Prof.Dr.Raja R Choudhury

DIRECTOR – ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS & NEW PROGRAMS

Dr. Raja R Choudhary is a holder of dual doctoral degrees in Economics & Psychology and is certified by Harvard University (USA) and Yale University (USA). He is an exponent in disruptive and critical thinking and its applications in business and academics.

He has 32 years of relevant experience and proven credentials in business and technology consulting and performance management, executive coaching and mentoring holding multiple certifications in all facets of behavioral health and cognitive psychology from leading institutions around the world totalling to 74 AMA PRA category I credit points.

Dr. Choudhary possesses diverse experiences of consulting across several industry verticals as well as impact areas. Managed large engagements that involve multiple practices and technology verticals across India, Australia, South pacific, Africa & South Asia. Amongst many positions, he served as CEO of Xerox Corporation, Australia.

He has approximately 18 years + of experience in building and leading practices and business units and proven experience in performance management & executive coaching & mentoring – Key verticals include IT, Office Automation, Telecom, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Banking & Insurance, Automotive, Education & Healthcare & Behavioral Health.

He is a Visiting Professor at NITIE and was Ex Chief Happiness Officer, IIT Madras and distinguished Faculty at SPJIMR.

Raja was Director (Professional & Doctoral Programs) with S. P. Jain School of Global Management and was instrumental in launching their emerging technology and DBA programs before he took up the challenge of heading N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research to take it to greater heights with introduction of global management programs, international tie ups, action research, business incubation center, professional certifications in emerging tech areas. He was Principal Consultant to Dassault Systemes & a leading automation company in Pune. He served iFEEL as Director & Jaro Group as Mentor.

Director – Academics Affairs and New Programs

Prof.Sriram Ramshankar

DIRECTOR – EXAMINATIONS
AND HOD – OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT

A Mechanical Engineering graduate from NIT Surat, followed by an MBA in Marketing from SP Jain, Prof Sriram has held leadership positions in a variety of industries namely Automotive, Engineering, IT Services, Start-ups, Advertising, Broking and Food.

Faculty: Operations Management

In his 18 years of Industry experience, he has been exposed to multiple functions like Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, IT Operations and P&L Management. Plant Manufacturing, IT operations, and Consulting. In the last 8 years he has been running his own Business Consulting firm Tree and Forest Consulting which specializes in advising Entrepreneurs / Family Business in becoming professionally managed Organizations in areas of Organization Development, Culture and Management Systems.

At UBS Prof Sriram is responsible for managing the Operations Management Academic Delivery & Dy. Director International programs. Apart from this, he is also responsible to drive Business Consulting work for the Institute.

He is an outdoor person with a passion for Wildlife conservation.

Prof.Brigadier GPS Cheema

DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL MBA
PROGRAMS (CARDIFF MET.)

M.Sc.,AMP-MDI, Gurgaon, 37 years with Indian Army; Deputy General Officer Commanding, Kashmir Valley; Commander of Armoured Brigade; Colonel General Staff of Armoured Division; Director (Operation Logistics) HQ IDS-Secretary, Joint Operations Committee, under the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee

Faculty: Human Resources, Leadership & Mind Mapping

Education: MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies)

EXPERIENCE: 40 years

Program Director, Undergraduate Programme, Universal Business School (April 2016 – to date). Entrusted with management and guiding BABMS students and faculty for Organisational Behaviour for all courses.

Visiting Faculty for Organisational Behaviour, Universal Business School (Feb 2015 – Jan 2016). Delivered OB programs to BABMS and MBA students, from time to time.

Head of Faculty for Leadership and Behavioural Science, School of Armoured Warfare (Mar 2013 – Feb 2015). Trained, motivated and groomed more than 1100 young officers and other ranks.

Director, Institute of Leadership & Behavioural Science (Jan 2011 – Feb 2013) Responsible for curriculum development and effective teaching and training methodology & course delivery. Designing and implementing performance evaluation systems. Trained more than 1200 officers and other ranks, in Leadership and Behavioural Science.

Deputy General Officer Commanding, (Feb 2009 – Jan 2011). Patron-in-Chief of 10 High Schools (including a Public School) in the Kashmir Valley. Was responsible for training and motivation of approximately 15,000 soldiers in Leadership & Self development in the war zone of Kashmir Valley.

Commander of Armoured Brigade (Jan 2007 – Feb 2009). Responsible for the operational training and readiness of a force comprising 3000 personnel and warlike equipment & stores.

Colonel General Staff of Armoured Division (Jun 2004 – Jan 2007) Chief Advisor to GOC for operations, security, training, information technology, satellite imaging, liaison, event management and management of critical warlike stores.

Director (Operation Logistics) HQ IDS (Jul 2002 – Oct 2003) Performed as the Secretary of the Joint Operations Committee, the apex body in the country, worked directly under the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, for conceiving, planning and launching of joint operations by the three Services of India.

Commanding Officer of Armoured Regiment (Sep 1999 – Jul 2002) responsible for training, motivation and operational readiness of a 700 soldiers.

Adjutant Quarter Master General (Operations) (Jan 1999 – Sep 1999) Eestablished & managed ‘Logistic Nodes’ and movement of large convoys, containing thousands of tons of stores, supplies and ammunition.

General Staff Officer–1 (Operational Planning) (Jun 1996 – Dec 1998). Operational planning and building infrastructure in war zone.

Brigade Major of Independent Armoured Brigade (Nov 1994 – Jun 1996) Chief of Operations, training of personnel, security and equipment management.

Instructor Class ‘C’ and other Important Appointments (Mar 1978 – Oct 1994), trained officers in Automotive and Tank Technology.

COURSES TAUGHT (Recent): BABMS (BA Hons. Business and Management Studies) and Master in Business Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Management

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Head-Discipline Committee

Head- Outdoor Sports

Head-Environment Club

Prof.Elora Basumatary

DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL MBA
PROGRAMS (CARDIFF MET.)

12+ years experience in the field of Business Development, Operations Management, Sales and Distribution, Marketing and Media Management in India and Middle East.

Faculty: Entrepreneurship,Interated Business Communication, 
Distribution Management , India & Global Political Economy

Biography

12+ years experience in the field of Business Development, Operations Management, Sales and Distribution, Marketing and Media Management in India and Middle East.

Education

PGDM (Marketing), IIM Calcutta, India 
B.E (Electrical), MNIT, Jaipur, India 
Associate, Insurance Institute of India

Experiences

Professional Experience- Education Management Industry

Organisation : Universal Business School

Place : Karjat, Mumbai, India

Duration : May 2016 till Date

Designation : Deputy Director- Cardiff Metropolitan University MBA Programme

Department : General Management

COURSES TAUGHT (Recent)

• Integrated Business Communication
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Global Marketing
• Insurance
• Indian and Global Political Economy

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Programme Deputy Director- Cardiff Metropolitan University
• In Charge- Adjunct Faculty Management
• In Charge- Alumni Association
• In Charge, Girls Hostel-R3, UBS

Prof.Vijay Tandon

DIRECTOR – PGDM AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (Swiss School of Management (Italy), Lincoln University (USA), University of Economics (Bulgaria)

PGDM (Marketing) & BSc.

Prof Vijay Tandon is a highly self-driven, dynamic, committed, passionate, creative & a focused individual with more than 17 years of rich, varied, and Insightful experience, which is a combination of Industry, consulting & Academics.

At UBS, Prof. Vijay is delivering in the capacity of a Director for PGDM (NBA Accredited) & International Programs. Prof. Vijay delivers subjects in the space of Marketing, Strategy & Innovation. He is also the patron for the unique company named ELC which is completely a UBS student driven organization, conceptualized under the innovative experiential learning model of UBS.

During his corporate journey he has worked for true Global giants namely - GE, Tyco, and AstraZeneca. At GE which is recognized as one of the most respected companies in the world he has served in both sales and Marketing functions in the capacity of a Marketing Manager and Territory Manager. At Tyco he was responsible for South Asia Region in the capacity of a Product Manager.

To expand his portfolio, he worked as a senior Marketing consultant for Magnus Health Pvt. Ltd. for South Asia region.

Due to his strong passion towards “Transforming lives” rather than Transforming Business by sharing his learnings he later shifted to knowledge Industry. To realize this philosophy, he worked as a visiting faculty at various Business Schools in Mumbai.

Prof. Vijay was invited to University of Economics Varna, Bulgaria a 100-year-old institution for delivering guest lectures for the students and his second invitation from University of Economics was to conduct a FDP. Other than University of Economics he has also represented UBS at Cardiff Metropolitan University, London, UK.

In the space of research Prof. Vijay has five publications in journals of International repute.

Faculty: Marketing

Prof.M.Guruprasad

DY.DIRECTOR - RESEARCH

B.Sc.; M.Sc.; PGCRM (Tata Institute of Social Sciences);NET-JRF;MBA. 20+yrs. Exp. in Teaching & Research in. Authored two books for Insurance Institute of india - 'Insurance & The Environment' & 'Marketing Research & Insurance' and columnist of Economics for Everyone. Served as Head of Academics & Alumni, Placements at AICAR B-School & led MDP's for leading Indian companies and MNCs

Faculty: Economics, Banking, Finance, Quantitative Methods & Marketing

1.Education

Post - Graduation, UGC-NET-JRF, Pursuing PHD

2. EXPERIENCE

22 years

3.COURSES THUGHT (Recent):

Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Research Methodology, Business statistics

4. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

At UBS:
Director Research Managing Editor - UNIVERSAL BUSINESS REVIEW (UBS E - Magazine)
Chief Patron: UBS clubs
Core committee member: NBA accreditation

At AICAR

Prof.Dr.Asha Bhatia

DIRECTOR – RESEARCH

Dr. Asha Bhatia is a PhD in Management Studies and an MBA with specialization in Finance and HRM. She has an experience of 23 years in diverse functions, and her competencies include experiential learning, Inclusive higher education, Working with Public Policy institutions and the private sector, Policy Design, Implementation and Advocacy – Social and Economic Development, Brand building, International Relations, Change Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building, Stakeholder and Employee Engagement.

Dr. Asha Bhatia comes to UBS from Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR), where she has contributed to high quality teaching and research in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Management Perspectives, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Prior to SIMSR, Dr.Bhatia was Deputy Director (Dept. of Rehabilitation and Advocacy) at National Association for Blind (NAB). While at NAB, Dr. Asha administered developed and implemented programs/services for inclusive higher education and expanded programs and services to unlock employment opportunities for the visually impaired job-seeker.

She has published over 20 research papers in peer reviewed journals and has authored a book chapter in “Universal Brotherhood Through Yoga" which was released by the Hon. Vice President of India. She has given numerous presentations in international conferences on topics such as entrepreneurship, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. She has completed 4 funded research projects and received numerous grants. She is the only professor selected from India to the 15-member board of the ENACTUS Global Faculty Research Network, a platform to promote collaborative research, where she will be representing Asia.

Recently she was invited to attend the Global Women Summit held in Chennai and was felicitated as “Distinguished Woman in the Field of Management, 2020”. Additionally, she has won the Unilever Award for “Leadership and Sustainability”. She is a certified trainer in CSR and has conducted management development programs for the Mumbai Police, Indian Navy and many well-known corporate organizations.

With such an illustrious background, Dr.Bhatia is sure to add immense prowess to the research initiatives of UBS

Prof.Dr.Raja R Choudhury

FACULTY
MARKETING PROGRAMS

Dr.Raja R Choudhary is a holder of dual doctoral degrees in Economics & Psychology and is certified by Harvard University (USA) and Yale University (USA). He is an exponent in disruptive and critical thinking and its applications in business and academics.

He has 32 years of relevant experience and proven credentials in business and technology consulting and performance management, executive coaching and mentoring holding multiple certifications in all facets of behavioral health and cognitive psychology from leading institutions around the world totalling to 74 AMA PRA category I credit points.

Dr. Choudhary possesses diverse experiences of consulting across several industry verticals as well as impact areas. Managed large engagements that involve multiple practices and technology verticals across India, Australia, South pacific, Africa & South Asia. Amongst many positions, he served as CEO of Xerox Corporation, Australia.

He has approximately 18 years + of experience in building and leading practices and business units and proven experience in performance management & executive coaching & mentoring – Key verticals include IT, Office Automation, Telecom, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Banking & Insurance, Automotive, Education & Healthcare & Behavioral Health.

He is a Visiting Professor at NITIE and was Ex Chief Happiness Officer, IIT Madras and distinguished Faculty at SPJIMR.

Raja was Director (Professional & Doctoral Programs) with S. P. Jain School of Global Management and was instrumental in launching their emerging technology and DBA programs before he took up the challenge of heading N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research to take it to greater heights with introduction of global management programs, international tie ups, action research, business incubation center, professional certifications in emerging tech areas. He was Principal Consultant to Dassault Systemes & a leading automation company in Pune. He served iFEEL as Director & Jaro Group as Mentor.

Faculty – Marketing Programs

Prof.G. Suman

MARKETING & HRM

13 years of prodigious experience in placement, teaching, training and development..Energetic community outreach manager, experienced in creating and maintaining long term relation with 2000 companies and top management people. Efficient, thoughtful Researcher who analytically Presented Paper for AICT Sponsored National Conferences, Sasmira’s National HR Conference and Allana Institute of Management Studies for National Conference.

Faculty:- Marketing & HRM (VP – Corporate Relations & Executive Programs)

Prof. Ramprasad Goarty

VISITING FACULTY
ANALYTICS

Prof Ramprrasad has done his Masters in Computer Applications and has worked in leadership positions in reputed IT Companies like Infosys, Convergys. He has a rich and diverse experience in areas of Program Management, Six Sigma Quality, Business Analytics to state a few. In his career, he has trained over 1000 people in areas of Quality Management. He has rich experience in consulting and coaching, a Certified Six Sigma

Master Black Belt and has executed several key Six Sigma projects to bring in quality, productivity gains, costs reduction, and profit improvements.

Currently, Prof Ramprrasad is a freelance consultant and also teaches in well known Management Schools with academic interests in areas of Machine learning, Deep learning, Big Data, Blockchain etc…

Faculty:- Faculty for Business Analytics

Prof.Dr. Kushal Sanghvi

VISITING FACULTY
DIGITAL MARKETING

Dr. Kushal is an MBA from Narsee Monjee with specialization in Marketing and accomplished M.com from Sydenham College of commerce and economics.. Dr. Kushal has secured 21+ years of rich and diverse experience and has essayed in various senior leadership roles in print, digital, television, OOH, content and also the invention of wireless and telephony revenue with the pioneer show- Indian Idol.

Currently Dr. Kushal is leading the Digital Marketing for the Reliance ADA Group at a Corporate level and in his role he is accountable for Digital products, content, e-commerce, platforms, technology partners and also responsible in the ADA Group for setting up the Digital and New Media Advertising Agency.

Dr. Kushal has a strong penchant for Advertising media and communications Industry and that is what drove him to Advertising and Media communication Industry.

Dr. Kushal for his contribution to society has also contributed by volunteering for teaching underprivileged children various academic subjects, languages and technology.

Faculty – Digital and Social Media Marketing

Prof.Dr.Pranjali Madhur

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

An experienced faculty in Human Resource Management, Law & Strategic Management. She is having more than 14 years of experience in Academic and Research 2 years in Industry as well. She has completed her PhD in “Emotional Intelligence” from Nagpur University in Faculty of Commerce & Management.

She has in her credit Books, Chapters and more than 25 Research Papers published & research in various referred National and International Journal’s with high Impact Factors. She is also working as Editorial Board Member and Advisory Board Member for Management Journals.

She has expertise and consultancy in Organizational Development, Recruitment Analyst, Life coach & Strategic Analyst.

She has added expertise value to her profile with foreign languages such as Spanish & Chinese (Mandarin).

She has also worked as an Advocate for 7 years and handled many issues on civil and matters. She was also a member of the committee of Women’s Grievance Committee for 10 years at MIT World Peace University, Pune.

Faculty: Human Resource Management & Law

Dr. Pranjali is Licensed & Certified NLP Practitioner by Richard Bandler, USA & Alpha Stars Academy of Excellence.

She is a Research Paper Reviewer in various Journals of Science Publications, Associate Editor of International Journal of Commerce & Management Research, Associate Editor of International Journal in Applied Research, Member of International Stress Management Association, Member of International Human Rights Council, Research Fellowship in Excellence in World Business Institute at Australia, Member of International Society of Emotional Intelligence.

She is also a Member of Strategic Management Society, Chicago, USA, Member of American Psychological Association, Washington.

At UBS Dr. Pranjali is handling the domain area of HR. Apart from this, she is responsible for foreign language section.

Prof.Samita Kumar Chahal

MARKETING AND CORPORATE GROOMING

12+ years Industry Exp. in Marketing, Communication and Operations Served as Head (Public Relations & Marketing Communications) at Export Trading Group, Africa.

Education

B.A(Honors in English Literature)
M.A(Mass Communication) 
MBA (Marketing) with Distinction

Courses taught: Marketing and Business Communication & Etiquette, IMC and Personnel Development.

Faculty: Marketing and Corporate Grooming

Prof.Venugopal Iyengar

VISITING FACULTY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Prof. Venugopal Iyengar is a certified information security manager (CISM), certified information system auditor (CISA), certified in governance of enterprise IT (CGEIT), certified information system security professional (CISSP), an associate certified fraud examiner (ACFE). He is certified auditor for QMS ISO 9001:2008, ISMS ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ITSM ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 and BCMS ISO 22301:2012. He has participated in the lab certification standard such as ISO 17020 specification. He has done his master’s in science from the University of Bombay (Mumbai), Diploma in Industrial Research and Management, Diploma in Television Technology, Diploma in Computer Science and Diploma in Computer Management.

Education

CISA [IS Audit], 
ISACA [June,1999] , USA 
CISM [Information Security], 
ISACA [June,2001] , USA 
CISSP [Information System Security], 
ISC2 [November,1999] , USA

He has thirty (30) years of experience in the field of IT. He received Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) award in the year 2006 from Microsoft Corporation, USA for his contribution to the global security community. He also received “Pillar of Hindustani Society” award in the year 2008 from the Trans-Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Indo-Mongolian Chamber of Commerce for his global contribution in the area of IT governance, IS Audit and Information Security.

Prof. Dr.Vivek Sharma

FINANCE

He has over 7 years of teaching and research experience at reputed business schools across India. He has been awarded PhD in Management in June 2015 from Devi Ahilya University, Indore and did MBA-Finance & MSc-Physics from the same university. Moreover, He has qualified UGC-NET in Management twice. He has participated in 69 days Faculty Development Program organized by Indian Institute of Management-Indore in the year 2012. He has actively participated in several FDP’s, workshops and conferences in India. His teaching interests include courses like Financial Management, Financial & Cost Accounting, International Finance, and Quantitative Finance. He has published research papers in various National and International refereed journals.

Faculty:- Associate Professor -Finance

Education:

• PhD in Management from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India in 2015
• Cleared UGC-NET in Management twice in June 2012 & Dec 2012.
• Part of the Faculty Development Programme at Indian Institute of Management- Indore, India from April’12-Jun’12
• MBA in Major Finance & Minor Marketing from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India in 2009
• BSc. (Physics) from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India in 2006
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India in 2004

Work Experience: 7+ years in teaching and research as an Assistant Professor in B-schools like “Pune Institute of Business Management-Pune”, “Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies-Noida(A constituent of Symbiosis International University-Pune)”, “Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management-Pune” and “Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science-Indore”.

Research Publications:

• An Econometric Analysis of Demand for Management Education in Indore on the basis of Expenses on Coaching for MBA Entrance Exam by Jagtap Uttam and Sharma Vivek (2015).An Pacific Business Review International 8(4): 95-100 (Indexed in, Ulrich’s Web, Cabell’s Directory), ISSN: 0974-438X
• A Study on the Causes of NPA in Selected Commercial Banks in Pune by Tiwari Chandan and Sharma Vivek (2015). An International Journal of Advance Research in Computer Science and Management Studies. 3(5): 255-260 (Indexed in Google Scholar, Computer Science Directory, EZB Germany, Global Impact Factor, Index Copernicus, Mendeley, Computer Science Directory), ISSN:2321-7782
• Impact of Family Background on the Demand for the Management Education in Indore: An Econometric Approach by Jagtap Uttam and Sharma Vivek (2014).International Journal of Decision Making in Management.3 (3): 58, ISSN: 2319-6793
• Impact of Demographic Factors on the Demand for the Management Education in Indore: An Econometric Approach by Jagtap Uttam, Sharma RC and Sharma Vivek (2014).Pacific Business Review International 6(7): 1-7 (Indexed in, Ulrich’s Web, Cabell’s Directory), ISSN: 0974-438X
• An Econometric Study of Schooling Characteristics on the Determinants of Demand for Management Education in Indore by Jagtap Uttam, Sharma RC and Sharma Vivek (2013).The Balajian 3(4): 37. ISSN: 0975-2811

National/International Conferences:

• Presented a paper along with Shyamsunder C and Jagtap Uttam on Role of AICTE as a Regulator of Management Education in India in the Proceedings of the National Conference on “Globalization of Higher Education in India”, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore. 235-240. ISBN: 978-93-83083-04-6
• Presented a paper along with Shyamsunder C and Jagtap Uttam on New FDI Policy in Retail: Issues and Challenges in Proceedings of the National Conference on “FDI in Retail Sector: Opportunities and Challenges, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore. pp. 45-53. ISBN: 978-93-83083-12-1
• Presented a paper along with Shyamsunder C and Jagtap Uttam) on Role of AICTE as a Regulator of Management Education in India in National Conference on “Globalization of Higher Education in India”, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore, held on April 6, 2013.
• Presented a paper along with Shyamsunder C and Jagtap Uttam) on New FDI Policy in Retail: Issues and Challenges in National Conference on “FDI in Retail Sector: Opportunities and Challenges”, Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore, held on April 27, 2013.
• Presented a paper along with Shyamsunder C and Jagtap Uttam on Quality Aspects of Management Education in India in the National Conference on “Innovations for Sustainable Growth in the Global Market”, Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Management Studies, Pune, held on March 1-3, 2013.

Workshops Attended:-

• 8th National workshop on “Research Methodology” held at “Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Indore” (Jul 11-15, 2011).
• “Research Methodology” held at “Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science, Indore” (Jan 29, 2011).
• Application of SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), Research Methodology” held at “Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science, Indore” (Jun 18, 2011).
• “First National Case Writing Workshop(NECTAR)” held at “ Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science, Indore”(Jul 28-30,2011).

Faculty Development Programmes Attended:-

• “7 days Faculty Development Program on “Advertising & Branding” organized by “Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Noida” during June 14-20, 2015.
• “Two Day Faculty Development Program on Paradigm Shift in Teaching Pedagogies” organized by “Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore” during May 29-30, 2014.
• “One Day Faculty Development Program on Communication and Soft Skills” organized by “Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management, Indore” during Dec 21, 2012

Contributed a Chapter to the Book-

Chap:“Private Sector in India: An Assessment”for the book Private or Public Sector: A Catalyst for Social and Economic Revolution, along with Jagtap Uttam, Shyamsunder C (2013).Book Edited by J S Panwar, Excellent Publishing House, New Delhi, pp. 167-172.

Certifications

National Stock Exchange Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) in 2008:

• Capital Market (Dealers) Module, a part of NSEC in 2008
• AMFI-Mutual Fund (Advisors) Module, a part of NSEC in 2008
• Capital Market(Beginners) Module, a part of NSEC in 2018

Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

DIRECTOR – EXAMINATIONS
AND HOD – OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT

Mechanical Engineering graduate from NIT Surat, followed by an MBA in Marketing from SP Jain, Prof Sriram has held leadership positions in a variety of industries namely Automotive, Engineering, IT Services, Start-ups, Advertising, Broking and Food.

Faculty: Operations Management

In his 18 years of Industry experience, he has been exposed to multiple functions like Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, IT Operations and P&L Management. Plant Manufacturing, IT operations, and Consulting. In the last 8 years he has been running his own Business Consulting firm Tree and Forest Consulting which specializes in advising Entrepreneurs / Family Business in becoming professionally managed Organizations in areas of Organization Development, Culture and Management Systems.

At UBS Prof Sriram is responsible for managing the Operations Management Academic Delivery & Dy. Director International programs. Apart from this, he is also responsible to drive Business Consulting work for the Institute.

He is an outdoor person with a passion for Wildlife conservation.

Prof.Vidhya Srinivas

MARKETING & HR

Ardent and multi faceted Marketing and HR Evangelist with an experience of 15 years in Industry 7 Academia. An MBA MPhil and NET, currently working as AVP Corporate Relations with UBS and faculty for Marketing & HR

Faculty: Marketing & HR

Last assignment was with SFPCL, as Head Marketing for Domestic Business. Worked with various Institutions of repute like Indira, Chetana , UEI to name a few.

Has been a part of University Paper setters and Evaluators and been a part of the esteemed core committee for curriculum formulation with MSBTE Training being her forte has groomed around 3500 students with reference to their careers and life too.

“Live life to the fullest”, is her Motto and Music, writing poems, reading and playing with kids is her favorite hobbies.

Prof.Ananth Iyer

FINANCE

B.Com., PGPM, MBA, PGDip. Finance (Durham University, UK) Overall work experience of 7 years across industry and academics and worked in the fields of accounting and auditing, taxation, content writing, and content designing.

Faculty: Finance

Education

Master’s in Business Administration – Punjab Technical University (2013) Post Graduate Diploma in Finance – Durham University, United Kingdom (2013) Post Graduate Programme in Management – UnitedWorld School of Business, Mumbai (2012) Bachelors in Commerce – Birla College of Science, Arts, & Commerce, Mumbai University, (2008)

Head Content Strategist, Shepard Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Fincash.com)

July 2017 – May 2018

Responsible for creating content for website. Writing articles, blogs, and social media content on the field of mutual funds. Also, managing the page rankings of the article. Working based on the SEO parameters.

Senior Subject Matter Expert (Finance), ITM Group of Institutions

July 2014 – July 2017

Responsible for creating content for online MBA programme. Designed and reviewed course content for finance subjects, designed assignment questions and exam papers. Also, took interview of students enrolling for the programme.

Audit Assistant, Chaplot & Co., Chartered Accountants

October 2006 – April 2010

Conducted audits and taxation related work of various clients. Also, attended tax cases on behalf of the clients.

Certifications

Attended FDP on Research Design and Data Analysis for Social Sciences, Conducted by IIM

Kozhikode (November 2015)

Attended Train the Trainers Program by ETS for TOEF

Attended Train the Trainers Program by Pearson’s for PT

Attended Advanced Academic Writing Workshop, held by British Council, Pune

Prof.Maninee Dhole

OPERATIONS

Post Graduate (Master of Computer Application), Interested to encourage the young research scholars to pursue their awards by providing intellectual assistance and be a dynamic and enthusiastic Professor cum Researcher, with a Consolidated experience in both Education and Industrial sectors

Faculty: Operations & IT

Education:-

MCA (Master of Computer Applications) Department of MCA, Amravati University. B.Sc (Vocational Computer Applications) , Amravati University.

Administrative responsibilities

Professor In-Charge, Examination Cell, UBS 
Handling AUP Cases (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK). 
Mentoring-Counseling Students/Parents

Professional Career:

1.May 2017 till date Universal Business School 
Position:-Assistant Professor 
Job description:- Faculty – Operations & IT , Professor In-Charge UBS Examination Dept.

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2.Oct 2010-May 2017 – YTIET, Department of MCA, MUMBAI UNIVERSITY.
Position:-Assistant Professor, Exam Controller 
Job description:- Faculty and MCA Exam Controller

3.Oct 2009-Oct 2010 – iIntellisys Solutions , Pune.
Position:- Software Engineer 
Job description:- Worked for a UK Based Client on a Web-Based Client on Application 
development and requirement gathering.

Prof. M. Guruprasad

ECONOMICS AND BANKING

B.Sc.; M.Sc.; PGCRM (Tata Institute of Social Sciences); NET-JRF; MBA. 20+ yrs. Exp. in Teaching & Research in. Authored two books for Insurance Institute of India – ‘Insurance & The Environment’ & ‘Marketing Research & Insurance’ and columnist of Economics for Everyone. Served as Head of Academics & Alumni, Placements at AICAR B-School & led MDP’s for leading Indian companies and MNCs

Faculty: Economics, Banking, Finance, Quantitative Methods & Marketing

1.Education

Post –Graduation, UGC-NET-JRF, Pursuing PhD

2.EXPERIENCE

22 years

3.COURSES TAUGHT (Recent):

Macroeconomics,Managerial Economics,Research Methodology, Business statistics

4.ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

At UBS:
Director Research 
Managing Editor – UNIVERSAL BUSINESS REVIEW (UBS E – Magazine) 
Chief Patron: UBS clubs 
Core committee member: NBA accreditation

At AICAR

Head of Academics & Alumni (Since 2012) 
Program Manager (ACADEMIC) (2011-12) 
Prof.Incharge MDP (MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME) (2002-07) 
Prof.Incharge DLP (DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME IN PGDBA) (2002-07) 
Prof.Incharge PLACEMENTS (FOR 2002 & 2009).

Chief controller of Examinations (2010)

Prof.Incharge Learning by Doing Projects

Member ACADEMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL –AICAR BUSINESS SCHOOL (Since 2007) Associate Editor – AICAREER JOURNAL (SINCE 2007)

Member Library committee
Member Discipline committee
Program Manager (Academics) Member of the ISO Certification Team at AICAR.

Member AICAR Student Quality Circle (SQC) committee 
President AICAR Cultural Events _ AICARNIVAL (2013)

5. RESEARCH

REVIEWER

Associate Editor – AICAREER JOURNAL

Ph.D SUPERVISION 
Assisted in analysis, Chapters review, was resource person for research methodology and 
SPSS in Mumbai University college faculty training

Books Published:

Two Books for the Insurance Institute of India

1. Insurance and the Environment (Economics/Business)
2. Marketing Research and Insurance
3. One article “Contours of Competition Policy” as a part of edited book “Competition policy- A Multilateral framework” published by ICFAI.
4. Two articles as a part of the Edited In house book published by AICAR BUSINESS SCHOOL
5. On Environment – Do we need Nature
6. On Outsourcing – WALKING ON WATER- ON FLUID FOOTING ‘Import workers or export jobs?
7. Book Finance commissions and centre-state financial relations …
8. profesionalesenviajesltda.com/index.php/?option=com_k2&view=itemlist…

Prof. Samir Saraiya

VISITING FACULTY - ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MBA-SP Jain, Founder & CEO, thatsPersonal.com, India’s 1st & largest personal product web store. Previous employers, Microsoft-Singapore, Yahoo!, Times of India, Mid-Day & Sumitomo Corporation. Manager -Indian Rugby team.

Faculty: Entrepreneurship

Prof. Dr. K. Rajkumar

VISITING FACULTY - RUBBER MANAGEMENT

M. Sc (Chem), M.Tech (Rubber Tech), MBA, Ph.D, has over all experience of over 20 years experience in the Rubber Industry.

Faculty: Reverse Engineering, Nano Composites & Life Prediction of Rubber Products

Education

• Other Science, 2013 , Bhartiyar University Coimbatore
• rubber Technology, 1997 , Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
• Chemical Sciences, 1996 , Pondicherry University Pondicherry

Having professional qualification from IIT and possess excellent R&D experience. Experience in Leading world bank funded network projects and product development projects. Strong back ground in interpretation of analytical instrumental analysis of polymers and rubbers. Possess excellent communication and presentation skills. Have visited many countries and having international exposures. Very well acquainted with QMS as per ISO 9001 and LMS as per ISO 17025, & TS 16949. Active Member of BIS and ISO TC 45 and have participated in International standardization activities

Professional Experience

Dy. Director at IRMRA, Mumbai

India 
2010 – 2018 ( 8 years) 
Job Summary: 
Consortium Co-Principal Investigator for world Bank funded Project, Product Development, Compound Development and Quality Assurance, QM for Lab Management system.

Sr. Asstt. Director at Indian Rubber Mfrs. Res. Assn, India

India 
2008 – 2010 ( 2 years)
Job Summary: 
HOD [QMS & Trg. , Projects] CCPI for world Bank net work project [NAIP], Co-PI for another NAIP project, Rubber Compound and product development, Training and consultancy services.

Assistant Director & QM at Indian Rubber Mfrs. Research Assn

India 
2007 – 2008 ( 1 year )
Job Summary: 
HOD of Customer Service & Business Development, Testing and Evaluation, Technical Service Management, Quality Management, Training and consultancy, Project Leader for product development.

Sr. Scientific Officer at Indian Rubber Mfrs. Research Assn.

India 
1999 – 2007 ( 8 years)
Job Summary:
Section head of Physical Testing & certification, MR for ISO 9001 QMS, QM for NABL accreditation, Execution of R&D projects, Compound development

M.T at Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd.

India 
1998 – 1999 ( 1 year )
Job Summary:
Effectively handled production planning through computerized formulation control and achieved speedy response to process control personnel for enhanced productivity and quality.

Project Trainee at Fenner India Ltd., Madurai

India 
1997 – 1997
Job Summary:
Successfully completed a project entitled Development of RFL Based Bonding system for promoting adhesion between NR cover compound and Nylon / Cotton composite based Carcass, and thereby was awarded the M.Tech Degree.

Prof. K. V. Ramakrishnan

FINANCIAL MARKETS

B.Sc., LL.M (Mumbai University) CAIIB(I); 38 years experience in Financial Sector; 23 years in Reserve Bank of India. 15 years in STCI Finance Limited (promoted by RBI) as General Manager in Treasury & Credit areas.

Faculty: Financial Markets- Derivatives & Risk Management, Corp. Governance, Managerial Economics & Business Law

CAREER BACKGROUND

An Ex-RBI senior functionary with all around experience in critical departments including Public Debt Office, Exchange Control Department, Department of External Investments and Operations, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Public Accounts Department, Department of Currency Management and the Issue Department.

Part of the senior management team in RBI to set up the first debt market Primary Dealer in the country viz Securities Trading Corporation of India ( STCI) promoted by RBI with 51% stake.

Played a key role in the last 18 years as the Head of Operations for STCI & General Manager of the organisation.

Associated with Industry bodies and part of a number of RBI committees which have helped in the development of the Indian Debt markets

Thirty-nine years of rich experience both as part of the Regulator and as a market player in a highly competitive space.

A highly motivated individual capable of building top performing teams.

Played a part of as a Member of the following COMMITTEES :

1. RBI Standing Committee member for Real Time Gross Settlement ( RTGS).
2. RBI committee on Negotiated Dealing System (Order Matching) NDS(OM) for bonds trading
3. Customer Service Committee for Banks
4. RBI Committee for reviving National Institute of Bank Management.
5. FIMMDA (FIXED INCOME MONEY MARKETS & DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION) committees for laying down guidelines for issue of Commercial papers, Corporate bonds.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

1. Derivatives & Capital Markets
2. International Finance
3. Commercial Banking
4. Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
5. Mergers & Acquisition
6. Treasury Management

(iii) Associated with some corporates as consultant & board member Education Bachelor of Science(BSc), Mumbai University Master of Laws ( LLM ), Mumbai University

CAIIB (I)

Associated as a Guest Lecturer with RBI STAFF TRAINING COLLEGE at Chennai and NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BANK MANAGEMENT (NIBM) at Pune.

Attended numerous Training / Seminars / Conferences relating to Banking and Indian Debt Markets / Treasury both in India and abroad

( Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, Luxembourg, Gulf & Africa)

Prof.Brigadier GPS Cheema

DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL MBA PROGRAMS (CARDIFF MET.)

M.Sc.,AMP-MDI, Gurgaon, 37 years with Indian Army; Deputy General Officer Commanding, Kashmir Valley; Commander of Armoured Brigade; Colonel General Staff of Armoured Division; Director (Operation Logistics) HQ IDS-Secretary, Joint Operations Committee, under the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee

Faculty: Human Resources, Leadership & Mind Mapping

Education: MSc (Defence and Strategic Studies)

EXPERIENCE: 40 years

• Program Director, Undergraduate Programme, Universal Business School (April 2016 – to date). Entrusted with management and guiding BABMS students and faculty for Organisational Behaviour for all courses.
• Visiting Faculty for Organisational Behaviour, Universal Business School (Feb 2015 – Jan 2016). Delivered OB programs to BABMS and MBA students, from time to time.
• Head of Faculty for Leadership and Behavioural Science, School of Armoured Warfare (Mar 2013 – Feb 2015). Trained, motivated and groomed more than 1100 young officers and other ranks.
• Director, Institute of Leadership & Behavioural Science (Jan 2011 – Feb 2013) Responsible for curriculum development and effective teaching and training methodology & course delivery. Designing and implementing performance evaluation systems. Trained more than 1200 officers and other ranks, in Leadership and Behavioural Science.
• Deputy General Officer Commanding, (Feb 2009 – Jan 2011). Patron-in-Chief of 10 High Schools (including a Public School) in the Kashmir Valley. Was responsible for training and motivation of approximately 15,000 soldiers in Leadership & Self development in the war zone of Kashmir Valley.
• Commander of Armoured Brigade (Jan 2007 – Feb 2009). Responsible for the operational training and readiness of a force comprising 3000 personnel and warlike equipment & stores.
• Colonel General Staff of Armoured Division (Jun 2004 – Jan 2007) Chief Advisor to GOC for operations, security, training, information technology, satellite imaging, liaison, event management and management of critical warlike stores.
• Director (Operation Logistics) HQ IDS (Jul 2002 – Oct 2003) Performed as the Secretary of the Joint Operations Committee, the apex body in the country, worked directly under the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, for conceiving, planning and launching of joint operations by the three Services of India.
• Commanding Officer of Armoured Regiment (Sep 1999 – Jul 2002) responsible for training, motivation and operational readiness of a 700 soldiers.
• Adjutant Quarter Master General (Operations) (Jan 1999 – Sep 1999) Eestablished & managed ‘Logistic Nodes’ and movement of large convoys, containing thousands of tons of stores, supplies and ammunition.
• General Staff Officer–1 (Operational Planning) (Jun 1996 – Dec 1998). Operational planning and building infrastructure in war zone.
• Brigade Major of Independent Armoured Brigade (Nov 1994 – Jun 1996) Chief of Operations, training of personnel, security and equipment management.
• Instructor Class ‘C’ and other Important Appointments (Mar 1978 – Oct 1994), trained officers in Automotive and Tank Technology.

COURSES TAUGHT (Recent): BABMS (BA Hons. Business and Management Studies) and Master in Business Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Management

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Head-Discipline Committee 
Head- Outdoor Sports 
Head-Environment Club

Prof. Dr. Vidya Hattangadi

VISITING FACULTY - MENTOR & GUIDE (PH.D STUDENTS)

Doctor of Letters (University of Mumbai); Ph.D (University of Pune); MPM; MDBA; B.Com; Authored books on Entrepreneurship & Marketing Strategies. Fmr. Director of leading MBA Institutes & has 20 years of Industry Experience; Recipient of the “National & International compensium Eminent Educationist Award”, July 2009.

Faculty: General Management & Marketing Management

Dr Vidya Hattangadi PhD. is Director, Aspen Center of Excellence, SIWS College, Mumbai, Professor of Marketing Management at GuruNanak Institute of Management Studies.She is also management consultant at Prime Finvest and Leasing Ltd. She has 20 years industry experience in the area of Sales & Marketing and 14 years teaching experience.

She has been Phd guide in area of Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management at University of Mumbai, SNDT University, YCMOU and JJTU. She has more than 300 publications and author of 2 books.

Prof. Vijay Tandon

DIRECTOR (PGDM) AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ( SSM & UE )

MBA; B.Sc.; 16 Years Experience: 7 years in Marketing, 5+ years in Sales & 4+ years in teaching. Served as Marketing Consultant – South Asia for Magnus Health. Marketing Manager of GE Healthcare and worked for Tyco Healthcare & Astra Zeneca.

Faculty: Marketing

Biography

Prof Vijay Tandon is a highly self-driven, dynamic, committed, passionate and a focused individual with more than 16 years of rich, varied and Insightful experience, which is a combination of Industry, consulting & Academics. Currently, Vijay is serving at Universal Business School in the capacity of a Program Director for PGDM & International courses. Vijay started his corporate Journey with a MNC Pharma Company known as Astra IDL which is currently known as Astra Zeneca. At Astra IDL Vijay worked for six months and then left to accomplish a Management degree. Vijay successfully completed his PGDM course from MET, Mumbai with specialization in Marketing.

Post Management studies Vijay started his corporate journey with GE Healthcare, which is one of the most respected companies in the world. At GE Healthcare he served in the rank of a Territory Manager for a period of 5 years, but due to his strong inclination towards Marketing, later he switched to Tyco Healthcare which was a competition to GE Healthcare. At Tyco he served in the rank of a Product Manager for South Asia region for 1.5 years. Currently Tyco is known as Covidien Healthcare. Post gaining experience in the Marketing function he picked up an offer at GE Healthcare in the rank of a Marketing Manager South Asia and served at GE for a span of two years. Later to gain consulting experience he worked as a Marketing consultant at Magnus Health Pvt. Ltd. for South Asia region for a span of 3 years and then he shifted to academics, due to his strong passion towards teaching.

In the Academic space he has worked as a visiting faculty with different Institutes across Mumbai and as his core area is marketing, he has been teaching subjects like Marketing Management, , Product Management, Brand Management, Marketing Strategies, Principles of Management, Rural Marketing, Sales & Distribution Management, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Global Marketing Services Marketing, Innovation, contemporary issues in International strategic Management, B2B Marketing, Selling and Negotiation skills, Integrated Marketing Communications, etc.

Conferences – Academic & Medical

• Attended a two day Strategic Global Partner conference at Cardiff MET, London.
• Actively participated in various National medical conferences to name a few – IRIA Mumbai, IRIA Cochin, IRIA Agra, IRIA Patna etc.
• Actively participated in many regional/Local medical conferences to name a few – MRI Update, CT Update, ULTRA fest etc.
• Represented company/Product presentation at various Healthcare conferences/seminars.
• Conducted various Healthcare seminars/Workshops.

Marketing consultant: Magnus Health Pvt. Ltd

• Worked as a Marketing consultant at Magnus Health and in this role he was responsible for formulating Marketing strategies for South Asia Region and ensuring excellent implementation through sales force.
• Drive Branding initiatives like brand building & brand development.
• Coordinate and participate in promotional activities and trade shows and attend national and regional conventions, trade shows etc.
• Productively manage Marketing budget & track marketing expenses and provide analysis to Regional leaders.
• Prepare and plan, together with the sales channels, the market introduction of the new products, including promotion material.
• Plan programs and events (Conferences) to build strong relationships with healthcare personnel and develop KOL’s.
• Industry experience: GE Healthcare – Marketing Manager

• Marketing, Planning & Implementation.

Create and implement marketing plans, develop & execute strategies.

Develop and implement market and environmental assessments to gain insights for strategic and tactical plan development through greater understanding of current market dynamics.

Monitor, review and report on all marketing activity and report on all marketing results.

•Sales enablement

Communicate the value proposition of the products to the sales team and develop the sales tools that support the selling process of products.

Collaborate with Medical affairs and Regulatory affairs and develop Marketing inputs like Slide decks, posters and other promotional materials

•Expense management.

Approve sponsorships and deliver marketing activity within agreed budget.

Determine and manage the marketing budget

•Market place intelligence & Key opinion leader relationships

To assess and monitor competitor activity & modify marketing strategies appropriately to minimise competitor impact.

Build and maintain key customer relationships to develop key opinion leaders and reference base

Coordinate and participate in promotional activities and trade shows and Attend national and regional conventions, trade shows and symposia.

Drive market research, competitor and customer surveys.

•Sales & Marketing Support

Closely interact and work with the Global marketing team to develop & execute communication plans for both internal and external customers including: intra/internet based tools, sales collateral, conventions/exhibits,

•Relationship Management

Plan programs & events to build strong relationships with healthcare personnel, proactively establish & maintain effective working team relationships & work with functions like Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs.

Industry experience: Tyco International – Product Manager

• Marketing, Planning & Implementation.

Prepare Marketing plans & provide a working framework for optimal product positioning by team to achieve budgeted sales.

Develop sales support materials for product range.

• Expense management.

Manage product portfolio expenses within agreed budget.

Manage personal expenses within company guidelines.

• Market place intelligence & Key opinion leader relationships

Create & maintain portfolio of key opinion leaders.

To assess & monitor competitor activity & modify marketing strategies appropriately to minimise competitor impact.

Market Trend analysis and Tracking Competition and making counter strategies to be a winner & to fine tune-marketing strategies.

• Product Training & technical expertise

Train, Product Specialists Regional Managers & Business Managers.

Conduct pre & post training examinations to gauge knowledge & expertise uptake.

Conduct post training feedback to gauge recipient’s satisfaction & how to improve future training sessions.

To strongly place the product in the mind of the customer by training team on use of clinical papers and effective product presentations.

• Sales & Marketing Support

Develop & maintain quality & constructive relationship with Business Manager, Regional Manager & sales team.

Drive & monitor product-marketing plans through fieldwork.

• Sales Promotion

Organizing & conducting educational programs, seminars & conferences for the customers.

• Motivate team

Share success stories & campaign outcomes.

Industry experience: GE Healthcare- Territory Manager

• Develop and implement Strategic business plan to deliver budgeted sales for Contrast Media/Nuclear Medicine products.
• Responsible for Account management, development and retention.
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with medical institutions and generate regular business.
• Product positioning – To strongly place the product in the mind of the customer by effective use of clinical papers.
• Market Development- Identifying and targeting new prospects, Inventory Management, Forecasting sales, scheduling supplies to the end user and planning optimum inventory.
• Supporting the Marketing dept by providing regular market feedback.
• Customer Focus – Identifying the key Customers and acknowledging the needs, and providing solutions, thus ensuring customer satisfaction.
• To report any market development particularly competition.
• Orchestrating resources – using available resources like funds, personnel, etc and using it optimally to achieve the desired results.
• To ensure availability of products to end users, thus ensuring continuous consumption.
• To update and maintain sales data and other records.
• Ensuring excellent compliance to reporting systems

Prof. Elora Basumatary

DIRECTOR – INTERNATIONAL MBA PROGRAMS (CARDIFF MET.)

12+ years experience in the field of Business Development, Operations Management, Sales and Distribution, Marketing and Media Management in India and Middle East

Faculty: Entrepreneurship,Interated Business Communication, Distribution Management , India & Global Political Economy

Biography

12+ years experience in the field of Business Development, Operations Management, Sales and Distribution, Marketing and Media Management in India and Middle East.

She has been Phd guide in area of Marketing Management, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management at University of Mumbai, SNDT University, YCMOU and JJTU. She has more than 300 publications and author of 2 books.

Education

PGDM (Marketing), IIM Calcutta, India 
B.E (Electrical), MNIT, Jaipur, India 
Associate, Insurance Institute of India

Experience

Professional Experience- Education Management Industry

1. Organisation : Universal Business School

Place : Karjat, Mumbai, India

Duration : May 2016 till Date

Designation : Deputy Director- Cardiff Metropolitan University MBA Programme

Department : General Management-Pune”

COURSES TAUGHT (Recent)

• Integrated Business Communication
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Global Marketing
• Insurance
• Indian and Global Political Economy

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Programme Deputy Director- Cardiff Metropolitan University
• In Charge- Adjunct Faculty Management
• In Charge- Alumni Association
• In Charge, Girls Hostel-R3, UBS

Professional Experience- Insurance Industry

Professional Experience- Education Management Industry

2. Organisation : Indo-Arab Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers DMCC

(An associate company of Al Salam Insurance Services LLC, one of the oldest insurance broker houses in the UAE)

Place : Dubai, UAE

Duration : November 2013 to September 2015

Designation : Operations Manager

Responsibility : Branch Head

Setting up the brokerage firm and stabilizing the operations of the Dubai branch

Organising: Branch Operations, Manpower Recruitment and Training, Networking, Business Alliances, Compliance with Regulatory Authorities’ Requirements, ERP customisation and management in association with IT third party vendor

Organising: Branch Operations, Manpower Recruitment and Training, Networking, Business Alliances, Compliance with Regulatory Authorities’ Requirements, ERP customisation and management in association with IT third party vendor

Finance & Accounting: Cash flow, Payables & Receivables, Audit

• Underwriting
• Providing structured and need based competitive insurance solutions to clients
• Preparation and placement of slips in the GCC, African, Russian and London market
• Business Development/Techno-Marketing
• Selling to corporate clients
• Identifying, developing and managing business relations with insurers and reinsurers
• Identifying, developing and managing individual and corporate agents/channel partners for achieving wider sales
• Developing and Managing Sales Strategy, Media Planning & Ad Content and Direct Marketing Activities

3. Organisation : Salama- Islamic Arab Insurance Co PSC

(The largest Takaful (Islamic Insurance) company in the world)

Place : Dubai, UAE

Duration : October 2012 to October 2013

Designation : Broker Relations Officer (General Takaful)

Responsibility : Development and Management of Broker network for General Insurance

• Business Development, Underwriting and Team Management
• Understanding broker’s quote requirements and Coordinating with underwriters of various departments to provide the best quote
• Coordinating with policy issuance department for fast service to brokers
• Claims and Collections
• Coordinating with broker and claims department for the proper processing and settlement of a registered claim
• Coordinating with Finance and Accounting department of the company and broker house for timely collection of premiums

4. Organisation : Driesassur DMCC

(Insurance & Reinsurance brokerage firm and branch of Driesassur NV which is one of the oldest insurance brokerage house in Antwerp, Belgium)

Place : Dubai, UAE

Duration : December 2009 to October 2012

Designation : Relationship Manager

Responsibility : Provide Insurance & Reinsurance brokerage services and manage Key Account Clients and Reinsurers

• Key Account Management of Corporate Clients, Insurance and Reinsurance Companies
• Reinsurance Brokerage Services
• Assisting the CEO in preparation and placement of RI slips worldwide
• Accounts reconciliation, Payables, Receivables and Collections, Claims handling, Closings management
• Direct Insurance Brokerage Services
• Handling queries of sales team, walk-in customers and existing customers across departments – Property, Marine, Group Life & PA, Travel, etc.
• Smooth and fast service to clients with regards to quotes, policy issuance and claims processing
• Team Management and Business Performance Report
• Trained, supervised and directed a 3 member admin/underwriting team
• Tracking of 6 member Sales team and reporting updates to CEO
• Submitting monthly company business performance report and management information to the CEO and MD
• Finance and Accounting
• Accounts reconciliation, Payables & Receivables
• Assisting the Finance Manager with internal audit and at the time of Annual audit

Professional Experience- Others

5. Organisation : Mainao DG (Kolkata, India)

(Retailer and Reseller of accessories for PDA Mobile phones)

Duration : April 2006 to October 2008

Designation : Proprietress

Responsibility : Setting up the business establishment and developing market for Smartphones

• Entrepreneurship
• Setting up the business establishment and a retail store in Kolkata India
• Developing business for PDA and Mobile phone accessories and related products in the Indian market
• Setting up dealer network, managing the sales team and its strategy, promotional activities and pricing
• Import-Export, Compliance and Logistics all over India

6. Organisation : Mobile Time FZ LLC (Dubai, UAE)

(Ecommerce, IT and Software Application Developer Firm)

Duration : April 2004 to March 2006

Designation : Content Manager

Responsibility : Content Creation and Management

• Developing and coordinating database for PocketDirectory , one of its kind UAE specific mobile directory and search engine for Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone devices
• Copywriting and developing marketing materials like advertisement, brochure, technical manual, POP, website content, CD, help file, End-User guide, digital guide, flyers, etc.
• Developing PR articles and handling PR activities like Press Releases and Conferences
• Production of Ads and liaising with marketing department for sponsors’ contents for publishing in the directory

7. Organisation : Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (Mumbai and Patna, India)

(Ecommerce, IT and Software Application Developer Firm)

Duration : April 2004 to March 2006

Designation : Content Manager

Responsibility :

• Assistant to Divisional Consumer Sales Manager for sales call, sales data collection and analysis, customer visits
• Preparation of business proposals (discount and credit) for enhancing CRM and boosting sales

8. Organisation : Prodigy Systems JLT (Dubai, UAE)

(Solution provider and system integrator for IT Infrastructure and Structured cabling, CCTV, Audio-Visual and Digital Signage)

Duration : January 2009 to December 2009

Designation : Marketing Coordinator

Responsibility :

• Executive Assistant to Chief Marketing Officer
• Business Quote, tender proposal making, payment collections
• Liaison with all suppliers and clients; Coordination between different departments within the company
• Content development of all marketing materials like brochures, flyers and digital signage solution for clients

Prof. Mayur Phatak

IT HEAD

MBA(Media & Advertisement-Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research),B.E.Computer, 18+ Years experience in Information Technology.Founder of web oriented services for hosting,E-mail marketing and Backup solution.Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Expert.

MBA(Media & Advertisement-Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research),B.E.Computer, 18+ Years experience in Information Technology.Founder of web oriented services for hosting,E-mail marketing and Backup solution.Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Expert.

Faculty: IT head & Digital Marketing

MBA(Media & Advertisement-Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research),B.E. Computer with more than 18+ years of Software programming and Search engine optimization experience, Mayur has worked across the full integrated spectrum, from hardcore Software Development to Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and academics. He is the founder of Infobiz Solution those provides web services and servers solution across the world. He has developed many application software and web-based applications. Talented Search Engine Optimization strategist with expertise formulating pivotal first-page google index turnaround strategies and growing e-business as demonstrated through developing a fully integrated online email marketing campaign and Google Adwords and Blog posting.

EDUCATION:- MBA(Media & Advertisement-Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research) B.E.Computer (Dyneshwar Vidyapeeth, Pune )

COURSES TAUGHT (Recent):
Information Systems
Digital Marketing

Administrative responsibilities
Exam Controller ( management of all Course Final Exam Result Sheet )
Maintaining UBS IT infrastructure
Maintaining UK Cardiff Turnitin UBS student assignments
Maintain UBS Website
Maintaining analysis of Students Feedback
Manage Digital marketing club

Experience
14 Years – Industry
4 Years – Education

Corporate Profile:

• 1999 to 2005 Genesis Infotech PVt Ltd.- Software Developer
  Responsibilities:- Coding, Testing, Client Support
  Worked on Accounting Package(Tata Trust)
  Export Sea(Shipping Company)
  Import Air(Cargo and Logistic Company)
  Import Sea(Cargo and Logistic Company)
  HillDos(Accounting Package)

• 2006-2007 – Times of India – Software Developer
  Responsibilities:- Coding ,Testing, Online Marketing Data Collection Worked on TDYP.in Yellow pages

• 2007-2014 – Infobiz Solution – Founder
  Responsibilities:- Manage Web Services, Online Servers installation, SEO Design and developed many websites on Dot net platform as well as open source program like php, wordpress ,jumla etc.

• From 2014 – Universal Business School – IT Head & Associate Professor
  Responsibilities:- Manage Web Site with SEO, IT section, Internet Activity, Library Management, AICTE UBS account management,ubs.org.in email admin management, Responsible to Install new IT technologies for websites and classrooms.Achievement  – Developed UBS Online Digital E-Library to easy access from mobile and laptop. Developed UBS Digital Video Library.

Prof.Dr. Sourabh Chowdhuri

PROFESSOR - MARKETING

Management Professional with proven track record for over 15 years having expertise in business development and profit centre accountability.Core member of the top management team, involved in business restructuring & successful implementation of strategies for revenue & profit enhancement.Business Development, Key account Management and Channel Management expertise in FMCG, Telecom and Mobility Solutions Industry, handled turnovers worth INR 200 Cr plus annually.Launch specialist with successful launch experience of launching Airtel, Aircel and iphone business in Mumbai. Wide Exposure of successfully launching business verticals and companies, increasing market shares and capturing new markets Enterprise Sales.

QUALIFICATION

PhD (2014) in Management- “Consumer Behaviour in Telecom” – North Maharashtra University (NAAC accredited University “B” CGPA 2.88/5)

Master in Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in Marketing from Institute Of Management and Research of The North Maharashtra University in the year 1999. Stood second in University Merit Ranking.

Bachelor of Science (Physics) with specialization in Electronics from VZ Vaze Kelkar College, Mumbai University in the year 1997 scored First Class

Advanced Diploma in Marketing and Sales- NIS a Division of NIIT Ltd. 1996, CGPA score 8/10

Prof. Dr. Subir Banerjee

PROFESSOR - FINANCE

Dr. Banerjee a Senior Corporate Executive (with leading companies like BHEL, Coal India etc.) and accomplished Academician is joining us a President. He is a highly accomplished Professional with experience of 37 years in the assignments of Profit Centres comprising of Administration, Personnel Management, Finance, Commercial Law & Corporate Affairs & Project Management Skills with proven track record in handling high profile projects. He has significant knowledge in the areas of Financial, Commercial Management & Corporate Strategy. He has an established history of utilizing a fact- based, process-oriented approach towards reaching aggressive goals in support of cost, profit, service and organizational objectives. He has demonstrated this across the following industries Auto Components Manufacturing, Power Equipment, Ship Building, Casting, Fabrication, Forging, Chemical, Natural Resources (Mining), Consultancy and Education.

Dr.Bannerjee has a Ph.d in Rural Banking, MBA-Finance, Cost Accountant, Company Secretary and Law Degree. He is an Associate Member of The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and an Associate Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has taught at the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj, NMIMS, Sydenham (SIMSR), Indian Institute of Bankers & NITIE.

Prof.Dr.Avdhut Sukhtankar

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

MBA in Operations and Materials Management; PHD in Management.

Former Senior Vice-President with Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd. Worked at Senior Level with TATA Pharma, Bharat Serums and IPCA Laboratories.Certified Examiner for Indian Merchant’s Chamber – Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (IMC RBNQA).Over 40 Years of Industry Experience and 28 years of Teaching Experience in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Project Management, Vendor Development and Management, Total Quality Management, Productions, etc

Faculty: Operations Management, SCM, TQM, Productions Operations & Inventory Management.

Prof.Dr.Manjeet Anand

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Education

Ph.D. | University of Bombay | 1987

Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Arts): The theme of Revolt in West African Literature (written in English).

Diploma in Higher Education | University of Bombay | 1977

Stood second in the university.

MA in English Literature | Ravi Shankar University, Raipur | 1965

Bachelor of Arts | Sagar University, MP | 1963

Experience

Professor | Universal Business School | 2013 – Till Date

English Lecturer | Wilson College | 1981 – 1998

Part-time English lecturer | HR College | 1980 – 1981

English Lecturer | Durga Mahavidalaya, Raipur | 1965 – 1967

Substitute English Lecturer | Degree College Raipur | 1965

CERTIFICATIONS

Diploma in Interior Decoration | Kareer Institute of Art, Bombay | 1975

Assistant Teacher’s Second Term Course | Ohara School of Ikebana | 1981

Prof. Deepak Chawla

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Deepak Chawla is BE in Electronics and Power while holding diplomas in Financial Management, Marketing Management and Journalism.

He has an experience of 32 years in diverse functions such as Projects, Operations, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Strategy and Planning, and Human Resource Management. His expertise lies in M&As, divestments, stake sales, setting up new businesses, closure of businesses etc, Deepak brings with him prowess in areas of Change Management, Organisational redesign and integration, Organisation development, Organisation transformation, Leadership Development, Talent Management etc.

As CHRO – Reliance Infrastructure for 8 years, Deepak was responsible for leading and managing all aspects of a nearly 30,000 workforce covering businesses such as Power Distribution, Transmission & Generation, Defence, Metro, Roads, Airports, and EPC. Under him, Reliance Infrastructure won several international and national awards for various people initiatives, and was recognized as one of the “100 Most Talented Global HR Leaders” in 2015 and “Most Influential HR Leaders in India” in 2017, by World HRD Congress.

Deepak has been an active member of Rotary Club for several years, and held various key positions, including Club President, Assistant Governor etc. Widely travelled across the globe, Deepak was selected to lead a Group Study Exchange program to Pittsburgh, USA for five weeks. He was also part of a global team selected for a 3-week scholarship to Tokyo, for a program on cross cultural management.

Member of All India Management Association (AIMA), and Indian Society of Training & Development (ISTD), Deepak is a proficient Trainer and Speaker, and is regularly invited at various forums to speak on a variety of subjects. Deepak is also an accomplished author and poet and has published several books, including the popular fiction best seller, ‘Business As Usual’. His next novel, ‘Between You and Me’, is currently in pre-publication stage and due to be published soon.

Prof. MOHAMMED AADIL SALIM DALVI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR -OPERATIONS

Master of Management Studies (Operations) & M. Com (Marketing) from Mumbai University, Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certified  from International Academy for Certification & Training in collaboration with Continuing Education Programme (CEP), (IIT) Delhi, Diploma in Materials Management from Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Matunga. Cleared Ph.D Entrance Test, Pune University in Production & Operations Management. Total 7 years work experience; more than 2.5 years of industry experience and 4.5 years of experience in the academics as a full time Management faculty. Conducted more than 80 workshops & seminars on Soft skills; excellence in MS office (Excel, Word & Power Point), Web search tools & Corel Draw.

Prof.Dr. Harjit S. Anand

PROFESSOR - SUSTAINABILITY & GOVERNANCE

Harjit Singh Anand  is a former senior administrator in the Government of India and former co-president of the EuroIndia Centre,[1] Professor at the Centre for Study of Administration of Relief (Delhi) and President of the Working Group on Famine and Society of the International Sociological Association.

Education

1. Ph.D. on "the Directive Principles of State Policy and Attitude Orientation at the L.B.S. National Academy of Administration."
2. M.A. in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
3. B.A. Honours in Political Science with Economics from the University of Delhi.
4. Visiting Professional with the Overseas Development Group (ODG) at East Anglia; wrote a monograph on "Participative Socio-Economic Approach to Development" for ODG (UK).

Career

• After obtaining a BA (Honours) in Political Science with Economics, an MA in Sociology and a PhD in Administration, he joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1973. Among the various posts he has held, the following are particularly noteworthy
  Career Service with the International Labour Organization at its India Office for over two years as Mission Leader for the Informal Sector.
• Director General of the Haryana Institute of Public Administration from 2002 to 2005.
• As Member Secretary, leading the National Capital Region Planning Board to adopt an environmentally progressive policy and to finance innovative urban development projects with a Regional planning approach.
• Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation of the Government of India in which capacity he was instrumental in preparing the National Housing and Habitat Policy with a clear focus on social exclusion and inclusion and low income housing.

Prof.Vijay Sharma

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - LAW

Mr. Vijay Sharma
Independent Consultant and Faculty with 25+ years of experience.

Expert in legal aspects of Business drafting of Commercial contract, Sale of goods Act, Consumer protection Act, Intellectual property laws, Negotiable instrument Act, Company Act, Shops and establishment Act , Standard Weights and measurement Act ,Factory Act , Maternity Benefit Act, Gratuity Act, Sexual Harassments etc. competition acts.business and criminal liability .
 

Academic Credentials

• LLM from Kakatia University in 2012
• LLB from Jitendra Chauhan College of Law Mumbai in 1986
• B. Com. from M.L.Dahanukar College of Commerce, Mumbai in 1980

Prof.Dr. Chandan Thakur

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - MARKETING

Dr.Chandan Thakur

Dr Thakur has 15 + years of academic experience and has held positions of Professor and Director in his earlier engagements. He has published in numerous journals of repute in various facets of marketing and consumer behaviour and has a book on Marketing too. He has been Associate Professor with IMT at their Nagpur campus for more than 5 years before joining UBS. He brings a good number of years of teaching experience and excellence and will surely offer solidity to our Marketing Department and to UBS as a whole. Dr Thakur is BA(Eco) from University of Delhi, MBA from European University, DBA from SMC and PhD from UCN and has participated in numerous Faculty Development Programmes at IIMs and ISB to name a few.

Prof.Dr. R. S. Ghosh

PROFESSOR - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Dr. Ranjan S Ghosh

Ranjan S. Ghosh did his first post-graduation in Pharmaceutical Sciences from College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and awarded for submission his Dissertation project on Intellectual Property Rights. He has qualified AICTE approved PGDM program from the oldest Business School of the country i.e. IISWBM, Calcutta. He has served over 15 years in corporate journey as Manager and above specially Profit-unit-head. He has worked in the areas vide: - Technology Transfer, Commissioning of new projects, Strategic Sourcing and in Regulatory Affairs for both local and international regulated market.

He has qualified in Doctor of Philosophy during August, 2008 from Mangalore University which is NAAC Accredited and his thesis was in Supply Chain Management. He is carrying over 11 years academic career in Higher Education primarily in leading B-schools accredited by NBA and Private Universities qualified NAAC accreditation. He has reviewed 14 Research projects as a capacity of Supervisor and successfully organized National Research Convention, International Research Conference along with Release of ISSN No. Research journals. He has also organized Management Development programs in association with leading corporate, Market Research project by involving senior students, Faculty Development programs, Supply Chain Conclaves and also CSR projects.

During his last 11 years academic tenure, he has published many research papers and reviewed articles in Peer Reviewed journals and ISBN No. Conference Edited Books. The awarded papers were: A Study of Quality Vendors Evaluation for Effective Sourcing; Quality Management Practices in Pharmaceutical Industry; Strategic Sourcing: Challenges in Indian Pharmaceutical Generic Business; Supply Chain Optimization: Benefits to Retail and Customers; Brand India: A Global Destination; Supply Chain Re-engineering: Challenges in 21^st Century. He has also awarded by 13^th Supply Chain Asia Awards 2014 for his Research Reviewed articles on “Green Supply Chain Practices”.      

Prof.Leslie Rebello

PROFESSOR - HRM 

B.Sc.; LLB; PGDM, XLRI (Jamshedpur)

Prof. Rebello is a veteran of Human Resources Management and has trained over 30,000 Managers from 200 companies across Software, Petroleum, Engineering, Hospitality, Off-shore Drilling, Transportation, Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Textiles, Hospitals & Publications. He worked in Industry for 12 years as VP - HR at Sonata Software and GM – Personnel at Marico. 

He has served as an HR  Advisor, consultant and coach to the MD’s, HR heads at EXPO Gas,  CMI, ESSAR Group, Tata Group, SBI Funds Management,  Standard Chartered  Bank, Workhardt, RPG Group, Mahindra Group, Kilburn Engineering &  several other companies.

He has conducted training programs at Hindustan Unilever, BNP Paribas, Bayer, Century Rayon, Blue Star, Greaves Cotton, Hindustan Petroleum, ACC, HDFC, ABN AMRO, Emerson, A.C.Nielsen, IDBI, Unichem Labs, Cox & Kings, Gammon India, Anchor Electricals, Abbott Healthcare, Bharat Shell,  Godrej Consumer Products, BBraun Medical, Barclays Wealth, Otis Elevator, Raheja Universal,  Tata Group, NPCC Engineering, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corpn., Nuclear Power Corpn., South African Consulate and companies in Singapore, Dubai, Oman, Bahrain and many more.    

He has been teaching for 2 decades at SPJIMR, JBIMS, XIM, ISB-Hyderabad and Naval War College.

Prof.Manessh Ketkar

PROFESSOR - FINANCE

MA (Economics) & PGDM-Finance

Maneesh Ketkar is a banker turned advisor who has been offering Risk Management and Fund Raising solutions for companies and is an expert in offering alternatives for converting locked capital into a sustainable cash flow. He has 26 years’ experience in the markets. The first 22 years were as a direct participant of the market and the last 4 years the role has been more in an advisor & consultant primarily in Risk management.

Maneesh served as Chief Business Officer of United Stock Exchange of India where he developed the business across India and the Debt market segment. He served as Head – Debt & Credit markets at the French Bank Credit Agricole and as Head–Institutional Sales, Treasury at HDFC Bank.

He has worked in ICICI Infotech in Sydney, Australia and in leading institutions in financial services and Banking over the years viz. Reuters India, Credit Lyonnais, Peregrine Capital, Ashok Leyland Investment etc.     

He was a part of the NIBM team in 1992 that worked for the Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by Shri.R N Mirdha investigating the securities scam of 1992.

Prof.Amitabha Sinha

PROFESSOR - DATA ANALYTICS

IIT (Delhi); MBA (IIM Bangalore); Master’s Degree in Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications (Illinois Institute of Technology, (USA).

Prof. Sinha has worked for 22 years with Fortune 500 companies in North Americas, Europe and Singapore. He is a global expert in Big Data Engineering, Algorithm & Model Formulation to solve complex Business problems, Semantic & Lexical Analysis to create actionable Insights/ Dashboards, Enterprise Technology, Digital Transformation, Technology Direction, Design/Delivery & Implementation

He is currently serving as VP - Delivery and Analytics, India & SAARC at TCG Digital. He has worked with dealing organisations like ABP Group, American Bureau of Shipping, Ernst & Young, TCS, PwC and IBM.

He has received multiple Global Award wins in varied forums and events. He has been Key Note Speaker at Industry Forums like FICCI, Indian Chamber of Commerce, IIT & IIM Valedictory Programs. He has 5 International Patents and 11 publications in International Journals.

Prof.Dr.Kanaiyalal S.Parmar

PROFESSOR -FINANCE

Dr. Parmar is joined Universal Business School as Associate Professor in the department of Finance and Accounting. Prior to this he worked at PIBM and IBS Hyderabad. 

He has around two decades of experience in teaching, research and industry. He completed his PhD in Business Management with specialization in Finance area from ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad. Prior to this he has done MBA (Finance) from Pondicherry University, CFA and Diploma in Business Finance from ICFAI University.  

He published several research papers at ABDC and Scopus listed journals; and a case at The Case Center, the world’s largest case study publisher. His research interest includes corporate finance, risk management, and market microstructure. He teaches capital market related subjects like, Financial Risk Management, Security Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investment Banking, Market Microstructure and Financial Econometrics.

Prof.Dr.Raja R Choudhury

FACULTY – MARKETING PROGRAMS

Dr.Raja R Choudhary is a holder of dual doctoral degrees in Economics & Psychology and is certified by Harvard University (USA) and Yale University (USA). He is an exponent in disruptive and critical thinking and its applications in business and academics.

He has 32 years of relevant experience and proven credentials in business and technology consulting and performance management, executive coaching and mentoring holding multiple certifications in all facets of behavioral health and cognitive psychology from leading institutions around the world totalling to 74 AMA PRA category I credit points.

Dr. Choudhary possesses diverse experiences of consulting across several industry verticals as well as impact areas. Managed large engagements that involve multiple practices and technology verticals across India, Australia, South pacific, Africa & South Asia. Amongst many positions, he served as CEO of Xerox Corporation, Australia.

He has approximately 18 years + of experience in building and leading practices and business units and proven experience in performance management & executive coaching & mentoring – Key verticals include IT, Office Automation, Telecom, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Banking & Insurance, Automotive, Education & Healthcare & Behavioral Health.

He is a Visiting Professor at NITIE and was Ex Chief Happiness Officer, IIT Madras and distinguished Faculty at SPJIMR.

Raja was Director (Professional & Doctoral Programs) with S. P. Jain School of Global Management and was instrumental in launching their emerging technology and DBA programs before he took up the challenge of heading N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research to take it to greater heights with introduction of global management programs, international tie ups, action research, business incubation center, professional certifications in emerging tech areas. He was Principal Consultant to Dassault Systemes & a leading automation company in Pune. He served iFEEL as Director & Jaro Group as Mentor

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Faculty – Marketing Programs

Prof. Emeritus Dr.David Faulkner

D Phil, Oxford University,UK,Ex-Deputy Director, Oxford University Said Business School, Emeritus Professor of Strategy,Head-Strategy Consulting, Arthur D. Little Ltd., UK,Authored 13 Books,Emeritus Professor of Strategy, University of London

Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Kaushal

CO-CHAIR, ACADEMIC COUNCIL

BSc/MSc, Delhi University; MS & Ph.D., Iowa State University Vice President – Corporate Technology & Business Development, Tokyo Electron Ltd.; Established TEL’s Santa Clara Labs, California with partnerships with UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT & Imperial College.

Faculty: Faculty at University of Texas & Stanford University, USA.

Prof. John Kerr

LLB (Hons.) University of Glasgow, UK; CEO of Kerr Consultants, Former CEO, Edexcel Foundation (GBP 200 million), UK’s largest awarding body. Fmr. Vocational Director, Edge Foundation (GBP 80 million); Worked as a Lawyer at the London Stock Exchange, Financial Services Authority, UK & British Steel Corporation. Motivational speaker across Dubai, London, Bahrain, India and Singapore.

Faculty: Leadership & Change Management

Prof.Dr.Kaloyan Kolev

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, VARNA

Ph.D. in World economy and International economic relations. Faculty of Finance and Accounting at University of Economics, Bulgaria. Served as Co-founder and member of The Research Center on Globalization & FDI; Faculty at Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy; Kristianstad University, Sweden; Babes-Bolyai University, Romania & Katowice University of Economics, Poland. Awarded the Marie Curie Fellowship – University of Aarhus, Denmark. Published Research in several reputed International journals and conferences.

Faculty: International Trade, Macro Economics

Prof. Aleksandar Shivarov

UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, VARNA

Bachelor-International Economics & Business; Master – Economics; Ph.D. (Economics); 17 yrs. Experience. Served as Director, Centre for International Education; Project Coordinator, Black Sea NGO Network and Owner of Port Varna Ltd.

Faculty: Development Economics, Environment Economics

Prof. Dr. Massimo Bracale

PRESIDENT, SWISS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

BBE (Economics), Zurich Business School; MBA (Marketing), Swiss Business School; MBA (IB), University of South Australia; Ph.D. (Human Behavior), Newport University, California, USA. 20 years Swiss experience at Zurcher Kantonalbank, Zurich Stock Exchange, Ascom Telematic AG, Head of Customer Service Europe at Bally Management; Head of Debtor Department at University Hospital of Zurich, Direct Marketing Consultant at Swiss Post & Marketing Director at Mobile Solutions AG.

He is member of the Scientific Committee of the Institute of Higher Studies on Women and Professor of Leadership and Female Entrepreneurship at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. At the same time he runs a Master’s Program on Criminal Investigation and a Master’s in Intelligence Studies and Analysis at the European University of Rome. Expert in Women Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management in the 21st century. Further, he has been appointed Director Rome from the International Human Rights Association, United Nations. He was awarded the title of “Academician” at the European Academy for Economic and Cultural Relations of Rome

Faculty: Global Management and Leadership

Prof. Flavia Muzi Falconi

PROGRAM DIRECTOR MASTER IN LUXURY MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION AND BRANDING

Flavia has a strong international background, with an Italian and Swiss nationality, born in Buenos Aires and travelled across the world. Baccalauréat in Rome, where she then graduated with a First Class Degree in Business & Economics at La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Entrepreneur, Owner of My cup of Tea, External consultant, very exclusive events for luxury brands such as Bulgari and Armani. From 1996 to 2005 she was in Bulgari Spa, previously in charge for ATL projects working directly with the advertising agency and later, since 1998, she was the Senior Product Press Office Manager in Bulgari Spa. From 1991 to 1996, she was in Saatchi & Saatchi Rome working as an Account for brands from the P&G group. Through all her career she carried along also the Academic activities in the marketing and communication area with a specific expertise for the luxury industry.

Faculty: Program Director Master in Luxury Management, Innovation and Branding

Prof. Giovanni Luigi Manente

HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PROFESSOR OF STRATEGIC MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & ADVERTISING

Founding President and Creative Director of Made in Italy ltd, one of the most renowned advertising and marketing research agency in Italy. Member of TPP Italian Professional Advertising Association. He is also a partner of UNICOM, the Association of Italian Advertising Agencies. Guest lecturer at the Costantinian University in Rhode Island, USA and University of Urbino and Rome La Sapienza University in Italy. He is a passionate Marketing Consultant, ADV Script writer and ADV Music Composer.

Faculty: Marketing and Advertising

Prof.Tarundeep Singh Anand

MBA-SP Jain; Exec. Edu. Michigan B-School (USA); Tuck B-School (USA) & IE B-School (Spain), Ex-MD, South Asia & Member Innovation Board, Thomson Reuters.

Faculty: Innovation & Creativity, Strategic Management

Prof. Dr. Uday Karmarkar

CO-CHAIR, ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Ph.D., Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA; B.Tech., IIT Bombay Distinguished Professor in Decisions, Operations & Technology Management, L.A. Times Chair in Technology & Strategy, UCLA Anderson School of Management. Ex-Faculty, GSB-University of Chicago; Consulting at Aditya Birla Group, Eastman Kodak, Ford, GM, Hindustan Lever, IBM & Xerox. Published extensively in international journals including Harvard Business Review

Prof. Salma Nasr

Graduated in Fine Arts at Helwan University. Egypt, Pursuing HR diploma from Symbiosis. Worked 2 and half years in PC’s, Microsoft and HP sales account Manager.

Faculty: International Marketing

Prof. Camille Roussel

Prof. Anand Shringarpure

M.A. (Economics), M.Com (Management) – Mumbai University Over 15 years of Teaching Experience in Economics and Finance.

Faculty: Macro Economics, Managerial Economics and Finance

Prof. Ayaz Alladin

M.S (Psychotherapy & Counseling) – Indian Institute of Psychotherapy and Counseling; PHD (Psychotherapy) – International University of Complementary Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka Over 26 years of Industry and Teaching Experience in Business and Behavioral Trainings, Skills and Competency Development.

Faculty: Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management

Prof. Berjes Shroff

B.SC (Computer Science) – University of Portsmouth, UK; MBA; CISA, CGEIT – ISACA, USA Presently, working as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head – IT Security Compliance at Godrej Group.Over 20 years of Industry and Teaching Experience in IT, Networking, Training, Information Security, IT Governance and IT Security Audit.

Faculty: Management Information System and IT

Prof. Nomita Agrawal

M.Com (Accountancy) – Mumbai University, Cost and Management Accountant (ACMA); Associate Member, The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India Over 10 years of Teaching Experience in Accountancy and Finance.

Faculty: Management Accounting, Financial Management

Prof. V. Sivakumar

M. Stat – Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta; LLB – Mumbai University; DFS –Indian Institute of Bankers.Over 33 years of Industry and Teaching Experience at Nationalized Bank and Reserve Bank of India.

Faculty: Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology,Financial Management and Financial Markets

Prof. (Dr.) Avdhut Sukhtankar

MBA in Operations and Materials Management; PHD in Management. Former Senior Vice-President with Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd. Worked at Senior Level with TATA Pharma, Bharat Serums and IPCA Laboratories.Certified Examiner for Indian Merchant’s Chamber – Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (IMC RBNQA).Over 40 Years of Industry Experience and 28 years of Teaching Experience in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Project Management, Vendor Development and Management, Total Quality Management, Productions, etc

Faculty: Operations Management, SCM, TQM, Productions Operations & Inventory Management.

Prof.Virendra Gupte

Economics Honors – Mumbai University; Post Graduation in Law – Mumbai University; MBA.Presently, working as Consultant and Head – Trade Services and Chief Ethics Counselor with TATA International Limited (TATA Group) and Board of Directors in TATA GROUP.

Faculty: Business Environment and Indian Ethos for Management.

Prof. Reeta Gupta

Author and Communication Strategist
Partnered Industry Research
The Red Dot Experiment (April 2020)

Prof. Vidhya Srinivas

Faculty – Marketing & VP – Corporate Relations
Research Publication
Netflix, The Turnaround Story

Prof.Dr. Ranjan Ghosh

Director – Centre of Excellence (Supply Chain)
Research Publication
Strategic Sourcing: Challenges in Indian Pharmaceutical Generic Business

Prof.Dr. Raja Roy Chaudhary

Director – Academics & New Programs
Book Published
New Age Leadership – A Critical Insight

Prof.Brig. GPS Cheema

Program Director – Cardiff BBA
Conference Attendance & Journal Publication
3-Dimensional Holistic Development of Leaders

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Program Director – Cardiff MBA
Research Publication
Impact of Globalization: Country Analysis of France, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Switzerland

Prof. M.Guruprasad

HoD – General Management & Dy. Director - Research
Research Publication
Preference of Management Students Towards Social Media

Prof.Dr. Vivek Sharma & Prof.Ananth Iyer

Faculty - Finance
Research Publication
Fund of Funds Vs Large-cap and Mid-cap Mutual Funds: Which One to Invest?

Prof.Dr. Pranjali Madhur & Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

HoD – HRM / HoD - Operations
Research Publication
Interpersonal Communication & Its Impact on Job Satisfaction

Prof. Reeta Gupta

Author and Communication Strategist
Partnered Industry Research
The Red Dot Experiment (April 2020)

Prof. Vidhya Srinivas

Faculty – Marketing & VP – Corporate Relations
Research Publication
Netflix, The Turnaround Story

Prof.Dr. Ranjan Ghosh

Director – Centre of Excellence (Supply Chain)
Research Publication
Strategic Sourcing: Challenges in Indian Pharmaceutical Generic Business

Prof.Dr. Raja Roy Chaudhary

Director – Academics & New Programs
Book Published
New Age Leadership – A Critical Insight

Prof.Brig. GPS Cheema

Program Director – Cardiff BBA
Conference Attendance & Journal Publication
3-Dimensional Holistic Development of Leaders

Prof. Elora Basumatary

Program Director – Cardiff MBA
Research Publication
Impact of Globalization: Country Analysis of France, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Switzerland

Prof. M.Guruprasad

HoD – General Management & Dy. Director - Research
Research Publication
Preference of Management Students Towards Social Media

Prof.Dr. Vivek Sharma & Prof.Ananth Iyer

Faculty - Finance
Research Publication
Fund of Funds Vs Large-cap and Mid-cap Mutual Funds: Which One to Invest?

Prof.Dr. Pranjali Madhur & Prof. Sriram Ramshankar

HoD – HRM / HoD - Operations
Research Publication
Interpersonal Communication & Its Impact on Job Satisfaction