Mentors

Has over 38 years of experience serving in several top positions at global corporations in India and Abroad. He is an academic mentor and creative thinker providing 21st Century education. He has global business development experience in Information Technology, Processing Industry and Renewable Energy sectors and serves on the board of leading academic institutions in the Country. He is also associated with several European Universities and Edtech companies

Has 35-plus years of experience in industry and academia. He is an expert in Marketing and Strategy and served global IT giants, including IBM. An alumnus of prestigious St. Xaviers College, Kolkata and IIM, Ahmedabad, he has served as Academic Dean for a leading MBA Institute and is actively involved in teaching MBA students on issues encompassing marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship etc. He is also a Startup Mentor for various startups in the country.

In a career spanning over three and a half decades, Dr. Dinabandhu Mukhopadhyay has served reputed universities like VTU, SRM and SMVD, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, etc., and has wide experience in Finance, Corporate law and CSR. He is a Ph.D. (Finance & Accounting), CMA, USA and CPFA, UK, Fellow International Accountant, The Association of International Accountants (AIA), United Kingdom and a leading commentator on both macro and micro finance and economics. His articles are regularly published in reputed journals and magazine.

Dr. Subramanian Sharma is grandson of the late Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & Dr. V. V Giri – both former Presidents of India. He is an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad and Harvard University in Law & Economics. He has the distinction of being appointed as the the youngest chief Executive officer of Pfizer-Global pharma Giant in Singapore. He is currently the Chairman & Managing director of Sudeeksha Group of companies. He is having over 26 years of experience in Sales, Marketing and entrepreneurship. A strategic thinker and planner he is widely travelled across the globe and skilled in the design and execution of financial and business programs.

Dr. Richa Das is a faculty in Business Analytics, Human Resource Management and Organisation behaviour with more than 10 years of teaching and research experience working with renowned names like IIT, Dhanbad and IMS Unison University, Dehradun. Richa is a certified HR Analyst from IIM Rohtak. She has obtained her Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT, Dhanbad). Prior to Ph.D, she did her MBA from IIT Dhanbad. She also has a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Banaras Hindu University. Her articles have featured in journal of repute. She has written book “Human resource Management for VTU and been editor of conference proceedings. Her research work has been presented at international conferences. She is involved in several corporate consultancy projects.

Prof. Dhruva Sen, an IIT Delhi alumnus. hold a B.E. (Civil) from the University of Baroda in Gujarat and a Project Management Institute (PMI) certification from the United States. He has served railway projects for 33 years. As an educator, he served as the visiting faculty in reputed institutes like BIMTECH, EMPI Business School, and ICFAI Business School.

Mr. Prashant Jha is a seasoned senior management professional with global exposure of over 20 years in various industries including Education & Skilling, Consultancy, and Technology industry. His experience ranges from Corporate Strategy, Business Planning, Business Development & Brand Management, and Alliance Development with Indian and International bodies like UNCTAD, IT bodies like UNCTAD, ITU, GSMA, W TO, DOT, TRAI, TEMA, ITU - APT etc. and is the Programme Facilitator for UNCTAD – Empretec Programme for India. An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from St. Xavier’s College Ranchi and an additional law degree. He held many senior positions in Indian and transnational companies.