The Academic Council

Shri A Thothathri Raman

He is a globally recognised International Accreditation Champion, a business journalist with over 30 years of experience and India’s first and longest serving B-schools Ranking and Rating Editor at Business India. Recipient of Frank V Mastrianna Education Leader of the Year award instituted by the International Accreditation agency, IACBE, USA. The career profile includes India’s best known business papers and magazines including the Financial Express, Business World, The Hindu Business Pages, The Economic Times & Indian Management Journal of All India Management Association and HRD Newsletter of NHDRN. He is currently the Chairman of the Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation (SEAA) Trust, New Delhi, a global international accreditation advocacy and facilitation organisation. He is also an author with 13 titles and a well acknowledged management teacher.

Dr. Alka Prakash

Renowned academician and author in areas of Human Nutrition,  Physiology, Human Neurobiology, Genetics & Epigenetics at School of Applied Science (SAS) at the Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. Certified Life Skills and Wellness Consultant and known Yoga Therapist.

Shri Amit Warwatkar

Mr. Amit have embarked on entrepreneurial journey after 15+ years of career in IT industry and working with Top IT Companies at various strategic delivery, Transformation and business consulting positions and across the globe. At present, he is a Managing Director of Pracyva Limited (www.pracyva.com)- A global IT Consulting Organisation having headquarter in London, UK and registered entities across Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, USA, UAE and India. He is also a Founder & CEO of ORANGIDO -A mobile AI based services platform start-up focused in UK & Europe region.

Prof. Atanu Ghosh

Prof. Atanu Ghosh is a distinguished scholar with significant contributions in the fields of business and corporate strategy, innovation, and the management of strategic alliances. His illustrious career encompasses both the academic and corporate worlds, making him a prominent figure in management education and strategic leadership. During his tenure as the first Dean (Alumni & External Relationships) at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) from August 2010 to June 2012, he pioneered innovative approaches to alumni engagement and forged valuable alliances with industry stakeholders, strengthening the institution’s bonds with its vast network of graduates.

Prof Ghosh has also contributed as the Visiting Faculty at premier institutions like IIMA, NITIE, EDII, NID, IIM Jammu, and IIM Ranchi. Prof Ghosh is an active member of The Textile Association of India, the Indian Management Association (FIMA), the Institution of Engineers (FIE), and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). He has served on governing & academic advisory boards and has contributed his expertise to various institutions, furthering the cause of quality education.

Ambassador Dr. Deepak Vohra

He has served as an Ambassador of India to Armenia, Georgia, Sudan, South Sudan, Poland and Lithuania. He was an Officer on Special Duty to the Technology Adviser to the Prime Minister of India. He is a Special Advisor to the Governments of South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau and the Kingdom of Lesotho. In 2015 and 2016, he was appointed Special Advisor to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils, Kargil and Leh. He is the Chairman of a school for special children in Jodhpur and the President of the World Buddhist Centre in New Delhi.

Shri Dilip Kumar Jha

Mr. Dilip has long and success carrier in domain of Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals and Herbal products in various capacities. He is passionate about quality beyond GMP. Currently he is Associate Vice President at Emami Ltd. Prior to Emami, Mr. Jha has served Dabur, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals. He is also a member of Managing Council at Zandu Foundation for Health Care.

Shri Luigi Cordeiro D’Souza

Mr. D’souza is a seasoned Banker specializing in Financial Markets with prime focus on Emerging/Frontier markets. He specializes in trading FX Spot, Forwards, Swaps, Options, Fixed Income, Money Market & Nostro management.

He has also served as the Chairman of ACI Financial Markets Association of Uganda for 4 years. At present, he is an Executive Director, FX Trading – Africa at Standard Chartered Bank.

Mr. D’souza also freelance for leading Business publications, appear on Finance & Business televised programs, deliver lectures in educational institutions on treasury management, foreign exchange & corporate skills.

Dr. Manish Jain

He is currently the Chairman of Indus Business Academy, Bangalore. He has managerial experience at MICO & Tata-IBM and is also presently the Director, MUHEPL. He received Distinguish Service Award at IIM Ahmedabad for his contribution of developing Management Education in India. He is the driving force behind IBA.

Dr. Mithileshwar Jha

Dr. Mithileshwar Jha was a professor of marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He is famed to have co-authored a book with Philip Kotler viz., Marketing Management, A South Asian Perspective.

Among his previous posts include being a British Council visiting professor at Buckingham University, UK and a visiting professor at ESCP-EAP, France. His teaching and research interests include product-market strategy, relationship marketing, social marketing, services marketing, rural marketing, and management of development programs and institutions. Professor Jha is credited with having defined rural marketing in India, and contributed to national-level policymaking in the areas of public distribution systems, handlooms, and biogas.

Dr. Pankaj Madan

Prof. (Dr.) Pankaj Madan is a Dean & Professor at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya University in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. He is also served as visiting professor at various international universities like Tartu University, Estonia (Europe), Shaoxing University, China, University of Southern Queensland, Dubai campus and CENTRUM Católica.

Shri Prem Prakash

Shri. Prem Prakash has completed his B.E. from Delhi College of Engineering and Masters from FMS, Delhi. He has over 48 years of industry experience, he is presently an Independent Management & Software Consultant. Prior to this he had served as CEO (Asia Pacific) for Vmoksha Technologies Singapore. He is also a guest faculty for Global Business Operation Programme at Shri Ram College of Commerce – University of Delhi.

Prof. Rajen K. Gupta

He was a professor of Human Behaviour & Organization Development at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. He has completed degree in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur and later did his doctorate in management from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked with SBI and Jyoti Ltd. after which he joined as a faculty at IIM Lucknow. Currently he is an Independent Director on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. He is also a member of the Academic Councils of the KIIT University, Bhubaneswar and Navrachna University, Baroda. He has been a member of the faculty selection panels of IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Rohtak, etc.

Dr. Ramaswamy Nandagopal

Dr. Nandagopal has over three decades of academic experience serving in various capacities at leading institutions like XIME Kochi, IPE Hyderabad, Loyola College, Madras and many more. Currently he is the Director General at Sree Saraswathi Thiagaraja College. He has organized a number of Executive Development Programs for senior and middle level Managers and done consultancy work in the area of Financial Management and restructuring of organizations. He has held leadership positions in National and Regional organizations that include AIMA, AIMS, CII, ICC, CMA and Productivity Council. He is the former President of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). He is presently on the board of Commissioners at ACBSP.

Dr. Shiv K Tripathi

Dr. Tripathi has 25 years of experience in teaching research and education management. In addition to his full-time experience in different roles as educator and academic leader, he has been visiting faculty/ researcher to: Coventry University (UK) and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (India) programs in Tanzania; HEC, Paris; University of Witwatersand, South Africa; ISAE, Brazil; and BITS, Pilani, India.  He has worked with a different companies, institutions and international agencies including NTPC, India; and INASP, UK.

Founder of an start-up in Estonia, his corporate experience includes advisory and board membership roles in different companies in India, South Africa and Tanzania including University of Stellenbosch Executive Ed. Ltd. South Africa.

He is currently the Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business, Berlin School of Business & Innovation (BSBI)

Dr. Subhash Sharma

Dr. Subhash Sharma holds Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and PhD from University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles. Dr. Sharma is the author of the path breaking books, ‘Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors’ and ‘New Mantras in Corporate Corridors: From Ancient Routes to Global Routes’. His other books ‘Creation from Shunya’, ‘Quantum Rope and Arrows of Time’ are also known for their creative ideas. Dr. Sharma is associated with many educational institutions and professional bodies. He is also a Founding Member of Indus Business Academy.

Dr. Subhendu Dey

He is a passionate educationist, researcher, consultant; & specialises in providing people, strategic and operational leadership in the area of academics. An advocate of the case based teaching methodology, Prof Dey has developed more than a dozen Indian cases apart from conducting multiple workshops on case writing and teaching. He is currently serving as a Director – IBA Bangalore.

Dr. Swapna Abraham

A multiple world record holder and award winner, Dr. Swapna Abraham is a singer-songwriter, actor, author, interior designer, mentor, and marketing and branding enthusiast with her roots and formation in India and prime experience in the UAE.

Dr. Swapna has authored and produced 21 musical albums and performed extensively on the international gospel music platform (www.swapnaabraham.com). Holding 4 world records in singing and songwriting with the Golden Book of World Records (www.1000songsin1000days.com), she has also published a memoir ‘She Played In The Dark’ entailing the journey and lessons through the 1000-day world record journey.