MKES Institute of Management Studies & Research

Faculty Directory

Department of Finance — 7 Faculty Members

Dr. Charmi Shah

Ph.D., M.Com, PGDBM

18+ Yrs (PGDM & MMS)

Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Advanced Financial Mgmt, Valuation, Financial Modelling

CA Hrudyesh Pankhania

CA, LLB, M.Com, DISA, NET

15+ Yrs (Academia & Industry) · Mentored 100,000+ Students

Investment Planning, Portfolio Mgmt, Wealth Creation (Deutsche Bank Group, ICAI)

Dr. Kinjal Shethia

Ph.D. (Fin), M.Com, PGPBM

15+ Yrs (Academia & Industry)

Financial Statement Analysis, Business Valuation, Investment Research

CA Deepak Dave

CA, B.A.

10+ Yrs Professional Exp.

Finance, Financial Markets, Debt & Fixed Income Markets (IBS Powai)

Ms. Trupti Dave

MBA, CFA Level I

10+ Yrs (Finance & Training)

Derivatives Operations, Treasury & Risk Mgmt (First Abu Dhabi Bank, GlobeOp, BSE)

Mr. Prashant Anchan

MMS, M.Com

9+ Yrs (Data & Automation)

Financial Analytics, Financial Modelling, ESG (Morningstar, ICE, Capgemini)

Mr. Gandhar Nigudkar

M.Sc. Geophysics, CFA L1

9+ Yrs (Industry, Academia and Entrepreneurship)

Investment Analysis, Portfolio Construction, Capital Allocation & Private Equity

Department of Marketing — 5 Faculty Members

Dr. Indrila Varma

Ph.D., M.F.Tech. (NIFT)

25+ Yrs (Academia & Industry)

Consumer Behaviour, Fashion Retail, Marketing Strategy & Brand Management

Dr. Rahul Shah

Ph.D., MBA (Wales), M.Com

20+ Yrs (Academia & Industry) · NMIMS, IIM-A, ICAI

International Marketing, Strategic Marketing (Founder – Skill Center of India)

Mr. Anand Desai

PGDM, B.Com

25+ Yrs (Academia & Industry)

Marketing Strategy, Consumer Insights, Brand Mgmt & Rural Marketing (AC Nielsen, IMRB)

Mr. Sumon Gantait

MBA (Marketing), B.E. · Pursuing Ph.D.

20+ Yrs (Academia & Industry)

Marketing, Branding, Consumer Insights, and Sales & Distribution Management

Mr. Meherzad Karanjia

PG Dip 3D Graphics, M.Com

23+ Yrs (Academia & Industry)

Digital Marketing, Media Planning, SEO & Social Media (Pepperfry, Quikr, Schbang)

Department of Human Resource — 3 Faculty Members

Dr. Sangram Tambe

MBA (HR), Ph.D. (Mgmt)

40+ Yrs Leadership Exp.

Strategic HR, Executive Leadership Development & Organizational Transformation

Ms. Debanjali Palav

MBA (HR), B.E.

16+ Yrs in Human Resources

HR expertise in Compensation & Benefits, associated with reputed management institutes and leading organisations

Ms. Ami Upadhyaya

MBA (HR), M.Com, MBL

15+ Yrs Teaching & Corporate Exp.

Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Laws & People Management

Department of Business Analytics — 6 Faculty Members

Mr. Hemant Joshi

M.S. Physics

30+ Yrs Industry

IT, Networking, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Embedded Systems, Engineering Leadership

Ms. Deepa Naik

MCA, PGDBM

20+ Yrs Tech & Analytics

Data & AI, System Architecture, Business Intelligence & Tech Strategy

Dr. Sandeep Moghe

Ph.D. (AI & IoT)

15+ Yrs Industry & Research

AI, IoT Applications, Digital Transformation & Smart Business Solutions

Ms. Sweta Chheda

Ph.D. (Pur.), MCA, M.Sc IT

12+ Yrs Academic Experience

Python Programming, Business Analytics, Data Structures & Predictive Modelling

Ms. Bindiya Bhanushali

M.Sc IT, SET

10+ Yrs Academic Experience

Artificial Intelligence, Python for Analytics, Cloud Computing & Web Analytics

Ms. Priyanka Gupta

M.E. IT

10+ Yrs Academic Experience

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Advanced Excel

Business Administration — 3 Faculty Members

Dr. Lata Ramachandran

Ph.D. (Organizational Psychology), MSW, M.A. (Industrial Sociology), LL.B

30+ Years of Experience in Employment Laws

Human Resource Management, Research, and Corporate Training

CA Kauser Meherali

CA

15+ Years Post-Qualification Experience · Ex-E&Y (UAE) · Ex-ARM Research Trainer – GST Train the Trainer Programme · WIRC of ICAI

Business Communication, Executive Coaching & Soft Skills

Dr. Poonam Patel

M.A., Ph.D., MBA

10+ Years of Academic Experience

HRM, Organizational Behaviour & HR Analytics, Business Economics – Sem. I

Library & Learning Resources — 1 Faculty Member

Dr. Sonali Karekar

Ph.D. ( Library and Information Science), MLISC

8+ Years of Academic Experience

Library Management, Online Library Services, Gamification, Research Ethics, Research Publication