin Health
Education: BSc (PCM), MBA (Marketing)
Work Experience: 13 years: Sales & Marketing – Nestle Skin Health, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca
Other Certificates: ABC of Marketing – IIMB
Area of Research: Digital Transformation
AKHILESH PRASAD
Financial Quantitative Analyst
Education: BTech (H) - IIT Kharagpur, India, MBA - EDHEC Business School, France
Work Experience: 13+ years: Software Engineering, Quantitative Finance
Other Certificates: Passed Level 2 CFA Exam & Part 2 FRM Exam
Area of Research: Quantitative Finance, Statistics and Machine Learning
SANGEETA RAY
Vice President – SRE India & Bangladesh
Education: Bachelor of Commerce, Chartered Accountant
Work Experience: 30 years: Siemens Ltd
Other Certificates: ISB
TANAY BOKIL
Managing Partner – Leading Edge Engineering and Geopolitical Consultancy LLP
Education: BBA (Finance), MBA (Finance)
Work Experience: 10 years: L&T Finance, AERON Systems Pvt Ltd, PnU Engineering Pvt Ltd, Leading Edge Engineering and Geopolitical Consultancy LLP
Other Certificates: Global Oil and Gas Management from Thunderbird University, USA
MONOJIT BANERJEE
Education: MCom, BEd
Work Experience: 18+ years of experience in Financial industry, specifically in investment banking
Other Certificates: Executive Program in Business Management (IIM Kolkata, India)
Area of Research: Operations Risk Management
NAVDEEP NARULA
Director – Ingram Micro India
Education: MBA (Marketing Management), BE (Electronics Engineering)
Work Experience: 27 years: BPL India, LG Electronics, Hewlett Packard India, Reliance Retail, Ingram Micro India
Other Certificates: UGC Fellowship Scholarship Certificate
SHANKAR SUBRAMANIAN IYER
KHDA – Dubai Government
Education: Masters in Marketing Management, Bachelors in Engineering (Mechanical Production)
Work Experience: 8 years in Sales, Marketing, services of Heavy Equipment, Engines, Gearboxes, etc., 8 years in Financial sectors with leasing company, NBFC, Banks, Insurance companies, 5 years in Mining and Construction, 5 years in Consultancy, 10 years in Vocational training and Curriculum Development with KHDA – Dubai Government
Other Certificates: Assessor Diploma Qualification from City and Guilds in Education
Area of Research: Block Chain application to Education Sector
SANJAY SAINI
CCO – SoptAI
Education: PGDBA, BE (Mechanical)
Work Experience: 25 years: Oracle, Anaplan, SAS, Tata Steel; worked in North America and Asia Pacific
Other Certificates: MIT Fintech, MIT Supply Chain Analytics, PMP Certified Demand Forecaster, CSCP, SCOR-P
Area of Research: Application of machine learning in Supply Chain
ARVIND K SHARMA
Education: PG Diploma in Financial Engineering & Risk Management, EPM (Columbia Business School), Advance Management Programme (Harvard Business School), MA (Economics), BSc
Work Experience: 28 years in Banking Industry
Other Certificates: Advanced Risk Management (Wharton Business School), CAIIB
Area of Research: Risk Management in Banks
NILADRI CHATTERJEE
Global Vertical Lead – Google
Education: MBA (IIM Calcutta), BTech Electrical Engineering (West Bengal University of Technology)
Work Experience: 11 years: Steel Authority of India, Accenture, Ola, Google
SARADA KARRI
Business Development – Workday
Education: Executive MBA (Operations and Marketing)
Work Experience: 21 years of cumulative experience from Oracle Corporation, SAP Asia and Workday
Other Certificates: Design Thinking (Berkeley Innovation Group), Internet of Things (Curtin University), Supply Chain Analytics (MITx), TOGAF, Supply Chain Management (APICS)
