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Our DBA cohorts represent a diverse group of senior professionals looking to enhance their skills and add immediate value to their careers. They are experts from different industries like Banking, Education, Food & Beverages, IT, Oil & Gas, Supply Chain & Logistics who have come together to connect, network and grow. Accenture, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Facebook, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, Huawei, IBM, Oracle, Reliance Industries, Samsung and Shell are some of the organisations our students represent. Learn more about our DBA community:
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
AVP – 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
SUNIL DESHMUKH
Ex – CEO / MD – Leadership Professional
Qualification: 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
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
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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
SEPTEMBER 2019 INTAKE
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
BEHNAM BARGH
Director – CRC
Qualification: MBA, University of Wollongong, Australia
BBA, University of Wollongong, Australia
Work Experience: CRC Director with 16 years of experience working in the field of customer service and sales in both Australia and Dubai; has extensive experience and knowledge of both residential and commercial properties in UAE
Other Certificates: Real Estate Certificate in Dubai from RERA institute (2014-2019)
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)
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OCTOBER 2018 INTAKE
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
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
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
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
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
AMIT MEHTA
Director – Integrated Property Ventures
Qualification: BMS; MCom; Global MBA, SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 17 years across companies such as HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank.
Area of Research: Study Real Estate industry closely from Strategic Management perspective
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)
RANDEEP RADHAKRISHNAN
Heading Estimation, Managing Sales, Projects
Qualification: MBA (Finance and Marketing), SP Jain School of Global Management
Work Experience: 12 years across various companies, including FIOBCO, Dubai
Area of Research: Impact of the attitude of key decision-maker on balance sheet
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
VIJEEN GOYAL
Regional Head – Svitzer
Qualification: BSc; MSc
Work Experience: 18 years across companies such as Svitzer, Maersk Line and AP Moller
Area of Research: Supply Chain Management
ZAKIR HUSSAIN SHAIK
COO – Overseas Infrastructure Pvt Ltd
Qualification: BE (Civil); IIT Mumbai; PG in Construction Management (NICMAR); PGDM
Work Experience: 15 years across companies such as Overseas Infrastructure, Sunil Hitech Engineers, Weston Solutions, IL & FS, HCC and L&T
Certificates & Professional Qualifications: PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt
Area of Research: Ethical Leadership in the Indian Construction Industry
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
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