Board of Studies
Dr. Saroja Asthana
Secretary, IMS and Founder Director, MIBM
B.E., M.S. from Maryland, USA and Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur. Worked in XLRI, Jamshedpur, NML and NCL, CSIR labs. Published several articles in highly rated journals, guided Ph.Ds. and established Mulshi Group of Institute.
Area of Interest :
Advance Heat Transfer, Policy and Strategic Management
Dr. Pramod Kumar
President, Ignited Minds Society (IMS)
M.A. in Psychology from University of Allahabad and Ph.D. in OB from IIT Bombay. Held various research & faculty positions in IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad, XLRI Jamshedpur. Leadership positions as Research and Placement Chairperson at XLRI, Director Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune. He has established ISB&M in 2000. Dr. Kumar aspire to build a large and highly respected educational organization in India and globally.
Area of Interest :
Transformational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Power and Politics in Business Organizations and several other
Dr. D. K. Srivastava
Professor OB & HR, IIM, Mumbai
Dr. Srivastava has done his M.A. in Psychology from University of Allahabad and Ph.D. in OB from IIT Bombay. He has published lots of Research Papers in highly rated journals and also participated in several research projects. For Industry Connect he conducts MDP & UBP that is Unit Based Program regularly.
Area of Interest :
Organization Structure, Competency Assessment and Development Challenges of Millennial Workforce
Dr. Deepak Shah
Professor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
Dr. Shah is one of the most senior researchers at the Institute and has been working in the area of agricultural and rural economics over the last three decades. He specializes in agricultural and livestock economics and likes to work on agriculture policy, rural finance, technology adoption, infrastructure, horticulture and livestock development, marketing, cooperatives development, policies relating to climate change, and so on.
Dr. Anurag Asawa
Associate Professor, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
He has a huge list of publications such as books and book chapters, research papers, completed and ongoing projects.
Area of Interest :
Econometrics, Mathematical Economics
Ms. Arpita Gupta
Senior Analyst in Global Human Resource shared services center, TIAA
Arpita is a proactive HR Specialist and a seasoned Human Resources Specialist with over five years of in-depth experience in the tech sector, dedicated to fostering inclusive workplaces and enhancing employee experiences. Arpita is a certified POWER BI user and Workday expert
Area of Interest :
HR operations and strategic talent acquisition
Dr. P. Chandiran
Professor, Loyala Institute of Business Administration
Chennai and area chair of Operations. Dr. Chandiran has done B.E., M.B.A., Ph.D. from Anna University in Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Expert in modeling, he has done several projects successfully. He has taken Courses in Operations for International students of MBA (Social Entrepreneurship) at Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi in collaboration with ALTIS, Milan, Italy and courses in Accra, Ghana. (2011-14)
Dr. Manoj Pareek
Associate Professor, Bennett University, New Delhi, Educator and Researcher in Finance & BFSI Domain
Two decades of experience in the industry, encompasses various leadership and management roles, such as Vice President- Bancassurance-HDFC ERGO General Insurance, Area Manager, and Regional Product Manager.
Area of Interest :
Finance and BFSI, Healthcare Financing, Health Economics, Insurance and Risk Management
Dr. Preetha Menon
Associate Dean-Faculty of Communication, Associate Professor, Advertising and Branding, FLAME University, Pune
Dr. Menon holds a doctorate degree in Management Studies from IIT Madras. She also holds an M.M.S. degree (Marketing) from University of Mumbai and PGD in Advertising and Marketing from Xavier Institute of Communication. Prof. Preetha’s current research includes consumer neuroscience and experimental research on advertising and branding topics. She is well published in international journals of repute like European Journal of Marketing, Journal of Strategic Marketing, International Journal of Innovation Science, Media Watch amongst others.
Area of Interest :
Consumer neuroscience and experimental research on advertising and branding topics.
Dr. C. M. Dwivedi
Group CHRO and Director, Jivika Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Consultant and advisor-MSME and Public Private Partnership- NITI Aayog, Govt. of India
Dr. Dwivedi has a rich experience: 27 years in Research and Academics, Niti Aayog – Government of India has recently appointed Dr Dwivedi as its Advisor and HR Consultant for MSME Sector and Public Private Partnership Projects.
Dr. Mahendra Ramdasi
Director, Enterprise Agile Transformation Consulting Practice at Agile Cockpit based in Palo Alto, California.
He has developed several high profile software’s and is technocrat of first order.
Area of Interest :
Statutory Audits, Internal Audits and Due Diligence Reviews, strategic decision making
Mr. Clifford Mohan Pai
Executive Director-Christ University, Bangalore. Clifford is a Former VP HRD Infosys BPM Ltd
An HR Expert with three decades of experience worked across Senior Leadership roles across multiple industries namely - Service, Biotechnology, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, IT- ITES and start up environments. Managing HR in alignment with strategic business needs, building capacity for transformation & change. Being a prominent & respected Global HR Leader, He is passionate about Coaching and mentoring.
Area of Interest :
HR Consulting, Coaching & Mentoring, Employee Relations and Employee Engagement
Ms. Sonali Kadam
Faculty at MIBM
A faculty at MIBM, Sonali has done her M.Tech from IIT Kharagpur. She is a passionate researcher and has gained acumen in several administrative areas like organizing International Conferences and high level meetings.
Area of Interest :
Gamification, IoT and Statistics based studies
Dr. Vilas Pharande
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from COEP, Pune Currently working as Executive Director, MIBM, Pune
Dr. Pharande has published several papers and have done several consultancy projects. He is recognized Ph.D. Guide. He also has several patents to his credit. A passionate academician also has acumen in administrative work.
Area of Interest :
Finance