Aditya School of Business Management

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Dr.Venkatkrishnan Iyer

Professor
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Dr.Venkatkrishnan Iyer

Professor
Dr. Venkatkrishnan has been in Academic for more than 45 years in various capacities as Dean-Academics, Professor, Head of Department of Decision Sciences. He has been the recipient of Best Teacher Award (National) and Institutional. He has been teaching Mathematics, Statistics, Quantitative Techniques, Operations Research, Project Management, etc., He has held many positions at the University of Mumbai. He was on the Board of Studies with NMIMS and KJ Somaiya. He commenced his teaching career around 44 years ago having worked as Probationary Officer in a Bank. He has worked in institutions like NMIMS, K.J.Somaiya, ITM, IIPM, ICAI, HKIMSR, DSIMS. . His core competence are in Operations Research, Project Management, Statistics and Mathematics, AIMSR Faculty
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Dr. Neeta Bhatt

Associate Professor - IT
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Dr. Neeta Bhatt

Associate Professor - IT
After completing her Master’s in computer applications, she went ahead to get her Doctorate in Computer Science Her 16 years of experience in Education includes teaching Engineering, MCA and MBA students She is a Guide for 5 PhD scholars She has a long experience of handling the examination department She is the Chairperson of Flying Squad Team at Mumbai University Her core competency lies in managing websites
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Dr.Krati Sharma

Associate Professor - Marketing
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Dr.Krati Sharma

Associate Professor - Marketing
Dr. Krati Sharma holds a Doctoral degree in management from DAVV, Indore. She has done Masters in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing. She has a work experience of 11 years. She has about 8 years of experience in teaching with institutions of repute and 3 years of corporate experience. She has published research papers in reputed journals and presented research papers at National & International Conferences. She teaches courses in Marketing and General Management. Her area of interests are Marketing Management, Product and Brand Management, Rural Marketing, Services Marketing, Managerial Economics, and Research Methodology.
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Dr. Vrittee Parikh

Associate Professor - Human Resource
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Dr. Vrittee Parikh

Associate Professor - Human Resource
Dr. Vrittee Parikh holds a Doctoral Degree in Management from University of Mumbai. She has done her Masters in Human Resource Management and has a rich experience of more than a decade in academics and 2 years in Industry in recruitment and training domain. She is a Rank Holder in MMS, UGC- NET cleared. She has one Book and 13 research papers in her credit at National and International Level. Her area of Interest are Organizational Behavior, General Management, Human Resource Management, Training & Development, Soft Skills Training, Creativity and Innovation, Leadership and Motivation.
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Dr. Sonali Kale

Associate Professor - Finance
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Dr. Sonali Kale

Associate Professor - Finance
Dr. Sonali Kale holds a Doctoral Degree from SNDT Women’s University of Mumbai. She has done her MBA in Financial Management, She holds M. Phil and M. Com. Degrees as well. She has a rich experience of more than a two decade in academics. She has one Book and more than 23 research papers in her credit at in prestigious platforms like UGC Care and Scopus and holds two patents that reflect innovative approach to education. Her area of Interest are Financial Management, Cost and Management Accounting, Financial Accounting.
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Dr. Geeta Kohade

Associate Professor - Marketing
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Dr. Geeta Kohade

Associate Professor - Marketing
Dr. Geeta Kohade earned her Doctorate from RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur and Obtained Master’s degree in Business Management from Pune University, Pune. In the past 13 years, Dr Geeta Kohade’s professional journey includes her role as an educator, researcher, trainer and institution builder in the finest Educational Institution in India. Before joining ASBM she was associated with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Mumbai University, RTM Nagpur University, etc . 5 Ph.D. scholars completed Ph.D. under her guidance. She has presented and published more than 25 research papers in National and International Journals including Book Chapters and Patent. She authored Books on “Principles of Marketing” and “Principles of Management”. She is certified “Soft Skill Trainer” by IASST (International Association of Soft skill Trainer). Her teaching and research interests include Sales & Marketing Processes, Consumer Psychology, Service Marketing, Retail Marketing, Digital Marketing and entrepreneurship
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Dr. Aaditya Desai

Associate Professor
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Dr. Aaditya Desai

Associate Professor
Dr. Aaditya Desai is MMS, Ph.D. with specialization in IT/Systesm. He has over 15 years of academic and teaching experience in Management and Engineering Institutes. He is a founder and owner of a Startup called Prismmatics since 2009. He is also a trustee of Krushnarao Vrudhashram since 2011. His areas of interest are Information Technology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Visulaisation along with training in Soft Skills and Personality Development.
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Dr. Devashis Rath

Prof. of Practice
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Dr. Devashis Rath

Prof. of Practice
Devashis Rath is a Ph.D. in Management [Area of Organizational Behavior], from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, [Fellow Program, June 1999 to March 2005]. He has move than 32 years of corporate experience in the area of Leadership Development, HiPo Identification, Succession Planning, Diversity & Inclusion, Culture, Ethics and Organisational Value institutionalization, POSH, Industrial Relations, Talent Acquisition, Productivity enhancement and Strategic Work Force Planning. He has worked with organizations like – Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys, Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, All India Management Association, Reliance Retail, DDI (Development Dimensions India Pvt. Ltd.,), Aditya Birla Capital, and UltraTech Cement Ltd., in which he was the Sr. Vice President for Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management. He has more than 35 publications in journal and magazines and has taught as a guest faculty at TISS and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management of IIT Mumbai. He quit his corporate career to purse academics full time, which was a long time passion for him.
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Dr. Pinkey Bhardwaj

Assistant Professor Marketing
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Dr. Pinkey Bhardwaj

Assistant Professor Marketing
Ph.D in “The study of consumer behavioural patterns in Luxury Lifestyle”. Seasoned professional with 24 years of Rich Leadership background in Automobiles, Luxury Was a part of core team & instrumental in launching of prestigious luxurious residential project Aamby Valley City. Authored 8 Research Papers at National & International level on various Marketing topics She is on Board with National Career Counselor Areas of interest: Luxury Management, Hospitality Sales and Real Estate
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Dr. Srinivas Ainavolu

Professor
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Dr. Srinivas Ainavolu

Professor
A B.Tech. in Electronics & Instrumentation, followed with a Ph.D. from the famed IIM-Kolkata’s Fellow Program, Dr. Ainavolu brings with him a formidable combination of industry and the academia. For 27 long years, he has worked with marquee organizations like NTPC [a GOI Maharatna company], followed by a ten-year tenure with the Reliance Group [one of the biggest conglomerates of India]. Besides, he is a qualified Independent Director (since 2021) for the Management Boards of companies. Though he formally joined the academia in the year 2018, he has taught as a visiting faculty is such institutes of repute like IMT Nagpur. He was also a full-time faculty with NMIMS, Mumbai in the area of Strategy. Though his Doctoral thesis is titled "Effect of Business Group and Industry Affiliation on Firm Performance", his other areas of expertise are Value Creation & Management (SVCM), and Strategy for Core-sector Companies. Dr. Ainavolu, is popular speaker on public forums on allied areas like “applied tradition”. He is also a weekly columnist presenting the “Guiding Light” in Free Press Journal, Mumbai.
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CA. Shital Shukla

Assistant Professor Finance
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CA. Shital Shukla

Assistant Professor Finance
She has done her graduation and post graduation from Mumbai University. She is a Chartered Accountant. She has 17 years post qualification experience in the field of Chartered Accountancy (Income tax, various types of audits, etc.) She has a teaching experience of 8 years. Her areas of interest are Financial Accountancy, Cost Accountancy, Financial Management, Wealth Management, Corporate Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisition, Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, and many more.
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CA. Vinay Tiwari

Assistant Professor - Finance
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CA. Vinay Tiwari

Assistant Professor - Finance
Qualification: M.com, FCA. Exp: 1. Overall Teaching Experience of 10 Years. 5 Years Experience in CA Firm. 2. Taught Financial Accounting, Direct & Indirect taxation at undergraduate level & Security Analysis Portfolio Management, International Finance, Commercial Banking at Post Graduate level. 3. Appointed as Paper Setter of TYBFM for the subject ˜Portfolio Management"
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CA. Sandhya Menon

Assistant Professor
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CA. Sandhya Menon

Assistant Professor
She is a highly experienced and well-respected professional in the field of education, with over 20 years of teaching expertise in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Taxation. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has All India 21st Rank in her CA Foundation examination. As an educator her coaching has benefited students at both undergraduate and post graduate levels to achieve their goals and excel in their studies. She has also helped a vast number of students in preparing them for their CA examinations. Her areas of interest include research into various finance/ management related topics. She has used her years of experience to mentor students on their way to a bright future. Her dedication to her work is appreciated by her students, colleagues and peers alike.
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Prof. Parag Nivsarker

Assistant Professor - IT
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Prof. Parag Nivsarker

Assistant Professor - IT
Parag Nivsarker is MBA with specialization in Finance. He has over 30 years of rich experience in IT industry in providing IT solutions to global clients in various industries. His experience has been in the areas of QA Consulting, IT Solution Architecting, Delivery Management, Pre-sales, Program Management, Project Management and Application Development & Maintenance. During his career, he worked with IT services companies providing solutions to many customers from North America, Europe and Australia. During this tenure, he has worked in the USA, Canada and many European countries. His teaching experience includes Corporate training sessions at L&T Infotech and Bluestar Ltd. (ISD), Guest Lectures in a few premier institutes and Visiting Faculty in premier B-school.
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Prof.Amit Kamkhalia

Assistant Professor - Finance
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Prof.Amit Kamkhalia

Assistant Professor - Finance
Prof Amit Kamkhalia is Finance professional , He has worked in capital markets in companies like IIFL, IDBI Capital , Reliance Capital to name a few , He is an expert in Finance domain with emphasis on Fixed Income, Equities and Derivatives , After Commerce Graduation from Mumbai University he pursued MMS degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies with Finance specialization in 2002 , has work experience of 16 years in Industry and academics , and have presented two research papers in International Commerce and Management Conference University of Mumbai over two years.
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Prof. Dinesh R Mehra

Assistant Professor
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Prof. Dinesh R Mehra

Assistant Professor
Dinesh R Mehra holds Masters in Marketing Management from the University of Mumbai. He has total work experience of 21 years, having worked for 09 years in companies like CMIE Pvt Ltd, ICICI Lombard GIC and SBI Factors and Commercial Services Pvt Ltd Since the last 12 years he has been associated with academics and teaches various marketing subjects to first and second year students. He has also successfully steered placement activities in his earlier assignments.
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Prof. Ajeet Mishra

Assistant Professor
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Prof. Ajeet Mishra

Assistant Professor
Prof. Ajeet Mishra is MMS with specialization in Marketing and PGDORM – Operations. He is Certified Business Analytics from National Stock Exchange. He is member of Operations Research Society of India (ORSI- Mumbai Chapter). He has over 10 years of rich experience in SCM- Modern Trade Operations & Development, Shipping Operations & Freight Forwarder in India and aboard. During his tenure, he has worked with Tirumalla Oil Refinery Pvt Ltd, Supersonic International Ltd- Zambia Mars International Freight Forwarder – Bahrain, National Shipping Agency -Sudan, OSL- Mumbai, His teaching experience of over 10 years includes Business Statistics, Operational Research & Business Data Analytics. His experience with premier institutes and Visiting Faculty in premier B-School.
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Prof. Pranav Bhhatia

Assistant Professor
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Prof. Pranav Bhhatia

Assistant Professor
Pranav Bhhatia is PGDBA with specialization in HR, Retail and General Management. He has over 18 years of rich industrial experience in Sales, Operations and HR. During his tenure, he has worked with Shoppers Stop, Future Group, Biba, Ritu Kumar and Globus. Facilitated sessions on stress management at IIT Bombay, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Thakur Polytechnic, Mahindra First Choice, Legrand and many more. He has a teaching experience of 5 years. His areas of interest are Training, Meditation, Desk Yoga, Travelling and many more.
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Prof.Ramakrishnan Iyer

Assistant Professor
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Prof.Ramakrishnan Iyer

Assistant Professor
Ramakrishnan Iyer holds a Executive MBA Post Graduate Certificate from IIM, Kozhikode and B.Tech. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. He is a Senior IT professional with 30+ years’ experience with rich experience in the areas of Innovation, technology architect and delivery management and having a strong technology background, business development and people leadership. He has a good experience in various automation technologies like RPA, Chatbots, and Machine Learning to drive process and productivity improvements across the organization. His last role in Capgemini was as Financial Services Business Unit Automation Drive Lead, driving automation across various financial services business unit accounts to drive improvements in processes and productivity for Application Managed services, Application Development and Testing services thru Automation and Productivity Enhancements initiatives. He also has a Creative mindset being a part of Capgemini Innovation groups driving business results through new innovation offering developed in emerging technologies.
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Prof. Geeta Shetti

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Prof. Geeta Shetti

Assistant Professor
Geeta Shetti is a Pharmacy graduate with a Master’s in Management Studies (MMS) -Marketing specialization, from Chetana’s R K Institute of Management & Research affiliated to Mumbai University. Over a span of 22 years, she has an experience in Pharma Sales and Marketing functions at Wockhardt ltd., Raptakos & Brett, FDC ltd., and Centaur Pharmaceuticals ltd. Subsequently, she has an academic experience of about 15 years at her alma mater teaching Marketing subjects like Negotiation & Selling, Marketing Management, Consumer Behaviour, Sales Management etc. During this tenure, she has guided about 25 students every year for Summer internship program and the end Semester CAPSTONE projects. She has attended many AICTE approved FDPs, completed Learning Modules on the online NPTEL – SWAYAM portal, presented and published many Research papers. Her interests including travelling to new destinations, enjoying old Hindi songs and practicing fitness regime every day.
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Prof. Venkatesh K Iyengar

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Prof. Venkatesh K Iyengar

Assistant Professor
Venkatesh K Iyengar, based in Mumbai, is a distinguished leader in Marketing Analytics, Data Science, and Business Analytics with 18 years of corporate experience and 5 years of academic involvement. He holds a first-class management degree in Marketing and Leadership Science from Mumbai University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Management Sciences from JBIMS, along with a BS in Data Science & Programming from IIT Madras. Specializing in strategic leadership, entrepreneurship, data science, and business analytics, Venkatesh has presented numerous research papers in these fields and created 108 FAQs on Data Science & Business Analytics. He is the founding member of the Ramanujan Society of Research at IIT Madras and has held strategic leadership roles in analytics, innovation, and operations at Tathwamasi Consulting, Samsung, Vodafone, Airtel, and The Hindu. Venkatesh has also delivered and organized numerous Faculty Development Programs and served as a visiting faculty at JBIMS, NMIMS, and EDII. An aspiring marathoner & an avid cook, he is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil.
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Prof. Neha Bhatia

Assistant Professor
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Prof. Neha Bhatia

Assistant Professor
Neha Bhatia is an MMS with a specialization in HR and B.E (Electronics & Communication) She has over 13 years of teaching experience wherein around 10 years in teaching, 6 years in developing academic content and 3 years of Corporate experience in Recruitment, Training & Development, and Client Relationship Management. She has played an instrumental role in designing the course curriculum for the IIT_Patna EMBA course and formulated syllabus for Mizoram University Her primary competence includes handling Human Resource Management, General Management, Discrete Mathematics and Business Mathematics subject. She has been associated with Mumbai University, Jain University, Chandigarh University, Aligarh Muslim University, GLA University, Uttrakhand Open University, and Jamia University. She is a professional Table-Tennis player and has achieved Gold Medal in School National Table-Tennis Tournament. Her hobbies are badminton, cricket, music and dancing.
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Prof. Hitesh Kaushal

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Prof. Hitesh Kaushal

Assistant Professor
Mr. Hitesh Kaushal holds Masters degree in Business Administration from Premiere Institute. With over 20 years of Experience in industry with leading corporates in Real Estate and Infrastructure Sector. Having worked with Reliance Infrastructure and Airport Infrastructure Developers like GVK and K Raheja Corp. Have achieved successful commercial launch of various projects. Prominent being Shopping Center projects of Inorbit Mall Malad, Korum Mall Thane, and new Terminal at Mumbai International Airport. His areas of Interest include Integrated Marketing Communications, New Product Launches, Brand Development, and Commercial launch of Infrastructure projects.
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Prof. Sarita Jha’s

Assistant Professor
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Prof. Sarita Jha’s

Assistant Professor
Ms. Sarita Jha’s qualifications include M.Phil., M.Com, and Maha SET. She has over 10 years of teaching experience in UG and PG colleges. She has published 7 papers at various renowned national and international journals and won best paper awards. She has participated at various faculty development program at national and international level Her areas of expertise include Marketing management , General management and research.
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Prof Dharmendra Sharma

Assistant Professor
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Prof Dharmendra Sharma

Assistant Professor
Dharmendra Sharma is an accomplished professional with an MBA in Marketing and additional expertise in Operations and Analytics. He boasts 20 years of industry experience, having worked with multinational companies such as Wyeth, Pfizer and various other pharmaceutical firms in sales, marketing, and consultancy roles. His expertise extends to entrepreneurship development, and he has been part of the National Translational Mission of the Government of India. In addition to his industry achievements, Dharmendra has spent 13 years as a visiting faculty member at premier management institutes, earning recognition as the best student during his MBA. He holds directorship positions in various organizations and a certified independent director empaneled with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. As a mentor and business consultant, he continues to contribute significantly to the field of management and business development.
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Prof. Jay Palaria

Assistant Professor - Marketing
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Prof. Jay Palaria

Assistant Professor - Marketing
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Prof. Priya Singh

Assistant Professor -Operations
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Prof. Priya Singh

Assistant Professor -Operations
Priya Singh holds a Master's degree in Operations Management. She has a industry experience of around 2years. And teaching experience of 5years for Under Graduates. She teaches courses in Operations Management, Digital Marketing and Personal Selling and Sales management Her area's of Interest are General Operations, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Marketing.