Faculty

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Safia Farooqui

Professor / Director
MA in English, LLB, LLM, MBA-HR & IT, Ph.D , Diploma in Japanese Management Certificate in Business Analytics Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing

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Prof. (Dr.) Safia Farooqui is a Professor and Director at Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Centre for Online Learning . She has decades of experience in teaching and Learning. She has spent a lot of time researching how to become an effective teacher and ultimately, she became the one. She believes that her responsibilities are not just curriculum & teaching but also managing classrooms & learnersâ€™ engagement. She also has 2 Patents , 5 Copyrights & 64 National and International papers against her name.

Mr. B. V. Marathe

Academic Advisor
MSc (Applied Electronics), BSc

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Mr. Marathe has completed M.Sc (Applied electronics) from Osmania University in 1979 and has more than 43+ years of rich academic and corporate experience. He has served as a Deputy Director in Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management for 10 years and 4 years as a director academics in MIT School of Telecom Management. He has also served in Symbiosis center for Distance Learning as an academic advisor. Currently he is associated with DPUCOL.

Dr. Sambhajiraje S. Patil

Professor
BE, MBA, Ph.D(Management)

He is a professor for Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Management at DPU COL. His qualifications include a BE, MBA, Ph.D. in Management and certifications from IIT and IIM Ahmadabad. He has extensive experience in industry, education, research, and consultancy. Recognized as an Advisor in a global virtual contest and a Project Guide in IRIS, He has contributed to ODL, community development, and skills projects at a top-ranking university. He have successfully mentored budding entrepreneurs and womenpreneurs, leading SME development projects.

Mr. Narsimha Rao Parcha

Professor of Practice
MSW-HR, LLB, LLM, PGDIAE & D

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He has worked as Senior HR professional for 32 Years with rich Corporate Experience in the entire gamut of HRM and Corporate Strategy of reputed conglomerates. Worked in Leadership roles for various Change Management, Corporate Strategy and Global HR Initiatives of different industrial sectors. He is professionally qualified with MSW-HR, LLB, LLM, PGDIAE&D and worked as Senior Vice President - HR for Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Group, MSN Pharma and worked as HR Head for L&T, British American Tobacco Group, BPL and Coal India Limited (SCCL). Now he is associated with DPUCOL as Professor of Practice, to effectively synchronize the academics into practice and to enhance industry-Academia collaborations.

Mr Lothar Pirc

Professor of Practice

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He is the owner and CEO of the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Bad Ems, Germany since 1992. The state-recognized clinic is one of Europeâ€™s leading and repeatedly awarded institution for Ayurvedic treatments. He was course leader of international Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher training courses and has worked on deepening of the meditation practice, study of consciousness as a field of all possibilities, Vedic Literature, Maharishi Ayurveda, Vedic Management and various international projects under the personal guidance of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at Maharishi Vedic University in Vlodrop, Netherlands. He is founding president of the German Foundation for the promotion of Vedic Culture and many more. He is currently also associated with DPUCOL as Professor or Practice.

Dr. Yogesh Kumar Jain

Professor
Ph.D , MBA â€“ Finance, M.Com- Banking & Economics , M.Com â€“ Business Administration, PGDLL, PGDIM, B.Ed. & TEFL

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He is an expert in academic delivery for Finance, Accounts & Financial Services related courses. And has rich & versatile Academic & Corporate experience and worked at different academic & administrative levels with many reputed Universities. He has guided many scholars who got awarded Doctorate under his guidance & have implemented new courses for Postgraduate and Undergraduate degree including Certificate programs. Dr. Jain has contributed in higher education with many Academic Research & Publications published in various reputed National & International Journals. He is also actively involved in writing books & book chapters.

Dr. Yogesh Jojare

Associate Professor
BHMS, MBA, Ph.D

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He is the faculty for Hospital administration and HR. He is working as Associate Professor at the DPU Centre for Online Learning, Pune. He has done BHMS, MBA and he has completed Ph.D. in Management science. He is having total of 13 years of experience out of which he has 10 years of teaching experience and 3 year of industry experience. He has also published many research papers on management science and is involved in research activities.

Dr. Mustafizul Haque

Associate Professor
Ph.D (MANAGEMENT)
M.B.A (Marketing & International Business), M.B.A (Fire & Safety Management), M.Com, B.com (Accounts)

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He is an Associate Professor of Marketing Management at DR. D.Y. PATIL VIDYAPEETH'S CENTRE FOR ONLINE LEARNING). He obtain B.com , M.B.A , Lucknow, Doctoral Degree in 2015 , M.Com and M.B.A (Fire & Safety Management) . Professor HAQUE has served 13 Years as faculty member He has contributed more than 40 Paper in SCI, ABDC, Springer, Scopus Index, National, International journals, Conferences, Seminars, FDP, MOUs and Ten Textbook Published and Eight Patent.

Dr. Malleshappa T. Bhagawati

Associate Professor
Ph. D(Green Supply Chain Management) , M.Tech( Production Management) ,
MBA (General Management), BE (Industrial Production Engg).
Certified Train the Trainer (TTT- ISTD New Delhi)
Global Online Certification in Business and Operations Analytics ( IIM- Mumbai)

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He is working as Associate Professor at Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Centre for Online Learning, Pune. Having an experience of more than 25 years in Teaching and 5 years in Industry, Training and Consultancy. He has taught UG students in various subjects such as Production and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Total Quality Management etc. Also taught for IGNOU students in subjects like Management of Machines and Materials, Logistics and Supply Chain Management,Materials Management. He has published more than 12 research papers in International Journals and his 5 research papers are in Scopus Indexed Journals.

Mr. Amul Suryakant Tamboli

Assistant Professor
MBA (Marketing), SET (Management), Ph.D Scholar

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He has assorted total work experience of over eighteen years. He has worked in corporate field with the leaders like Godrej, WNS, ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank for five years in the managerial capacities handling sales teams, marketing strategies, customer services, new branch launches etc. & since last thirteen years he is associated with academic field as Assistant Professor in Marketing and Banking area. He has published nine research papers in reputed International Journals & Conferences. Presently pursuing his PhD in Marketing from Savitribai Phule Pune University. He is also a SET certified in the subject of Management.

Ms.Vishakha Kuwar

Assistant Professor
BE (Computer Science & Engineering), MBA(B), Ph.D (Pursuing)

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Ms. Kuwar, BE(CSE), MBA(IBM), UGC- NET(Management) working as Assistant Professor. She is also founder of the startup company. She has 5 year of teaching experience and 4.5 year of industrial experience and served both service and product based industries. Her areas of expertise in International Business Operation, International and Domestic Marketing, Production & Operation Management and IT management. She has also published research papers in three National & five International level Conferences.

Ms. Asmita Arun Kamble

Assistant Professor
B. Tech , MBA (Marketing), PGPM

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She is currently associated with DPU University as an Assistant Professor for Digital Marketing. She has a Bachelor degree B. Tech in EXTC and she holds a dual masters degree in MBA (Marketing) & PGPM (IT). She has also qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Management conducted by UGC. Having an experience of 2 years of teaching UG and PG students. Has published and presented 3 research papers at National and International level conferences.

Dr. Ganesh Datere

Assistant Professor
MBA Ph.D in Marketing

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He is currently working as Assistant Professor with DPU. He has done his MBA and Ph.D. in Marketing .His total experience is more than 17 years out of that 15 years as full time approved faculty in reputed management institutes in Pune. He has worked as Manager in Bajaj Allianz for two years. He has published Research Papers in National and International Journals. He has Guided more than 500 Learners for various Projects during the tenure of 15 years. Now he is guiding facilitating National as well as international students in DPU, Pune, India. His interest area is developing micro entrepreneurships by using digital marketing tools.

Ms. Nima Swapnil Gandhi

Assistant Professor
M.Sc. (Statistics), MBA (Finance), SET(Management)

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She is currently associated with Dr. D. Y. Patil Universityâ€™s Centre for Online Learning as an Assistant Professor for Fintech Management. She has a Master's degree in Statistics and MBA in Financial Management. She has also qualified the State Eligibility Test (SET) (Management). She has total 3 years of experience of teaching at UG and PG students, in varied subjects such as Applied Statistics, Quantitative Techniques, Business Mathematics, Strategic Management, International Finance, Banking and Biostatistics.

Mr. Amol Vasant Ohol

Assistant Professor
Ph.D (Pursuing), MBA

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He is currently working as Assistant Professor with Dr. D. Y. Patil University. A research Scholar of SPPU, pursuing PhD in Marketing management. Having 10+ years of Academics experience for MBA & 5 years of corporate experience in Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals as a Territory manager. He has MBA degree with a specialization in Marketing & Human Resource Management. His areas of expertise are International Marketing, Digital marketing & Strategic Human resource management as well as Operations management. He is a certified with Yellow belt six sigma from six degree group Pvt. Ltd.

Ms.Bijal Thaker

Assistant Professor
MCA, M.Com

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Ms. Thaker is currently working as Asst. Prof. with DPUCOL. She holds the degree of MCA and M. Com. She is having 16 years of teaching experience. She has also worked as as an approved faculty in colleges affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University. She has experience in teaching various programming languages to the students of computer application. She has published 6 research papers in reputed UGC care journal and various national/international conference proceedings.

Mr. Anand Suresh Irabatti

Assistant Professor
MCA, MBA

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He is an MCA, MBA working as Assistant Professor at DPU-COL. Having 16 years of combined experience in Academic and Industry. Has published many Research papers at National and International conferences including a research paper in International Journal having SCOPUS Index. Participated in National and International FDP's. Member of BOS Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA. Also completed Masters in Machine Learning and Data Science.

Mr. Ganesh Subhash Shinde

Assistant Professor
B.Sc. (Agri), Master in AFBM,
MBA (Marketing), Ph.D (Pursuing)

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He is currently working as a Assistant Professor at Dr. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Centre for Online Learning. He has 8 years of Academic Experience, also Published Research Papers in International Peer-reviewed, Refereed, NAAS Rated, Scopus Indexed Journals. He has Published two Conceptual Paper in Book Titled "Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation from a Global Perspective", also Published two e-Books on the Amazon Kindle platform and Published many Extension Articles in various Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines. He has delivered one Expert talk on AIR Ahmednagar.

Ms Sneha Bengeri

Assistant Professor
B.com, MBA, Ph.D ( Pursuing)

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She is currently working as Assistant professor with Dr DY Patil University. Having an experience of 10 years in teaching PG & UG students, in varied subjects such as organization Behavior, Human Resource management, Marketing management & Strategic Human Resource management, Entrepreneurship Development. She has an added corporate experience in recruitment and training as well. She holds an MBA degree in Human Resource management & Marketing management. Has published a research paper in Scopus Indexed Journal & is currently pursuing her PhD.

Ms. Toshi Dave

Assistant Professor
MCA

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She is currently working as Asst. Professor at Dr. D.Y Patil Vidhyapeeth, Centre for Online Learning. She has overall 4.5 years of Experience in Academics. She is proficient in Programming Languages and DBMS. She is also certified in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning using R , Python, SAS.

Mr. Sohel Kanngg

Assistant Professor
B.com

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He is a seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience in Human Resource Management, Training and Development, Process Management, Quality Management, and Client Relationship Management. Sohel excels in streamlining processes, envisioning future trends, and aligning programs with business objectives. His expertise lies in identifying training needs, conflict management, and delivering exceptional customer experiences while managing costs. With strong communication and problem-solving skills, make him effective in assessing learning needs and designing tailored content. His analytical approach and extensive experience make him a valuable asset in driving organizational performance.

Mr. Vikas Pawar

Assistant Professor
MBA (Environment & Marketing) ,
Ph.D (Pursuing )

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Mr. Vikas Pawar holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Dual from the Shivaji University in Environment Management & Marketing and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Savitri Bai Phule Pune University. He also holds a PG Diploma in Disaster Management, PG Diploma in Rural Development, PG Diploma in Urban Planning & Development from IGNOU New Delhi. PG Diploma in Industrial Health. Safety from the Shivaji University. He is currently working as an Asst. Prof. of the Centre for Online Learning. He has 3 year of Industry experience and 6 years as Projects Coordinator, DST, Government of India Supported Institution.

Ms. Kanika Godani Rathi

Assistant Professor
B. Com, MBA, Ph.D (Pursuing)

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She is now working as a Asst. Professor with Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Centre For Online Learning. She has 1 year of Industry experience and 8 years of teaching experience. She has done her MBA with specialization in Human Resources Management and Bachelors from Commerce. She has published 3 research paper and Pursuing PhD from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Mr. Dattatray Chhagan Katore

Assistant Professor
B.Tech, MBA(Operations), MA(Econ), MSc(Stat.). UGC NET(Mgmt), NET(Econ), SET(Econ)

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He is B.Tech, MBA (Production and Materials), MA Economics, Six Sigma (Green Belt), MSc. Statistics (appeared), PhD (Pursuing). He is an Assistant Professor at D Y Patil University, Pune. He has also qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Economics and Management and also the State Eligibility Test in Lectureship (SET) in Economics. He has over 7 years of teaching experience in leading Management Institutions in Maharashtra and total 5 years of corporate experience including 4 years as a Finance Officer at Central Bank Of India. He has contributed 5 research papers and 4 of them are published in reputed national and international journals.

Ms. Chhaya Rahul Vanjare

Assistant Professor
MBA, M.Com , Ph.D (Pursuing)

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She is currently working as an Assistant Professor with Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth ( Center for online Learning) Pune. She has Completed MBA & M.com from Savitribai Phule Pune University. She has a total of 16 years of academic experience as an Assistant Professor for MBA. She has published 11 research papers in National, International, UGC Care & Scopus Journals. She has been facilitated as N.C. Joshi Best Teacher Award by Institute of Science, Poona in the year 2016. She has published One Patent with Government of India. She is currently pursuing her doctorate (PhD) in Financial Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor
BCA / MCA / Ph.D (Pursuing)

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He holds a Master's degree in Computer Applications (MCA) and is currently pursuing his PhD. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at DPU-COL. He has gained one year of valuable experience in the corporate sector. He has dedicated 16 years to academia, serving as an Assistant Professor for MCA and MBA programs. He has successfully presented four papers at national conferences and two papers at international conferences, showcasing his expertise and contribution to the field. He brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to his role.

Mr. Pavan Ankushe

Assistant Professor
M.Com.(Accounting), M.A. Economics NET & JRF (Commerce), NET (Economics), SET (Commerce)

Mr. Pavan Ankushe is a dynamic Assistant Professor with two years of university-level teaching experience and notable administrative roles in colleges affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, he brings valuable expertise to the role. His engagement in the edtech industry contributes a modern perspective to education. Actively participating in extracurricular activities, he demonstrates a well-rounded personality. His commitment to social extension reflects a compassionate approach.

Mr. Kiran K. Marwade

Assistant Professsor
MCA

He is currently working as Assistant Professor at Dr. D. Y. Patil Universityâ€™s Centre for Online Learning. He has 2.5 years of experience in Academics. He has experience of teaching various subjects like DBMS, SQL, HTML, Software Testing, MIS & DSS to Computer Application students.

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Mr. Sushil Kumar Aggarwal

Chairman : AVRO INDIA LIMITED

Mr Sushil Kumar Aggarwal is the Promoter and Chairman of AVRO INDIA LIMITED , North India's largest plastic Molded furniture manufacturing company and amongst India's top 10 units.

Founded in 2002, his vision has been pivotal in the growth of the company. The company has grown manifold in the last 18 years and was publicly listed in 'National Stock Exchange of India Limited in July, 2018.

latest felicitation was the award for 'Entrepreneur of the Year by US based company, Greatest leader of the year, besides accolades from various industrial, Govt, Media & educational enterprises.

He is a chairman at CII MSME (western UP) and is currently a Co-Chairman CII (Northern Region) MSME. He is also National president of All India plastic Molded furniture manufacturers association. He is also Advisor to World association of small and medium enterprises, a global organisation.
He is a regular speaker on Television channels on Budgets, economy and future of the nation such as ZEE, ABP &TV9.

Dr. CP Shrimali

Former Director, MDI Gurgaon

Professor, Human Resource Management

Prof. Shrimali holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration and a Ph.D. from the University of Udaipur. He has a singular combination of entrepreneurial experience and teaching and consulting proficiency. He holds a diploma in Labor Laws from Delhi and Management Consulting Course from University of Philippines, Manila.

He has been teaching management for over 36 years, written over 40 case studies / papers and edited two books on management.

Prof. Shrimali has provided Management Consultancy Services in over 40 consultancy assignments. He is a certified management consultant from CMC and has worked for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the areas of human resource management and management consulting development.

Prof. Shrimali has designed and conducted over 300 Executive Development Programmes in Human Resource Management area and General Management for top level to middle level executives.

Dr. Aniruddh Bhaidkar

BDS (MUHS) ACI Implantology (DPU)

MSc Healthcare management (University of Manchester, UK)

MBA HR (DPU) UGC NET-HRSET-Management

Dr Aniruddh Bhaidkar has completed his BDS from the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in 2009. He also holds a Masters in Healthcare Management from the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. He is a certified Implantologist from the D.Y Patil University,Pune. He has also interned in the department of Organizational Development and Training at the Central Manchester University Hospital, UK.Dr Aniruddh is a member of the University of Manchester Alumni association, The Indian Dental Association amongst others. He has several national and international publications.

Mr. Rakesh. K. Chopra

(International Soft Skill Trainer & Motivational Speaker)

Ex Program Director : Baroda Apex Academy, Ahmedabad

Mr. Rakesh. K. Chopra is Certified Management Trainer AIMA & National Open College Network (NOCN) United Kingdom, Certified Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) of AIMA and Certified Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programme (NLP).

He have Coordinated more than 400 training programs and class contact days more than 4000 days and Trained more than 100000 participants including foreign professionals of 50 countries.
Designed and delivered life skill trainings for top management including Zonal Heads / RegionalHeads of top nationalized banks/ financial institutions. Delivering Radio Talks from All India Radio.

Dr. D. S. Bhamare

Professor and Head of Unit Department of Orthopaedics

He is also Head and Course Director, Sports Medicine Division at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Pune. He has three Master Degrees and many Fellowships to his credit. Dr Bhamare was the National Consultant and founder of the world Class Sports Science Centre at Balewadi, Pune. Apart from his busy Medical profession he has passion for reading, writing, traveling and conducting seminars and workshops on Science & Spirituality and mind body medicine. He devotes his spare time to propagate and teach Meditation. Dr Bhamare is a strong practitioner of Universal Brotherhood and peace.

Mr. Ayan Chatterjee

Head : Learning & Development Business Impact Group (COE) Indiabulls Consumer Finance Ltd.

Mr. Ayaan Chatterjee is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from the Financial Planning Standards Board of India. He is an Associate (ALMI & ACS) from the Life Office Management Association U.S. He is also a Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) Moderator from The American College. He is an NLP Certified Practitioner and Life Coach. He is An associate from the International Coach Federation (ICF), Certified DISC Assessor.

Mr. Ketan Gandhi

President & CEO (KgGuruji.com)

Mr. Ketan Gandhi is the President & CEO, KgGuruji.com It provides consulting, mentoring, leadership & performance coaching, corporate training & advisory services to corporations in seven countries including USA, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Iran, Oman, and China. He is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad, participated in Harvard Business School's executive education program, and did Bachelors of Engineering in Instrumentation & Control from Bhavnagar University & Diploma in sustainable energy from Sweden. He is a chartered engineer (registered with Engineering Council, UK). He has conducted 34 faculty development programs in case method (attended by 950+ b-school faculty members). He has written 50+ case studies, currently used in 200 b.schools across the globe.

Anu Sukhija

OD Consultant, Certified Coach and Virtual Instructor Led Training Facilitator

Anu is a practicing coach and consultant with over 18 years of experience in OD, Talent Management and Human Resource Management. She is a certified Assessor in Competency Mapping from XLRI Jamshedpur as well as a certified Executive Coach (Coaching Light House- ACSTH). She is also a certified VILT (Virtual Instructor Led Trainings) facilitator having imparted a number of trainings on various virtual plaforms including Zoom, MS Teams, Webex etc Currently working as OD Consultant /Assessor Assessment & Development Centres/ Coach/Corporate Facilitator.

Prof. R. Hari Sarvanan

Prof. R. Hari Saravanan has over 25+ years experience across various verticals in top companies like Nokia, Cisco and many more. He has evaluated market needs through market research, segmentation and sizing activities such as meeting with customers, conducting surveys, competitive analysis, attending and representing the company at industry events, product marketing etc. He has authored product and feature requirements documents. He has lead cross-functional teams to bring new products and features to market. Furthermore, he holds a GMP degree from IIM-C.

Prof. Babu Krishnamoorthy

Prof. Babu Krishnamoorthy is a Chartered Accountant Cum Cost Accountant with over 15 years experience in Investment Banking and Private Banking experience. Gained valuable experience in creating and Delivering Financial Plans to Individuals, Corporates and other entities. His specialties are India Based Investment Solutions, Personal Taxation relevant to Investments, Financial Planning skills for Retirement planning and Goal setting for other life events.

Dr. Latha Vija Baskar

Dr. Latha Vijay baskar catalyses positive transformations. She coaches teams and individuals to lead, engage, and inspire action. As founder and CEO of V.I.T.A.L Conversations, Latha is on a mission to enhance productive engagement and positive leadership. Latha brings along 20 years of experience in training and teaching, working across corporate, education, and social sectors.

Prof. Rajesh Srinivasan

Prof. Rajesh Srinivasan is a Modern Marketing Strategist and Business Growth Expert. He is the Founder of Mindful Marketing - a consulting firm. He works with entrepreneurs as their "Outsourced CMO" (Chief Marketing Officer) to grow their revenues using highly effective customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth strategies. He is the author of the two Amazon Bestselling books - "Marketing Success Formula" and "Shifting Gears". The book has been featured in various magazines like Business Today, The Week, India Today, and Business Standard. Economic Times has recently appointed Rajesh as a Jury Board Member for its Most promising Tech Marketers Award - 2020.

Prof. Jaishree

Prof. Jaishree holds a PhD from IIMA and a MBA from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Furthermore, she also holds a Bachelor of Arts with Psychology and Philosophy from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Her achievements include being awarded 2nd in Asia's Best B-School Awards for Best Professor in Marketing Management.

Dr. Deep Shah

Dr. Deep Shah is a Management Graduate from Saurashtra University, Gujarat and has Doctorate Degree in the area of Management from Pacific University, Udaipur. He has spent nine years of his career into teaching, research and training. During the last tenure, Dr. Shah has published several research papers in International, National conferences and research journals. His area of interests are Innovation, International Business, Consumer Behaviour and Behavioural Economics, Research methodology, Human Resource Management and Operational Management.