List of Faculty

List of Faculty

At GIBS, our faculties are not just renowned academicians but also accomplished scholars with practical experience from various industries. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge, experience, and practical expertise from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that our students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for success in their chosen fields. Our faculties are passionate about teaching and are dedicated to helping our students achieve their goals. They provide individualized attention and support to each student, ensuring that they have the tools they need to succeed.

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Mr. Ritesh Goyal - Founder & MD - GIBS B School, IIM-B, PGDM - Marketing & IT, Motivational Speaker & Business Coach

Area of Specialization: Leadership, Public Speaking & Entrepreneurship

Experience: He is a Motivational Speaker, Business Coach & An Author. He has delivered 500+ Talks to Corporate Employees, Leaders, Students and Entrepreneurs.
He has been hosted by Several Top Universities. He has also been hosted by Many Startup forums, and Corporate such as BNI Champions Chapter (the World’s Largest Chapter of 120 Highly Successful Entrepreneurs), Inspiration Unlimited and many more. He has addressed more than 50000 audiences.
He and His Team of Entrepreneurs are hosting a very successful BMP (Business Mastery Program) for Students & Startups.

He has been awarded "India's Top 40 Under 40" in Education 2021, Best Educationist Award by Sharmila Tagore in World Education Summitt, Featured in Hindustan Times, Business World and Times of India, Interviewed on Multiple Platforms, Appointed as an advisory board for Global Business Federation, Dubai & India and Many more...

His Life Story and Articles on Entrepreneurship are covered by many media houses like Hindustan Times, ANI News, TOI, Business world, Business Standard, Zee 5, Yahoo and more..

"FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE, WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS"

For more details about Ritesh Goyal please visit www.riteshgoyal.in

Courses Taught: Leadership, Public Speaking, Executive Coaching & Entrepreneurship

Research Interests: Life Coaching, Career Development Coaching, Public Relations, Brand Consulting, Educational Consulting, Management Consulting

GIBS Business School Dean & Principal Dr Jayanta ChakrabortiProf. Jayanta Chakraborti, B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), MBA, MA (Economics), Ph.D

Dean & Principal

Area of Specialisation: Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Fintech, Economics, Artificial Intelligence

Educational Qualifications: PhD in Business Analytics & Digital Marketing from NIT Agartala, MBA in Marketing & Finance from IMI Europe, MA(Economics) from Devi Ahilyabai University, Indore, B. Tech from NIT Agartala.

Experience: With over three decades in the Steel, Education, and IT industries, Dr Jayant’s career is marked by strategic projects for top-tier clients like Coca-Cola USA, Henkel Germany, Colgate Palmolive and Marubeni Japan, among others. His professional journey extends across global cities from Switzerland to New Delhi, enhancing his cross-cultural expertise. Collaborating with esteemed faculties from Harvard and London Business School, he has conducted workshops worldwide and trained over 5,000 professionals in Asia and Europe. As an author, his contributions include notable works such as Digital Marketing 2.0, HR@Analytics, Fintech 5.0, E-Commerce & Internet Marketing and The Digital Entrepreneur. His research papers have been published in Emerald, Taylor & Francis and Springer Journals. He has received several best paper awards in conferences held at IIM Indore, IIM Shillong and others.

 

Courses Taught: Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy and Business Research

 

Research papers:

  • A Study to analyze the effectiveness of using Big Data Analytics in Banking Industry
  • A Study to analyze the effectiveness of using Big Data Analytics for On-Demand Marketing
  • A Study to understand the effect of rising NPAs in Indian banks on the Indian economic growth
  • Role of Media in Creating Brand Equity
  • Will Automation and Artificial Intelligence Disrupt the Future Workplace?

Prof. Bharath Gopalan, B.Sc (Physics), M.Sc (Psychology), MBA (HRM), Dip T&D

Professor & Chief Process Officer

Area of Specialization: HRM: Talent Management, Learning & Development, OB,

Educational Qualification: BSc (Physics), MSc (Psychology), MBA (HRM), Dip T&D

Certifications

Experience:  Has around 13 years of experience in Operations Management Research (BARC), steel and chemical industries and 23 years in leading and steering HR and L&D Practices in Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran, BFW, Hyundai Motors and Ramco Cements

Courses Taught: HRM, IHRM, and Materials Management

Research Interests: International HRM

DR. A.R. Vijaya Chandran - LLB, MBA(Double), PG Dip FTM, PG Dip Accntcy, Ph.D., LLM

Prof and Program Chair, Educational

Educational Qualification: LLB, MBA(Double), PG Dip FTM, PG Dip Accntcy, Ph.D, LLM(Cyber Laws) NALSAR Hyderabad

Experience: More than 21 years in academics in various capacities

Courses taught: HR, OB, Industrial Relations, Employee Relations, Labor Laws, and Financial Laws.

Research Interests: HR/OB, Laws, Industrial Relations.

DR. Sankar Mukherjee - Ph.D

Associate Professor

Area of Specialization: Digital Marketing

Educational Qualification: PhD in Marketing management

Experience: 13 years in Industry and 10 years In academic

Courses Taught: Digital Marketing,

Research Interests: Environmental,  Social and Governance (ESG)

DR. AVR Mahadev - B.Sc, M.Sc, PGDBM, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Marketing and Sales Management

Educational Qualification:  B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry, M.Sc. in Chemistry from Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, PGDBM from Institute of Public Enterprise, PhD from Jain University in the area of Retail Sales Management.

Experience: Dr. AVR Mahadev has been in the area of Channel Management, Retail Sales, Sales Strategy, and Sales Promotions in development and implementation for 11 years across the formats in the Telecom service providers, Insurance, and Telecom Software industries with companies of Airtel, Tata Communications, HDFC and Geneva Software Technologies. He has also been in the AWS Cloud computing solutions offerings and built Customer Relationships. He has been a trainer and consultant for a few assignments in the retailing and sales skills areas.

He has been teaching Marketing for the MBA and other postgraduate programs for the last 15 years at the International School of Business Excellence, Jain University, Christ University, and GIBS Business School. His expertise in the industry has been the stronghold for bringing the practice of Marketing into the classroom. An acknowledged mentor and goal counsellor with various personality tools, he has been a major contributor to the students in the industry readiness and their fitment to match industry and environment expectations. With very strong relationships in necessary networks in the industrial domain, he has been the right interface for academia to shape the output to the students.

Courses Taught: Marketing Management, Marketing of Banking and Financial Services, Brand Management, The Art of Selling, Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Marketing Strategy, Retail Management Consumer Behaviour, Business Economics, Search Engine Optimisations, Social Media Marketing, E-commerce

Research Interests: Channel Management, Salesperson behaviour, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Management

Dr. Siddanagouda Policepatil - B.E, MBA, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Finance, Quantitative Techniques.

Educational Qualification: BE (Mechanical) from BVBCET, Hubli, MBA (Finance) from Manipal Institute of Management, MAHE, Maipal, UGC-NET (University III Rank), K-SET (University I Rank), Ph.D (University 1st Rank in Entrance Examination) (Risk Management in MSMEs) from Karnataka University, Dharwad, AFRM (Advanced Financial Risk Management) from Indian Institute of Management, Banaglore.

Experience:Dr. Siddanagouda Policepatil is an alumnus of IIM-Bangalore, wherein he has done     one-year executive program on Advanced Financial Risk management. He has in total 15 years of work experience, out of which 12 years is in academics and 3 years in corporate. He has organised various national level conferences, Seminars, Faculty Development Programs and Management Development Programs. He has published several research articles at national and international journals. He has also presented number of research articles at national and international conferences. He has been consistently rated as the best faculty at various institutions.

Courses taught:

Finance Domain: Financial Derivatives,  Financial Management, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, International Financial Management, Financial Services and Institutions, Indian Financial System,

Quantitative Techniques: Statistics for Management, Operations Research.

Research Interests: Risk Management, Financial Derivatives, Capital markets, Equity analysis.

Research Interest: Risk Management, Financial Derivatives, Capital markets, Equity analysis.

Research & Publications:

Papers Published

  • Policepatil, S & Ramanjaneyalu, N., (2022). An empirical study of Co-integration and Casual relationship between Indian Capital Market and Banking Sector, Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 28(03), 126-136. (ABDC- C Category)
  • Policepatil, S. (2021). The effect of M-banking service quality and customer satisfaction by private banks in Bangalore, Journal of Fundamental & Comparative Research, 8 (2), 541-546. (UGC Listed)
  • Policepatil, S & Ramanjaneyalu, N., (2020). Risk Management in MSMEs and its Influence on Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation, Alochana Chakra Journal, 9(10), 697-711 (UGC Listed)
  • Policepatil, S & Ramanjaneyalu, N., (2020). Risk Management in Small and Medium Enterprises: A systematic Review. Our Heritage, 68(30), 2334-2351. (UGC Listed)
  • Policepatil, S & Pol, N. (2019) A Systematic Study on Credit risk management policies and practices with special reference to Cooperative banks of Bangalore City. Adalya Journal, 8(10), 12-19. (UGC Listed)
  • Policepatil, S & Dattathreya (2019) : A Study on Comparative Analysis of the Old Tax System to the GST in India. SS International Journal Of Economics And Management. 9(1), 220-232. (Internationally Indexed Journal)
  • Policepatil, S, (2015), Understanding of Stop-loss and its Awareness among Day Traders in Hubli City, Journal of Management, IT & Commerce, 1(1), 89-97
  • Policepatil, S. & Parwati. P (2015), Effectiveness of sales force and Distribution of Parle products in Hubli, IEMS Journal of Management Research, 4(2), 79-90

Book Chapter Published

  • Title – “   The Effects of Workplace Incivility on Employee Voice Behaviour in EdTech Companies: Implications for HRD Research and Practice “
  • In Book Title: EdTech Economy and the Transformation of Education
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • Year: 2022
  • Page No: 168-186¡
  • Link: DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8904-5

Dr. S. Chitradevi, M. Com, MBA, M. Phil, PGDCA, PhD

Assistant Dean

Area of Specialization: Finance, Tax, and Accounting

Educational Qualifications: Ph.D. in Finance from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, TN. (Full-time Research scholar).  M.Com (Commerce), MBA (Finance), M.Phil. (Marketing), PGDCA (Diploma in Computer Application).

Experience: Dr. Chitra Devi has been teaching since 2008 before her Ph.D.  She worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at T John Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore for 3 years. She worked as an Associate Professor for 9 years at the PG Department of The Oxford College Business Management, Bangalore, and headed the M. Com department. She has also guided several students to publish papers and present at conferences. She presented more than 40 papers at International and National conferences and she has published more than 45 research papers in UGC and Scopus as well. She conducted many FDPs session for various colleges as a resource person.

Courses Taught: Accounting for Managers, Corporate Tax Planning and Management, Research Methodology, Customs and GST, SCM, IFRS, and Direct tax.

Research Interests: Finance, Marketing & Accounting.

PROF. Ribhu Ray - B.E, M.Tech

Controller of Examinations and Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Operations Management

Educational Qualification: B.E / M.Tech

Experience: 1 year industry and 9. 5 years teaching

Courses Taught: Operations research, Statistics, production operation management, manufacturing management, production planning and control, business mathematics, Operation management, project management

Research Interests: Operations Management

PROF. Arun Kumar N - B.E, MBA, Master in Data Science

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization:IT & Analytics

Educational Qualification: MBA (Information Systems), BE (Computer Science), PMP@ (Project Management Professional), Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

Experience:

  • 25+ years of comprehensive experience in Information Technology Industry with AD (Application Development) and AMS (Application Maintenance & Support) areas
  • Over 6 years of Project Management and 7 years of Program Management experience and managing multiple projects, customers & teams located in different geographies
  • Diverse exposure to various Industry Verticals including Banking, Education, Financial, Telecom, HR, Retail, Healthcare, Insurance and Internal Transformation
  • Exposure to working with International Customers US, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, The Netherlands, Greece, Spain, South Africa, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Norway and managed teams located in US, China, Brazil & Philippines
  • Hands-on experience in C, C++, COBOL, JCL, Informix, Unix, Testing and managed teams working on Java, J2EE, XML, HTML, Java Script, VC++, VB.NET, PHP, Lotus Notes, Mainframe, Oracle, DB2, Datastage, BI & DW (Business Intelligence & Data warehouse), Cognos, WCS (Websphere Commerce Server), WMB (Websphere Message Broker)

Innate understanding of SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) Platform, Digital Marketing, Big Data & Hadoop Platform, SPSS, Data Science and Data Visualization techniques

Courses taught:

  1. Project Management
  2. IT for Managers / Business
  3. Operations Management
  4. Software Engineering & PM
  5. Data Warehouse & mining
  6. Computer Application for Business
  7. e-Commerce
  8. Data Visualization Techniques using
  9. Tableau
  10. IBM Special Courses on IT – SPSS
  11. Cognos BI Analytics
  12. Data Science (using Python)
  13. Advanced Business Analytics with SPSS
  14. Management Control System
  15. ERP Application using Tally
  16. BI and DW
  17. AI & ML
  18. Advanced Excel

Research Interests: Business Analytics and Machine Learning 

 

PROF. Partha Sen - B.E, MBA, Master in Data Science

Professor of Practice

Area of Specialization: Analytics Python

Educational Qualification: Engineering graduate from NIT Surat, MBA from NIT, Durgapur and Master in Data Science from NorthWestern University, Chicago

Experience: As an AI product developer he has created 15+ prototypes and his shipped product KAI (SAP-based AI SaaS) which has bagged the best innovation award from 3M, USA. He is exHSBC and his 18 years of experience includes Investment Strategies, Data Science, Generative AI, and AI architecture. His wealth tech Innovation(patent pending: 202231047262) is in the prototype stage. He is a Professor of Practice at GIBS, Bangalore, and presently AI advisor to  ESGlytics.IO for SAP, Graph and Gen AI based product development.

Courses taught:  IRE - Entrepreneur Research, Python

Research Interests: AI governance, AI in ESG and Entrepreneurship 

 

PROF. Sudindra V R -B. Com, MBA, CFP, Ph.D

Assistant Professor - Finance

Area of Specialization: Finance

Educational Qualification: B.Com- Kuvempu University, MBA-Finance, Bangalore University, Completed CFP- Certified Financial Planning from Financial Planning Standards Board, UGC-NET, Ph.D – Management: Finance

Experience: 19+ years of experience Professional in Finance with a demonstrated history of working in the Banking/FinTech/Training/higher education industry. Worked with Ocwen Financial Services, HSBC Bank, Mzone Financial Services, and reputed Management Institutes. Skilled in Fintech, Consulting, Financial Literacy and Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, and Investment.

Courses Taught: Financial Management, Cost Management, Investment Management, Derivatives and Risk Management, Corporate Regulations and Business Environment

Research Interests: Personal Financial Planning, Financial Literacy and Investment

PROF. BALA SULUGUNDI CMA-US, ACMA, FIPA

Area of Specialization: CMA/CPA/ACCA. Motivational Speaker, Corporate Trainer.

Experience: Prof. Bala Sulugundi has an experienced executive with more than 24 years of progressive expertise in the Accounting/Financial Management of Electrical, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas industries, enjoyed an international corporate career and made a bid adieu.

* With an in depth knowledge of best practices standards I possess the ability to increase learning quotient for budding young professionals who pursue international accounting professional qualifications like CMA/CPA/ACCA.

*Possess strong knowledge in vital areas like US GAAP, IFRS, SOX, FCPA, Ethics & compliance issues. Deliver exceptional corporate programs on these topics.

Courses Taught:   Coach-CMA/CPA/ACCA.

Research Interests: US GAAP, IFRS, SOX, FCPA,

Prof. Lakshmi Hyma, M. Com, MBA.

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Finance and HR

Educational Qualification:  M.Com (Finance), MBA (Finance & HR).

Experience: Ch. Lakshmi Hyma has over 17 years of Teaching Experience.  She worked as an Assistant Professor and HOD in the Department of Commerce at Maris Stella College, Vijayawada. She worked as an external faculty at the BBA Department of Christ University Bangalore. She worked as Associate HOD in B.Com and BBA departments at The Oxford College of Business Management. She has also guided several students for M.com & BBA projects. She presented and published papers at various national and international conferences.

Courses Taught: Accounting for Managers, Fundamentals of Accounting, Financial Accounting, AFM, FM, Business Research Methodology

Research Interests: Finance, Accounting & HR

Prof. Hari Prakash Karcherla, B.Com, MBA

Professor of Practice

Area of Specialization: - Marketing and Innovation

Educational Qualification: -B. Com from Nagarjuna University (Andhra Pradesh), MBA from Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Experience: Has been with the industry for three decades working for the top corporates in India and in West Africa. Held senior leadership roles in companies Viz., MRF, Tata Motors, CEAT Tyres, Valvoline Cummins, Gillette, etc. Was instrumental in developing INNOVATIVE marketing ideas at CEAT (CEAT CRICKET RATING) and in starting branding through cricket at Valvoline by associating with IPL and Virat Kohli as brand ambassadors.

 

Courses Taught: Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, and Innovation

 

Research Interests:  Consumer Behaviour and Brand Management.

Prof. M Sowmya B.E., MBA., PGDFT., (Ph.D)

Controller of Examination & Head - IQAC

Area of Specialization: Finance and Marketing

Educational Qualifications: PGDFT (Foreign Trade), MBA (Finance & Marketing), B.E(Computer Science), (Pursuing Ph.D)

Experience: Ms. Sowmya has been teaching since 2009, She has taught in colleges affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, and Bangalore University. She has published papers in UGC care and Scopus listed journals. She has won prizes and awards for the result, achiever of the month twice. Consistently she is in the toppers list for student feedback.  She has remarkably shown a greater involvement in her work and positions held. She has been a resource person for a national-level seminar.

Courses Taught: Quantitative Techniques, Operations research and operations.

Research Interests: Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Perception.

Prof. B N ARUN, M. Com, MA (Eng), PGDM, CA

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Finance

Educational Qualification: M. Com, MBA, PGDM, PGPM, MA (Eng), CA

Experience: Has a good mix of Industry and academic experience. In the industry was working for various financial institutions and as a faculty member worked at Christ University, ABBS, BNMIT, and currently with GIBS Business School

Courses Taught: Various Finance related subjects like AFM, FM, BF Taxation

Research Interests: Financial Management and Taxation

Prof. Kiran Babu C V, BE, PGDBA 

Professor

Area of Specialization: Digital Technologies, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Tableau, Power Bi, Business analytics.

Educational Qualification: BE from PESIT, Bangalore, PGBA, SCDL, Pune

Experience: Mr Kiran with 21+ years of IT Industry Experience has been handling project delivery across many countries including, the US, UK, Brazil, and Japan. He has been teaching Machine Learning, Data Science to both academic & corporate audiences in the form of full courses, crash courses, and MDPs.  He is on the expert panel of the Syllabus board for various universities. He has been associated with IIM, Lucknow, IIT, Guwahati, LPU, Jalandhar, and Reva University to name a few in addition to GIBS.

Courses Taught: Data Science, Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Tableau, Python. R, SQL

Research Interests: Machine learning and Big Data in Biomedical and Health informatics.

Prof. Antarpreet Singh, B.E. M.B.A. (PhD)

Professor

Area of Specialization: AI adoption in HR, Digital transformation of HR, Designing & Building corporate academies, Blended education models (management education), Strategic human capital development

Educational Qualification: B.E. (Electrical Engg.), M.B.A. (University Gold Medalist), PhD (pursuing from IIM-Indore)

Experience: - He is a techno-business strategist cum academician with 37 years of experience with global technology companies and premier B-Schools. He held top/senior leadership positions with Alcatel Lucent, Lucent AT&T, Fujitsu, Tellabs, Reliance Jio, and the Indian School of Business (ISB). In his role as Director of R&D with Lucent AT&T and later Alcatel Lucent, he spearheaded technology transformation initiatives in the CDMA network in the USA. Later, he moved to global corporate education within Alcatel Lucent and held the position of Asia Pacific head with Alcatel Lucent university (24 campuses in APAC). He later set up a countrywide Jio university as a Chief Learning Officer of Reliance Jio. He moved to the management education space in 2018 with ISB (Hyderabad) and spearheaded initiatives to set up ISB digital campus. He has been associated with IIM-Lucknow (Executive programs), MDI (Gurgaon), and Amity University Online MBA (Global). He also conducts master classes & management development programs for CEOs, CHROs, and senior/mid-level professionals in the industry.

Courses Taught: HR & Digital Transformation in HR

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence adoption in HR, Human-Machine collaboration, Digital Leadership, Digital Transformation in post Covid19 era, Strategic HRM, and Future skills.

Prof. Shankar Iyer, B.Sc, MBA.

Professor

Area of Specialization: Sales, Marketing, International Marketing, International Business

Educational Qualification:  B.Sc, MBA

Experience: Mr. Shankar Iyer has over 20 years of experience in the industry (13 years abroad in MNC) in Sales, Marketing, and Customer Development functions in FMCG/Consumer Electronics, Dairy/, Home & Personal Care, Foods & Beverages/Real Estate in MNCs (ONIDA, Titan Watches/Unilever Arabia/Cream line Dairy in India and other countries Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Nigeria. He rose to the position of Vice President and then ventured into his own. In academics, he has over 10 years teaching Management related courses.

Courses Taught: Consumer Behaviour, International Marketing, International Business, Marketing Analytics, Brand Management, Advertising Management, Sales Promotion

Research Interests: Sales, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour 

Prof. Shreedhar Deshmukh, B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech. MBA

Professor

Data Analytics and Technology – Alliance University

Area of Specialization: Data and Business Analytics with R and Excel, Statistics, Research Methodology, Technical: Proficient in Python, R, ML Algorithms, Ms-Excel, Adv, Excel, Data Analysis Tools, Vlookup, Hlookup, Macros, VBA, Data Analytics using R, SPSS, Python, SAS. Python, ML, R, SQL, PySpark, Pandas, WxPython,

Educational Qualification:  B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech. MBA(P)

Experience: Has around two decades of industry experience in industry and B-Schools and has successfully conducted corporate Training related to Data Science and Experiential learning at reputed companies and B-Schools like NMIMS, Mumbai, Alliance University, Bangalore, ABBS Bangalore, National School of Business, etc..

Courses Taught: Business Analytics and Data Science related

Research Interests: Wireless Sensor Networks, Digital Business, Cloud ERP Systems

Prof. Mohan Kumar, BE (Electrical), MBA (HR)

Professor

Area of Specialization: Human Resources, Leadership, Management and Digital Business

Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and MBA in Human Resources

Experience: Mohan Kumar has 34 years of IT experience spanning Global organizations and has over years of Learning &Development and Teaching Experience. His area of expertise is in Digital Technologies and deeply engaged with competency development, setting up Innovation centres globally, campus ambassador and holds pre-placement and is part of the Interview panels. Mr Mohan provides mentorship to students pursuing their projects and publication. He has conducted various FDP and MDP sessions. Mr. Mohan is on the Board of studies, IQAC  and is also a member of industry-academia advisory committees for several colleges & universities and contributes to AICTE, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) assessments representing the Industry.

Courses Taught: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence subjects, Project Management, Technology for Managers, Digital Business, Business Analytics, Industry Readiness, Orientation programs

Research Interests: Human Resource Management

PROF. KIRRON BINDU, M. Com, CMA of ICAI

Professor of Practice

Area of Specialisation: Management Accounting and Finance

Educational Qualifications: Cost and Management Accountant CMA from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India , M.Com ( Banking and Finance ) & Data Analytics Certification from IIM Rohtak

Experience: Mr Kirron Bindu has been teaching since 2003 and has taught in India and France in AACSB, AMBA and Equis-accredited Business Schools.  He is now associated with GIBS and teaches International Finance in the PGDM program. He has presented papers in an International Conference organised by ESC Clermont in France. . He has also guided several students to publish papers.   He has been associated with an Accelerator called Kyron wherein he has guided over 3 dozen tech startups and has Valued the companies incubated at Target Accelerator He has offered corporate training in Oracle, HP, Ashok Leyland and Northern Trust.  He has authored over 30 equity research reports . Since 2007 he has established student and faculty exchange programs between  Indian and Foreign B Schools .

Courses Taught: International Finance and Financial Derivatives.

Research Interests: Financial Derivatives and Risk Management. M&A and Bloomberg Analytics

Prof. N Dhanushkodi. B.Com, CA

Professor

Founder Director, Management Consultant, Start-up Mentor, Angel Investor, Leadership Coach

Area of Specialization: - Advance Financial Management, Project Financing, Management Accounting, Costing, Pricing, Global Business, Entrepreneurship

Educational Qualification:-  B.Com, CA

Experience:  Has been with the industry for about two decades and has been practicing consulting for the past 12 years. Is a passionate teacher and has expertise in Financial re-engineering, Business Valuation, M&A, and Demergers. Mr. Dhanush heads a  start-up of his own and is passionately guiding budding entrepreneurs.

Consulting :

  • Financial Re-Engineering, Business Valuation, M&A, Demergers
  • Identify growth areas and facilitate higher growth of Revenue and Profits
  • Advice on Diversification, Modernisation and Strategic Alliances
  • Founder Director of Bizcatlyst Management Consultants Pvt Ltd (www.bizcatlyst.com)

Start-ups :

  • Angel Investor, Investment Advisor
  • Business Plans, Business Valuation, Pitch Decks, Fund Raising
  • For Start-up Businesses :
  • Advice on Business Models, Revenue Models, Business Strategy
  • Help in identifying Start-up Ideas, Provide Business Incubation, Entrepreneurship
  • For Academic Institutes : Knowledge Partner for Incubation, Mentorship, Business Plans

Corporate Management Training :

  • Currently, a Mentor for Women (Senior Executives and Entrepreneurs)  with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
  • Conducted about 400 Training Programmes for Entrepreneurs
  • As a part of IBM’s Initiative, trained Entrepreneurs in Karnataka on  : Financial Management, Costing, Working Capital Management
  • Handled the Technical Session on ‘Managing Money Better’ at a Karnataka Govt. Initiative on Women Entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day
  • Trained a set of Germans and Indian Experts who are a part of the German Govt.’s Green Initiative in India on ‘Better Performance with Better Teams’
  • ‘Finance for Non-Finance Managers’ for various corporates
  • Regular training to Officers of Banks on Better Customer Engagement, Managing NPAs, Better Risk Assessment

Technology Business Incubators, Academic Institutes and Universities : 

  • Business Mentor in Hackathons, Judge in Business Plan Competitions
  • Entrepreneurship Development, Various aspects of Start-up Businesses
  • Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions on various topics

Subject Matter Expert Sessions in Faculty Development Programmes at VIT – Vellore,  Bangalore University, Pondicherry University, Madurai Kamarajar University

Courses Taught: Contemporary Business Environment, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Business Model & Valuation, Business Plan,

  • International Financial Management, Foreign Exchange Management, Financial Derivatives,. Risk Management
  • Advanced Financial Management, Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Services, Financial Markets and Instruments, Portfolio Management
  • Cost Accounting, Management Accounting & Control Systems, Pricing Techniques
  • Operations Management, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management
  • Taxation, Business Law, Financial Reporting & Compliance

Research Interests: Financial Derivatives and Risk Management. M&A and Bloomberg Analytics

Prof. Nischitha  Gowda  C G

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Law, General Management & HR

Educational Qualification:  LLB, MBA, MPhil, (Ph.D.)

Experience:  Worked as faculty at Kuvempu University, Kadur,  The Oxford College of Business Management, and is currently associated with GIBS Business School since 2019.

Courses Taught:  BRM, BOI, PM, EWSS, Business Law.

Research Interests: Art, Culture, and history

Prof. Rajesh .V

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Kannada

Educational Qualification:  MA in Kannada, B.Ed. Diploma in Folk (Janapadha)

Experience: Mr. Rajesh worked at Christ Junior College, Christ University. He is expertise in “Kamsale, Dolukunitha, Patakunitha, Kolata and all folk related dance”. Honors and awards Felicitated with “JANAPADA DEEPA PRASHASTHI” in 2003 state award. Awarded with “SUVARNA KARNATAKA PRASHASTHI” in 2006. Awarded with “YUVA JANAPADA GAYAKA PRASHASTHI” in 2008. The central government honoured the “District youth award” in 2010.  Participated in various Govt organized programs like HAMPI UTSAVA, JANAPADA JATRE, GADINADA UTSAVA, DAVANAGERE HABBA, and many more.

Courses Taught:  Kannada, Vyavahara Kannada, Kannada Sahithya

Research Interests:  Art, Culture, and history.

PROF. MAYA JOE C, MBA, PGDCA, (Ph.D)

Area of Specialization: Finance and Marketing

Academic Qualifications: MBA (Finance & Marketing), from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, B.com from Calicut University, Kerala and currently pursuing PhD in Finance from Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore.

Experience: Started teaching career in the year 2008. Worked as an Assistant Professor at T.John College, Bangalore, Administrative Management College, B.G Road, Bangalore, and Christ Academy Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Published various research papers in international journals and presented papers at several international conferences. My area of interest is teaching and research, particularly finance research.

Courses Taught:  Finance, Accounting, Marketing & General Management Courses.

Research Interests: Finance and General Management

Prof. Gaurav Nigam, B. Engg (Electrical & Electronics), PGDM (MICA)

Field Marketing Lead – Small Business, Dell Technologies

Area of Specialization: Product Marketing, B2B Marketing & Lead Generation

Educational Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT), Bhopal., PGDM in Marketing & Communications from MICA Ahmedabad; International Management Course from Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland;

Experience: Mr. Gaurav Nigam has over 14 years of work experience with the Corporate sector. Presently, he is working with Dell Technologies as a Senior Field Marketer. In the past he has worked in the strategic and international marketing roles with Wipro and Infosys limited.

He helped an early-age start-up Spire Technologies launch its HR product from Big data space for an Asia Pacific audience in Singapore. He provides consulting and helps chalk out blueprints for several ventures with respect to holistic marketing plans and business goals. Gaurav has won several awards for the largest lead pipeline generation and executing brand campaigns. Gaurav is an alumnus of Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) and  Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). He loves academia. He mentors and trains students for various life and domain skills, seamless transition to the corporate world and other requisites for placement preparation. He has coached students and professionals on Design thinking, Demand generation, Brand management, Brand metrics, B2B/B2C marketing, IT marketing and marketing communications mix.

Courses Taught: Design Thinking, Sports Marketing, Services Marketing, Technology Marketing, IT Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, Brand Metrics, and Public & Media Relations.

Research Interests: Consumer Behaviour, new age marketing and all modules related to grooming students under campus-to-corporate initiatives.

PROF. IMRAN SYED (MBA, BCOM, MNGT. INTL. AIRLINE TRAVEL & TOURISM (IATA)

Trainer, Mentor, Content Developer

Educational Qualifications: MBA with specialization in training and human resource from Mysore University -distance learning program, B. Com with specialization in accountancy from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Management in International Airlines Travel and Tourism (IATA-UFTAA) from Trade Wings Institute of Management, Mumbai. Management training - Vidyasagar (Mumbai). - Namma cargo services (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia). Customer Service Program – Telephone Doctor (Bangalore / USA). Sales Training - Trinity Academy (Mumbai). Public Relations training - Center for Excellence (Mumbai). Outbound learning

program – ZBac (Mumbai).

Experience: Motivated and talented Trainer. Inspires participants to pursue academic, personal and professional excellence. Creates a challenging and engaging learning environment; Result – participants become lifelong learners and leaders. 21 years of strong experience in learning and development across industries and geographies. Adding value to organizations and ensuring beneficial relationships. Trained in various colleges and schools in Maharashtra and South India and MNC’s - *Accenture * JP Morgan Chase * HP * Honeywell India * IBM India * HCL Technologies. Associated with 92.7 Big FM and Fair & Lovely – ‘Banao Khud Ke Phaichan’ Campus to Corporate project. Helped in setting up of an academy and institute (IFA, AIIT), Designing and planning the layout of a pre-primary school (Cocoon). Pilot team for setting up Customer Service Dept. Communication Workshop and Quality Dept. for the Quality assessments (KCC).

Courses Taught: Skill Development Programs, Behavior, Etiquettes and Attitude, Customer Service, Motivation, Communicative English. Conducting Aviation Programs under Bangalore University NEP syllabus.

 Research Interests: Positive Attitude, Work-Life balance, Motivation and closer to home - Customer Delight.

Prof. Seroja Manoj - Communication Skills & English Fluency Trainer

Area of Specialization: Communication Skills

Educational Qualifications: BSc, Certificate in Print & Broadcast Journalism

Experience: Seroja is an English Fluency and Soft Skills Trainer with an experience of a decade and a half to back her credentials. Her core strength is her ability to intuitively connect with her participants and customise the delivery of concepts to enable learning.

A certified IELTS Trainer from the British Council, Seroja has handled participants from varied backgrounds and across age groups. From training five-year-olds participating in national-level spell bee contests to students prepping for job interviews to employees from the corporate sector aspiring to blend in seamlessly with their overseas counterparts, she has satisfactorily played her role as an efficient and effective trainer.

Prior to her entering the learning and development arena, Seroja worked with the NGO sector as a fund-raiser. She also worked with the corporate sector, helping enhance customer experience and driving brands.

Courses Taught: Campus to Corporate Skills.

Research Interest: Communication Skills

PROF. SUJEET KUMAR JHA, M.Sc (Applied Psychology), PGDBA-HRM(Symbiosis)

Director-L&D and Corporate Affairs, Exzellenz Career Shapers Pvt. Ltd.

Area of Specialization: Life Skills and Performance Enhancement Training

Educational Qualifications: MSc. -Applied Psychology (Annamalai University), PGDBA-HRM(Symbiosis)

Experience: Mr Sujeet Jha is a natural fit for L&D role. A highly motivated trainer and a leader with vast experience in training small and large groups across diverse industries. Proven success in designing, developing, and delivering successful training programs for multiple purposes. Well-versed at ‘training the team of trainers, classroom training, outbound learnings and designing the training processes. He has a total work experience of about 21 Years of which 16 years are exclusively in the field of training the corporates and students of business schools. He has been a visiting faculty to many prestigious B Schools and has trained more than 30,000 people to date. He has set up L&D Team from scratch at 2 Colleges & 1 University.

Courses Taught: Employability skills and Soft Skillsing content development.

Research Interests: Communication skills, goal setting, time management and attitude.

Prof. Soumyadip Chakraborty - An Electrical Engineer (JU) & PGDM (IIM Bangalore)

Area of Specialization: Digital Transformation, Business Development, Marketing

Experience:  Soumyadip brings to the table more than 16 years of experience across business development, strategic planning, business process re-engineering & transitioning, account management, change management and execution of various projects. Soumyadip has worked for almost a decade in Big-4 consulting ecosystem and worked across multiple geographies including India, Bangladesh, USA, China and Uzbekistan.

While building presence in Eastern India for different Big-4 firms, Government and PSU agencies in the East and Northeast have been a major focus area for Soumyadip. He has a strong relationship with the Commercial Taxes, Excise and Social Welfare departments. He has worked in both team as well as individual-driven environments and been comfortable in driving the various strategic and business KPIs for a territory and/ or for the entire organization. Soumyadip has rich experience in carrying out conceptual selling and been trained in Miller Heiman methodologies for Strategic Opportunity Management, commensurate for driving consultative selling. Soumyadip‟s strength lies in building Business Practices in Management Consulting & Digital space. Despite a successful and decorated corporate career, Soumyadip never lost touch with Academia. He had been associated with a number of established Business Schools across India, like VGSOM (IIT KGP), IEM, AMITY (Kolkata), ISB&M, IMS (Institute of Management Sciences), IMT, ASB Hyderabad, Woxsen School of Business (Hyderabad). Soumyadip had taught a number of Marketing & Strategy papers as well as conducted many workshops targeted towards grooming and confidence building, mock interviews, career guidance, etc.

Courses Taught: Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Research interests: Business Development & Delivery

Dr. KUNAL SAXENA - B. TECH (INFO.TECH), MBA (MARKETING) PGDM, Ph.D. EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY • PERTH (AUS)

Area of Specialization: Expert in Digital Marketing, Neuro-Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management & Marketing

Experience: Dr. Kunal has 14 years of extensive expertise in the fields of technology, IMFL, and education. He is a digital marketing expert, data specialist, and strategic marketing leader. He is currently working on a project involving GPS, or maps, and he is also contributing to education.

He has presented numerous papers in various major schools, including Harvard, Stanford, Massachusetts, and all IIMs. He is a data specialist who makes heavy use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sentiment analysis.

In his most recent position, he oversaw a network analyst team at an IBM project in Gurgaon and had helped Bell Technologies Canada reach a significant milestone. Prior to this, he left the MBBS programmed.

Dr. Kunal is a world traveler who has been to over 72 countries as his job and initiatives have required. He speaks about 34 languages extremely well.

He has been a well-known speaker at institutions including IIM-A, ISB-HYD, WELINGKAR, ALLIANCE, Narsee Monji, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, and more. He has shared his opinions on current trends in a variety of marketing and business management genres. He instructs professionals in areas such as international marketing, supply chain management, supply-side optimization, and digital marketing. He has written numerous articles in related topics.

Dr. Kunal Saxena also collaborates with the Delhi School of Internet Marketing (DSIM), where he mentors several professionals and is a top student in his second master's programmed at IIM-C. Prior to that, he earned an MBA in marketing from Edith Cowan University in Australia and a Ph.D. in digital marketing from the same institution. He also holds an engineers associate certificate in data analytics from Massachusetts.

In addition to his professional career, he is an avid traveller, a car enthusiast, a well-known golfer, a professional stage anchor, and the seventh board diver in swimming.

Courses Taught: Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management & Marketing

Research interests: Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, & Marketing

Prof. VIKRANT HIREMATH – MBA (HRM) Application Development Assoc Manager at Accenture

 Area of Specialization: HRM: Talent Management, Learning & Development

Experience: Prof. Vikranth Hiremath has more than 14 years of expertise in SAP SuccessFactors, business process management, and HR & recruitment, Vikrant Hiremath is a skilled technocrat. He presently works as a Manager HR- Global application for Capgemini Technology Services India Limited (SAP-SuccessFactors). He has managed numerous national and international implementation and support projects successfully. He has held positions with businesses including Aditya Birla Minacs, Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd., and Robert Bosch Engineering Services - India.

Courses Taught:  HRM, IHRM, and Materials Management

Research Interests: International HRM

Prof. Anoop R Nagarajan  - MBA – International Business

Professor of Practice

Area of Specialization: Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Experience: Prof.Anoop R Nagarajan is  an avid traveler. Studied in Europe and worked in Asia and America now currently lives in Singapore. He has always believed that, there is nothing like travelling and teaching. As an International trainer, this is what keeps him going, so much of preparation, so much less talk, just to gain a momentum amongst the new learners, more observation and only at the end of the day to realize we all have the same blue sky.

There is a huge gap between Perception and Reality. At the end of the day there is nothing like good music, interesting conversation with unknown people and a good book by a new author from a different continent. Had many success and failures, which is again very subjective, all these things only from an other person's perception in view of the financial world.

Prof.Anoop Nagarajan is an excellent trainer in the areas of organizational development and change management who is very versatile. Over 500 Organizations have received training from an MBA who practices and lives by the Six Sigma principles over the course of the previous 15 years.

Numerous well-known companies have been clients of Exilant Consulting, including Honeywell, Oracle, ING, Chrysler, Exilant Consulting, Infosys, HAL (Hindustan Aeronautical Limited), and many more. He is also a very skilled trainer in the areas of Balance scorecard, Design for Six Sigma, and Six Sigma-Green Belt.

Prof.Anoop Nagarajan has also provided instruction at a number of MBA campuses, sharing his best knowledge and opening doors for other young people. More than ten years ago, while working in Geneva in Switzerland, he began to pursue training as his passion.

Courses Taught:  Entrepreneurship, International Business & Innovation

Research Interests: International Business

PROF. SHANKAR M MEPPARAMBATH – MBA, FDP at IIM-Ahmadabad, SFDP (Marketing), IIM-Ahmadabad, Financial and Accounting Research, IIM Calcutta

Area of Specialization: Workshop, Accounts and Finance

Experience: Over 19 years, Prof. Shankar M has worked in both academia and industry. Central University of Jammu, the National Institute of Design in Bangalore, AHRD, and Nirma University in Ahmedabad are participating in the Academics Association as resources, association with Satyam computers, Manthan software services, Intouch Analytics, etc. as a research manager or consultant.Corporate Trainer at WisdomToolz, STARCOMM, IBMSPSS, Gujarat Gas Ltd., F&R DASS Ltd., Neyveli lignite India Corporation, TN, Bangalore, and IHRD-Bangalore.

Courses Taught:   Accounts and Finance

Research Interests: International Finance and Financial Derivatives.

Dr. MARY JEYANTHI -  (Ph.D.), Business Intelligence and Forecasting Analytics

Area of Specialization: Business Analytics, Business intelligence, Decision Intelligence Analytics.

Experience: Dr. Mary Jeyanthi worked in the business intelligence division of Chennai, Tamil Nadu's HDFC Bank Ltd. for ten years. She was a business intelligence and forecasting analytics professional with a wealth of knowledge. Her study was conducted in "A New Implementation of Mathematical Models with Metaheuristic Algorithms for Business Intelligence." She will be in charge of coming up with and putting ideas into action for Business Intelligence & Analytics initiatives on High Net Worth (HNW) Portfolio. In addition, she has a significant body of work published in reputable journals both domestically and abroad. various workshops on research methodology and business intelligence. The most recent edited volume, "Decision Intelligence Analytics for the Implementation of Strategic Business Management," is available from Springer. Regarding Decision, this is the first book published in India.

In India, this is the first book on decision intelligence analytics. She had written numerous pieces for magazines about business analytics and building up human capital. She has experience with the cutting-edge method of managing and writing analytics using real-time situations. Her research interests include management information systems, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, business models, and business intelligence and analytics.

Courses Taught:   Business Analytics, Business intelligence, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Research Interests: Business Intelligence and Machine Learning with Information Systems. CBT and Stress Management Practitioner.

Prof. SHILPA KIRAN GUDUDUR – MA – LLB

Area of Specialization: Incorporation of Company (Public and Private Limited), Incorporation of One Person Company, Incorporation of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Experience: Mrs. Shilpa Kiran Gududur has over 18 years of experience working in a variety of businesses and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She holds a law degree from Bangalore University, a master's degree in business law from the prestigious National Law School, Bangalore, and a degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai, where she excelled academically all three years. She is both a registered securities and financial asset valuer and an insolvency professional.

She serves as Bangalore Valuers Association's Vice President for Education. She might be selected as an independent director as well. She provides numerous corporate advising services while also working as a company secretary in the fields of corporate law, securities law, and FEMA compliance. Regular speaker at a variety of colleges, including the Institute of Company Secretaries, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, the College for Bankers' Staff Training, MBA programmes, 50-hour valuation classes, and IIV RVO, among others.

Reports on valuation for various startups, mergers and amalgamations, demergers, stock reports, buybacks, and insolvency cases have been published. Additionally, Glopore IM Services Pvt Ltd and Liquid Space Entertainment Private Limited received the Valuation Report under IBC.

Courses Taught:    Finance

Research Interests: Conducting due diligence as required by Banks / Financial, Institutions, Preparation of search report of charges, Creation, modification and satisfaction of charge

Prof. Pradeep Kumar, MBA. (CA)

Assistant Professor

Area of Specialization: Accounting and Finance

Educational Qualification:  MBA (Finance)

Experience: Mr. Pradeep Kumar R has over 3 years of Teaching Experience and 3year of Industrial Experience.  He worked as an Audit team head at Rajendran and Co. a CA firm in Bangalore. He worked as an External faculty at the MBA Department of INIMS Bangalore and full-time faculty at Hillside College for Aviation management. He has also guided several students in their projects and publications and has actively participated in various international conferences and faculty development programs.

Courses Taught: Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Income tax, GST, Corporate Tax planning, IFRS, Strategic Financial Management, E-Business, and Digital Fluency.

Research Interests: Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics & Taxation.

Dr. Srikant Parthasarathy – B Com, CA, Ph.D in Finance

Area of Specialization: Finance and Entrepreneurship

Experience: Dr. Srikant Parthasarathy holds a PhD in finance from NUS and is a Chartered Accountant (Rank 2) and Chartered Management Accountant (India Topper). He began his career in the investment banking sector 13 years ago. before becoming the Head of Process and Policies at Citibank Daimler. He currently serves as Chakra Venture Partners LLP's managing partner a boutique private equity, tax, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and IPO advisory business with an emphasis on SMEs and startups. Additionally, he teaches finance at IIMs, SP.

Global and Indian campuses for Jain The company is active in India, Singapore, and the UK with seven partners globally

Courses Taught:    Finance and Entrepreneurship

Research Interests: Mutual Fund Investor Decision Making

Prof. RAMACHANDRA DESU – B.Ed (Physics) & M Sc Physics

Area of Specialization: Business Law

Experience: With twenty five years of dedication in sixth form education in reputed schools, Mr. P. Ramachandra envisions multi skill education for every child enrolled for the program.

Being an explorer from his childhood, he has stamped his imprint in e-learning, university entrance examinations, career counseling, IB, Cambridge and AP curricula way back from the year 2000. While Amateur astronomy, HAM radio, coding, poetry, chess and ball badminton were his interests from school days, the recent additions to the list are Design thinking and Leadership modules for teachers. Master's in Physics from the University of Mysore and Bachelor's in Education from the Bangalore University, he forayed into conventional and nonlinear pedagogies in education. His unrelenting vision of “Academics First” has placed many of his students in OXBRIDGE and other universities of repute.

Served in Indian Air Force From Jan 1981 to Jan 2001. Deputed to Legal Cell from Jul 1997-Dec 2000

attending all cases pertaining to Air Force Yelahanka, for drafting, opinions, and liaison work with many government and private organizations.

• As a junior Advocate at ILPM Consultants, Bangalore, Feb 2001 – Feb 2003. Industrial, Labour, Personnel Management consultants. Retainers for 250 (approx) Government, private and Public Sector Companies. The areas of work undertaken include:

1. Litigation work in respect of Labour and Service matters, before Industrial Tribunals, Karnataka Administrative Tribunals and High Court of Karnataka.

2. Actively involved in a closure matter of Hatti Gold Mines, before CGIT, Bangalore.

3. I was a key person involved in solving a matter regarding coverage of ‘Ball Pen’ manufacturing company for Minimum wages, before the Authority appointed under Minimum Wages, Bangalore.

4. I voluntarily involved and contested in many matters regarding ESI and PF disputes.

5. Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements including agreements related to licenses, labour and service contracts.

Courses Taught:   BRM, BOI, PM, EWSS, Business Law.

Research Interests: Presently practicing as an independent Advocate at Bangalore since Feb 2003 representing in High

Mr. Subramanian Chandramouli – MBA – Management IT

Area of Specialization: Pan India Sales, Build, Train and nurture Sales Team, work with Strategic Alliance Partner, work with Channel partners

Experience: Mr. Subramanian has worked in IT Services, HRTech, SalesTech, Edutech and Fintech. He also has 2 years of experience in advising 2 funded SaaS startups in helping them getting their first 30 customers over a period of 18 months. In his career spanning 18 years, he has worked with 1000+ clients across US,Europe, India and MiddleEast

As a Sales Thought Leader:

Mr.Subramanian’s mission is to transform 100,000 Entrepreneurs and Sales executives into Sales Superstars He is an Author, Entrepreneur, Visiting Professor, Specialist Offline/Online Sales Trainer, Nasscom Mentor, NitiAyog/AIC Trainer, MeitY-Startup India Trainer, Tie Charter Member, Member of Bangalore Chamber of Commerce, SAARC Chamber of Commerce Trainer/Speaker, Trainer at T-Hub, Kerala Startup Mission

Courses Taught:   Sales, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Research Interests: working towards building India’s 1st Talent Market Network.

N Arun Kumar GIBS FacultyProf. Arun Kumar N – MBA (Information Systems), B.E. (Computer Science)

Area of Specialization: IT & Analytics

Experience:

  • 25+ years of comprehensive experience in Information Technology Industry with AD (Application
    Development) and AMS (Application Maintenance & Support) areas
  • Over 6 years of Project Management and 7 years of Program Management experience and managing
    multiple projects, customers & teams located in different geographies
  • Diverse exposure to various Industry Verticals including Banking, Education, Financial, Telecom, HR, Retail, Healthcare, Insurance and Internal Transformation
  • Exposure to working with International Customers viz. US, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, The Netherlands, Greece, Spain, South Africa, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Norway and managed teams located in US, China, Brazil & Philippines
  • Hands-on experience in C, C++, COBOL, JCL, Informix, Unix, Testing and managed teams working on Java, J2EE, XML, HTML, Java Script, VC++, VB.NET, PHP, Lotus Notes, Mainframe, Oracle, DB2, Datastage, BI & DW (Business Intelligence & Data warehouse), Cognos, WCS (Websphere Commerce Server), WMB (Websphere Message Broker)
  • Innate understanding of SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) Platform, Digital Marketing, Big Data & Hadoop Platform, SPSS, Data Science and Data Visualization techniques

Courses Taught:

  1. Project Management
  2. IT for Managers / Business
  3. Operations Management
  4. Software Engineering & PM
  5. Data Warehouse & mining
  6. Computer Application for Business
  7. e-Commerce
  8. Data Visualization Techniques using
  9. Tableau
  10. IBM Special Courses on IT – SPSS
  11. Cognos BI Analytics
  12. Data Science (using Python)
  13. Advanced Business Analytics with SPSS
  14. Management Control System
  15. ERP Application using Tally
  16. BI and DW
  17. AI & ML
  18. Advanced Excel


Research Interests: Business Analytics and Machine Learning.

N Arun Kumar GIBS FacultyDr Kiran. R. Kubasadgoudar –BBA, MBA, M. Com, PGDRM, MBA, Ph.D.

Area of Specialization: Marketing & Management

Experience:

  • 21 years of experience; 16 years in academics and 5 years in industry
  • in Management
  • Worked in various designations in academics from Assistant Professor to Deputy Academic Head
  • Experience in university operations and process compliance
  • Complete understanding of the academics, semester preparedness and academic operations academic planning, faculty mapping, faculty allocation, creating and implementing
  • Immersed in innovative pedagogical practices
  • Organised several faculty development program, student development program masterclass, workshops, seminars and webinars, in areas of Management and Commerce
  • Mentoring and guiding students for their career, project work and SIP
  • Active involvement in Internships and Placements
  • Periodic assessments, semester end-examination, preparation of question bank, question papers, assessment schemes and evaluation, result analysis
  • Implemented innovative pedagogy like case study, research based teaching and blended learning
  • Designed and developed programmes and curriculums

Courses Taught:

  1. Marketing Management
  2. Retail Management
  3. Consumer Behaviour
  4. Supply Chain Management
  5. Entrepreneurship
  6. Sustainability & CSR
  7. Strategic Management


Research papers published
: UGC and ABDC

N Arun Kumar GIBS FacultyMr. Sandeep Bhansali –BBA, MBA

Area of Specialization: Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Experience:

  • Over 9 years of experience in admissions and marketing for Master's programs.
  • MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Bangalore University.
  • In-depth knowledge of the education sector.
  • Proficient in oral communication in over 7 languages.
  • Skilled in developing marketing materials and recruitment strategies to attract suitable students.
  • Experienced in coordinating the admissions process for applicants.
  • Proven ability to lead a team in attracting, recruiting, and maintaining target student numbers.
  • Committed to respecting and enhancing the institution's vision and reputation.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively as both a team leader and a team member.
  • Consistently met or exceeded target student numbers for four consecutive years.

 Mr. Amit Singh –BBA, MBA

Area of Specialization: Marketing & Finance

Experience:

  • 11 years of teaching experience in finance and marketing.
  • Expertise in both finance and marketing subjects.
  • Diverse teaching experience in various educational settings.
  • Skilled in curriculum development and student engagement in finance and marketing.

 Mr. Mohanraj TS –B.Com, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

Area of Specialization: Business

Experience:

  • Over 20 years of professional experience across multiple fields.
  • Includes significant experience in teaching.
  • Diverse expertise and adaptability across different sectors.
  • Proven track record in various roles, demonstrating versatility and depth of knowledge.

Santosh Sahni GIBS Business School FacultyMr. Santosh Kumar Sahni –B.Sc, PGPBM &  MBA

Area of Specialization: Marketing, Retail

Experience:

  • Over 13 years of diverse professional experience, including expertise in retail and digital marketing.
  • Extensive background in teaching, with a focus on retail and digital marketing subjects.
  • Skilled in implementing effective digital marketing strategies across various platforms and channels.
  • Proven ability to combine practical industry experience with educational roles to enhance learning outcomes.

Pallavi Vyas GIBS Business School FacultyDr. Pallavi Vyas - M.Sc (Plant Physiology & Biotechnology), MBA (HR), Ph.D

Area of Specialization: HR & OB, Learning and Development, Talent Development and Competency Mapping, Knowledge Management, Strategic HRM

Experience: With extensive experience in academia and organizational leadership, this professional has served as an Assistant Professor at CMS Business School and Christ Academy Institute for Advanced Studies, specializing in Human Resource Management and various management subjects. They've also held the role of Deputy CEO at Baroda Management Association, where they managed all association activities, fostered corporate relationships, and organized prestigious events. Their teaching journey includes positions as Visiting Faculty at Shanti Business School and B K Majumdar Institute of Business Administration, among others. They have consistently demonstrated expertise in teaching, mentoring, research, and event management throughout their career.

Courses Taught:
Human Resource Management, Corporate Training Programs, Various Management Subjects, International Business, Performance Management, L&D, Innovation Management, Leadership, Strategic HRM, Organizational Behavior, HRM, Strategic HRM, Advanced HRM, Competency Mapping, Learning and Development, Talent Management, Team Building and Leadership using various unique methodologies

 

Research Publications:

  • Vyas, P.G. & Priya, S. - Social Media and Gen Y at Work: The Uses and Gratifications of Technology – 5G, Artificial Intelligence, and Next Generation Internet of Things: Digital Innovation for Green and Sustainable Economies- IGI Global- 2023. 10.4018/978-1-6684-8634-4.ch005 (Scopus Indexed)
  • Vyas, P.G. & Itam U. - The Role of Social Media in Employee Knowledge Sharing – Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management in Asia’s Digital Economy- IGI Global- 2023. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5849-5.ch009 (Scopus Indexed)
  • Patent filed on Face- recognizing Biometric Emailing System, March 2023.
  • Vyas, P.G. & Mukherjee, U. - Social Media for Knowledge Sharing and Pandemics: A Systematic Literature Review– Pandemics in the Age of Social Media: Information and Misinformation in Developing Nations- Routledge, UK- 2023.
  • Vyas, P.G. & Pandey S. (2021) - The effect of social networking sites use on employees' knowledge sharing - European Journal of Training and Development (Scopus and WOS Indexed).
  • Vyas P. & Pandey S. - Social Capital and Employee Engagement: Implications across different generations at the workplace -Science, Technology and Development Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 4, April 2020.
  • Work-Life Balance: A Strategic HR Need - Siddhant, Vol. 13, Jan - March, 2013.

 

Conference Papers:

  • Presented a paper titled ‘Do Women stand in their way to career progression in HEIs? A study on Imposter Syndrome among women' at the 2nd Lincoln International HE Practices Conference”, organized by WeSchool, Welingkar, Bangalore, Nov, 2023.
  • Presented a Case titled ‘AlaMirap Nutrition’ at the Case Competition on Management Cases organized by ICBM- SBE, Hyderabad, September, 2023 and won the Best-Case award.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Technology and Workplace Learning: A Systematic Literature Review' at the International Conference “Creating Futuristic Work Design”, at Krupacon, July, 2023.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Human Resource Managers in Leading Digital Transformation for Talent Acquisition' at the 8th FIIB Research Conference “Humanizing Businesses for a Better World of Work”, March, 2023.
  • Presented a Case Study titled ‘AlaMirap Nutrition: In search of a Differentiated Business Strategy' at Katastasi Case Competition under the aegis of 8th FIIB Research Conference held on 24th February 2023.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Developing Competency Mapping Framework for Faculty Members of B Schools' at the Research Conference titled “HR for Business Excellence” Organized by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore, December, 2022.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Social Capital and Employee Engagement' at the International Conference on Business Strategies for Sustainable Developmental Goals, January 2020.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘A study on Investigating the impact of Social. Networking Sites use at the workplace' at the International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure Management, February 2018.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Social Networking and Gen Next' at the International Conference on Accelerating India's Growth Engine, January 2018 (Won the Best Paper Award).

Reena Raj GIBS Business School FacultyProf Reena Raj - B.Sc, MBA, Ph.D*

Area of Specialization: Statistics and Business Analytics

Experience:As an accomplished academic professional, She has served as an Assistant Professor and Academic & Examination Coordinator, specializing in Business Analytics at Marwadi University, and previously at Christ University, Bangalore. With over 20 years of experience, they have excelled in teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, and leadership roles. They have actively coordinated academic programs, managed faculty teams, organized events, and led alumni engagement initiatives. Additionally, their achievements include receiving the Best Faculty award at the School of Business and Management in 2015. Their diverse experience also extends to roles in consulting, editing, and industry, making them a valuable asset in academia and beyond.

 

Courses Taught:
Statistics for Management, Operations Research, Management Science, Multivariate Data analysis, Advanced Statistics for Managers, Data Analysis for Managers, Advanced Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling using R, Business Analytics, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Research Methodology, Business Research Methods using SPSS, Predictive Analytics, Managerial Applications of Analytics, Marketing Research and Analytics

 

List of Publications:

Books:

  • Raj, R. Intrinsic motivation: An essential key to success. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Whistleblowing: Perspectives and experiences. Icfai University Press.
  • Gopalakrishnan, P. S., & Raj, R. Creative destruction: The way to progress. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Unraveling the power of intuition. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Business Journalism: An Introduction. Icfai University Press.

 

Research Papers/Articles:

  • Raj, R., Donald, C., Patil, A., MY, M. and P, S., (2022). The Game of Game-Based Learning. In:
    C. Ann Lane, ed., Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills
    Through Game-Based Learning. IGI Global, pp.1-12.
  • Vignessh, B., Raj, R. & Balakrishnakumar. (2021). Diagnosing chest-related abnormalities using medical image processing through convolutional neural network. Biomedical Signal
    Processing for Healthcare Applications. CRC Press.
  • Joseph, A. & Raj, R. (2020). Classification of fake news: A Comparative Analysis using NLP
    Techniques. International Journal of Research in Applied Science and Engineering
    Technology.
  • Raj, R. & Bhushan, S. [Review of the book The last lecture: Lessons in living, by Pausch. R]. International Journal of Education and Information Studies, 3(2), 55-57.
    http://www.ripublication.com/ijeis.htm
  • Raj, R. Multiple Intelligences for Managing Workforce Diversity. Multiple intelligences for
    inspired workplaces. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. The ‘Soft’ Aspects of Negotiations. Soft power: The core and corporate skills. Icfai
    University Press.
  • Raj, R. Corporate Universities: Reformulating the Learning Perspectives. Industry academia
    interface: Perspectives and practices. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Industry Academia Interface: the TCS model. Industry academia interface: Perspectives and practices. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Corporates: the Promising Stakeholders in Disaster Management. Disaster management: The role of corporate sector. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Business Negotiations: A ‘Soft’ Perspective. Icfai Journal of Soft Skills. 2(1), pp 7-22.
  • Raj, R. Counseling for the Matured Workforce. Employee counseling: concepts and
    applications. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Corporate Governance and Whistleblowing. Whistleblowing: Perspectives and
    experiences. Icfai University Press.
  • Raj, R. Whistleblower Protection: the Korean Approach. Whistleblowing: Perspectives and
    experiences. Icfai University Press.
  • Newspaper articles on social issues published by Malayala Manorama.