Khandwala College Campus, S.V.Road, Malad (West), Mumbai
The MKES-IMSR faculty is a unique mix of academic scholars, richly experienced industry and non-profit practitioners and hybrid scholar-practitioners.
CA Dr. Varsha Ainapure has 34 years of academic experience of teaching Financial Accounting, IFRS, and Income Tax at UG, & PG levels. She is a recognised guide under the faculty of Commerce (Business Management) at University of Mumbai. 3 students have been awarded Ph. D. under her guidance. Her areas of interest are Financial Reporting, and IFRS. She retired as Professor & Head of the Department of Accountancy at Khandwala College. She is M. Com. (Advanced Accountancy & Costing) from University of Mumbai, FCA (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India), Ph. D. (Management) from SNDT University and a Post-Doctoral Fellow as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. She is widely known for the 40+ text books co-authored by her for the students of University of Mumbai on accountancy, taxation and auditing.
Dr. Satish Ailawadi possesses over 27 yr.s Industry experience in the field of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Over 20 yr.s experience in teaching Operations. He has Authored a book on Logistics & Supply Chain Management (3rd edition). He has held the positions of Director at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai, Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad, and Professor Emeritus, at Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad and Senior Professor & Head of Academics at Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad. Director at General, Integral Institute of Advanced Management, Visakhapatnam. Currently he is the Prof. Emeritus- Accreditations and Head - IQAC, N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research.
Dr. Charmi Shah has over 16 years of teaching experience in PGDM and MMS programs. She holds an M.Com. (Accountancy and Costing) from the University of Mumbai, as well as a PGDM (Finance) and a Ph.D. (Banking & Finance) under faculty of Commerce and Management from University of Mumbai. She teaches Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Advance Financial Management, Equity Valuation, Financial Modelling, Business Statistics and Operations Research.
Dr. Indrila Varma has 16 years of teaching experience while working as a visiting faculty at institutions like S P Jain Institute of Management and Research & at S P Jain School of Global Management. She holds Ph.D. from Amity University and Masters M. F Tech. from NIFT, Mumbai. She has a deep interest in Research and has published research papers on Consumer Behaviour, Fashion Retail, Marketing, & Branding. She will teach courses related to marketing.
Dr. Ansha Gupta has over 14 years of experience spanning academia and industry. She holds a Ph.D. in Management (Human Resources) and an MBA in HR from Devi Ahilya University, Indore. She was associated with the WISE Tech Center at SPJIMR as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Dr. Gupta’s teaching interests include Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Strategic HRM, Human Resource Information Systems, Research Methodology and Training & Development. She has presented her work at several national and international conferences. She has published extensively in reputed journals, including those listed under ABDC and other international peer-reviewed platforms.
Mr. Anil B. Kulkarni retired as professor of Marketing at SPJIMR 2019. He did his PGDM from IIM Calcutta. He has 19 years of industry experience and 31 years in academics of which 25 years at SPJIMR and the rest at MICA, Ahmedabad where he was its Director for six years. His areas of interest are Strategic Marketing, Marketing Simulations, Pricing, MEXL and Social Marketing. He has taught as visiting faculty at IIMA, IIMK, NIRMA Institute of Management, Mody University, and MDI in India and at universities in Germany, Dubai, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago. He headed the initiative, The Learning Odyssey for the continuous improvement in the teaching capability of SPJIMR faculty.
Siddharth Parakh is a CA, CS & holds MBA degree. He has keen interest in Capital Markets, Strategy Consultancy and Mergers & Acquisitions. He has 12+ yrs. of work experience. Siddharth has completed his MBA in Finance & Consulting from SPJIMR and Cornell University, New York, with Dean's Top 5 recognition.
He was felicitated with the prestigious ‘Economic Times Young Leader 2019’ award (touted as India’s version of Forbes 30under30) thereby making into the coveted ranking of India’s emerging business leaders.
Currently he is working with TATA Son’s Group as Chairman and Group CFO’s team in Investments, M&A and Strategy.
Prof. Rukaiya Joshi has 14yrs. Experience in teaching as a professor in SPJIMR in the areas of Leadership & Social Sector Management. She was a Chairperson of Centre for Education in Social Sector (CEdSS), Post Graduate Program in Development Management (PGPDM).
Mr. Praveen Tripathi has been a visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, IIT – Kanpur, ISB Hyderabad, and Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad. He is Member, Awareness and Communication Advisory Council, UID Authority of India, Co-Chairman, Confederation of NGOs of Rural India. He is Founder CEO of Magic9 Media & Consumer Knowledge Private Limited and Magic9 Media & Analytics Private Limited providing various services related to branding and marketing effectiveness to clients.He is a Past Member, Marketing Advisory Council at SPJIMR. He was President of the Market Research Society of India, Chairman of the Technical Committee for Radio Audience Measurement set up by ORG-MARG, India.
Dr. Dasika Chaitanya has 20+ years of experience in Human Resource Management with focus on teaching, training, and talent management. She holds a Ph.D. from IIM Mumbai and holds a Post Graduate degree in Management (MBA in Human Resource Management) from Osmania University, Hyderabad. She also holds an advanced Post Graduation Diploma in Advertising and Marketing. Dr. Chaitanya played a pivotal role in coordinating the structural design and revision of the syllabi for the MBA Tech program at NMIMS. She has 4 years of corporate training experience, and was teaching and training corporate s as a faculty for 15 + years at NMIMS University s Technology management program.. She has trained around 10,000 corporates and conducted 90 Management Development Programmes for LIC Officers. Her research areas are Talent Management, Happiness at Work, Corporate Governance and has 17 publications to her credit in national and international journals.
CA Kauser Meherali has 14 years of post-qualification professional work experience as ex E&Y (UAE) and ex , Research Analyst at ARM Research. Her independent assignments included working with notable companies such as CGG Ardiesives FZCO, Gargash Hotels, Danway Trading, Danway International, and the Azadea group of Companies. She has been an important Trainer for the Train the Trainer program on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Mumbai. She has taken lectures at Western India Regional Council (WIRC) of ICAI at Orientation Training and General Management and Communication Skills (GMCS) program
Mr. Murali Raman has 35 years of experience across finance, strategy, and operations. He is a Registered Valuer (IBBI), Certified AI Generalist, Qualified Independent Director (IICA), and holds certifications from IIM Bangalore, AIWMI, BSE, and more. He integrates practical experience with deep subject expertise in valuation and risk management.
Dr. Rajesh Devasia has 17+ years of industry and 20+ years of academic experience. A recognized data science expert and “40 under 40” awardee (Analytics India Magazine), he has worked with firms like Nielsen, TCS, and Mahindra. His expertise includes AI, ML, analytics consulting, and responsible AI research.
Mr. Nitin Sarangdhar is a retired Intel technologist, former CEO of NitAl, and currently part of IIT Bombay's SemiX initiative. With over 40 years in VLSI, security, and system architecture, he holds 60+ patents and has contributed to global standards like USB, PCIe, and FIDO.
With 40 years in software development and project leadership, Ms. Alaka Sarangdhar retired from Nike as a Data Scientist. She specializes in workflow automation, software quality engineering, and Agile Project Management, and brings deep industry insights into data systems and team leadership.
Ms. Deepa Naik has 28 years of experience in data, AI, and system architecture. As Founder & CEO of sparkNET and Co-Founder of COGITARI, she works across consulting and training in fintech and education. She holds certifications from AWS, Databricks, and Berkley, and focuses on Responsible AI.
Dr. Rahul Shah is a professional with over 20 years of industry experience and 18 years in academia. An MBA from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UK), he specializes in Marketing and Brand Management. He is the Founder of SRLCI and has trained over 1,000 professionals. He teaches at institutions like NMIMS, ICAI, and BSE, and has published 20+ research papers in reputed journals.
Ms. Ami Upadhyaya brings over 16 years of HR experience, with expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and leadership development. She is also a licensed NLP Practitioner, certified Hypnotist, Life Coach, and Pranic Healer.
Mr. Devendra Asar has 36 years of industry experience, including as Director – Operations at HUL, and 14 years in academia. He teaches Operations, Supply Chain, and Leadership, and also conducts corporate workshops in TPM.
Mr. Gaurav Agrawal brings over 18 years of experience in capital markets and financial education. He served as Vice President – Products at Capital Markets Publishers India Pvt. Ltd., where he led strategic product development initiatives in the BFSI domain. Currently, Gaurav is associated with the Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL) as a Subject Matter Expert – Capital Markets and Financial Modelling and Content Lead. He holds a strong foundation in investment research, valuation, and financial analytics.
CA Nayan Marphatia brings over 35 years of experience, with multinational corporations and teaching, and entrepreneurship. He has held key positions at companies such as DHL Express, Pizza Hut, and the Elf-Total Group. Currently, Nayan is a faculty member and corporate trainer, specializing in Finance, & Banking. He is also an active Angel Investor and passionately pursues interests in fiction writing, music, and fitness.
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