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Prof. Devi Singh
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Director, IIM Lucknow
Former Vice Chancellor,
FLAME University, Pune
Ph.D., IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. H. A. Ranganath
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Director, NAAC
Former Vice Chancellor,
Bangalore University
M.Sc., Ph.D., FASc., FNASc.,
FNA., FISEB
Mr. Prashanth Prakash
Advisor to the Chancellor
Partner in Accel India
MSc, University of Delaware
Mr. N. Rangachary
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Chairman of
CDSL, CBDT and IRDA
Chairman, Rangachary
Committee (2013)
Mr. Justice, A.N. Venugopala Gowda
Advisor to the Chancellor
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Retired Judge, High Court of Karnataka
Prof. M K Ramesh
Advisor to the Chancellor
Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Member, Research Programmes Committee, ISEC, Bengaluru
B.Sc., LL.M., Ph.D., Mysore University
Mr. Maninder Chhabra
Member, Board of Management
Director (Sales, Marketing & CRM), Century Real Estate
MBA, IIM Bangalore
Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Director, Global Engagement,
University of Missouri
Ed.D., M.A., B.Sc (Ed), University of
Missouri-Columbia
Mr. Ravi Machani
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Managing Director, Machani Group,
CORE Experience, Machani Hospitalities and Svasa Homes
MBA, Bradley University
Mr. Pranav Pai
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Founding Partner & CIO, 3one4 Capital
Investor - Licious, Open Financial
Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Darwinbox, Jupiter
MS, Stanford University
Prof. Mukta Kulkarni
Expert Member of Academic Council
Member of Board of Governors and
Chair of the Internal Committee,
IIM Bangalore
Ph.D., University of Texas, San Antonio
Ms. Anubha Kakroo
Expert Member of Academic Council
Strategic Design Researcher, IDFC First Bank
National Executive Committee Member,
Association of Designers of India (2022-24)
Masters (Design Management),
Brunel University, London
Prof. Dr. Suresh V Nadagoudar
Expert Member of Academic Council
Principal and Chairman, University
Law College and Dept. of Studies in Law,
Bangalore University, Bangalore
M.A., LL.M., Ph.D., Karnatak University
Ms. Apala Lahiri
Expert Member of Academic Council
Co-Founder and CEO, Human Factors
International
Chair, National Design and Innovation
Committee, IAMAI
Founder, HFI’s Non-profit unit
Dr. Venkatesh Panchapagesan
Expert Member of Academic Council
Head of Real Estate Research Initiative
and Associate Professor of Finance,
IIM Bangalore
Ph.D., University of Southern California
MBA, IIM Kolkata
Dr. Ashish Pandey
Expert Member of Academic Council
Assistant Professor, IIM Lucknow
Former CEO, Front Yard Residential
Ph.D. in Finance, IIM Indore
Ms. Lolita Dutta
Expert Member of Academic Council
Former Associate Director & HoD, Unitedworld Institute of Design, Karnavati University
Former Academic Director, The Design Village, Noida
Former Visiting Faculty and Course leader, Pearl Academy of Design
Alumnus of NID, Ahmedabad
Dr. Eric A. Canny
Advisor to School of Education
Co-founder and Owner of Las Virginias ECGV
B.F.A., M.A. Ph.D., New York University
Ed.D., University of Southern California
Prof. Sugata Mitra
Advisor to School of Education
Professor of Educational Technology at
the School of Education, Communication
and Language Sciences at Newcastle
University, UK
Ph.D., IIT Delhi
Prof. Rajeev Sharma
Advisor to School of Education
Former Professor, Ravi J. Matthai Centre for
Educational Innovation, IIM A
Ph.D. in Psychology, Allahabad University
Mr. Dhruv Sehra
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder, 256 Network
President, Kairos
Former Partnerships & Business Services
Lead, Kalaari Capital
Former National Programs Lead,
Nasscom 10,000 Startups
Mr. Suhas Gopinath
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & CEO. Globals Inc
Co-Founder & CEO, HappyEMI
Advisor on Innovation, Govt. of India
Former Member, ICT Advisory Board, World Bank
Alumnus of Harvard University
Mr. Amit Pande
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Global Head, Product Marketing, Wrike
MBA, Stanford Graduate School
of Business
MS, University of Minnesota
Mr. Aditya Kumar
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Co-founder & CEO, Niro (formerly Qbera)
Fintech Angel Operator
Former Head (Consumer Lending), InCred Financial Services
M.Sc. in Investments, Cass Business School
Mr. Dhiraj Rajaram
Advisor to School of Computational and
Data Sciences
Founder, Mu Sigma, Inc.
Former Principal, PwC
MBA, The University of Chicago Booth
School of Business
MS, Wayne State University
Mr. Manav Garg
Advisor to School of Computational
and Data Sciences
Founder & CEO, Eka Software
Founder, Together
Co-founder, SaasBoomi
Masters in International Business,
IIFT, Delhi
Ms. Nandita Lakshmanan
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & Chairperson, The PRactice
M.A., Delhi University
Ms. Neha Bagaria
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & CEO, JobsForHer
B.A., Wharton School of Business,
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Rohan Shravan
Advisor to School of Computational and
Data Sciences
Founder, Inkers Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Founder & CEO, Notion Ink
B.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Shardendu Malpani
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Former Director, Anklesaria Group Inc., U.S.A. / India
MBA, University of San Diego
Mr. Sanjay Mohe
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Co-founder and Principal Architect,
Mindspace Architects
B.Arch, Sir JJ College of Architecture
Ms. Shruti Choudhari
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Director - Projects & Strategy,
B L Kashyap & Sons Ltd.
Founder & Principal Architect, Chrysalis Design Studio
Director, Soul Space Projects Ltd.
Mentor, FICCI-FLO
B.Arch., University of Minnesota
Ms. Tania Singh Khosla
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Founder and Creative Director,
Tsk Design
MFA, Yale University
Mr. Badri Vishal
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies
and Governance
Partner, Srinivas & Badri Counsels
Alumnus, University Law College (ULC), Bangalore
Mr. Ankit Majmudar
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies
and Governance
Partner, Quillon Partners
Member, Law Society of England and Wales
Alumnus, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Mr. Raghavan K G
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies
and Governance
Senior Advocate at High Court of Karnataka
Prof. Mohan Sangeneni
Expert Member, Research and Innovation Council
Chairman, Technology Advisory Council,
STAR C, DRDO
Former Honorary Scientific Consultant
to Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of India
Former Chief Executive, Innovation Center
& Emeritus Professor, CeNSE, IISc Bengaluru
Former Director, CSIO-CSIR, Chandigarh
Prof. Preeti Goyal
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Visiting Faculty (International), IIM, Nagpur
Ph.D. Finance, Delhi University
MBA, George Washington University
Prof. Anitha Kurup
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Chair and Academic Head, Ph.D.
Program at National Institute of
Advanced Studies
Ph.D., Institute of Social and Economic Change
Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Remote Autism Assessment Practitioner,
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS, UK
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow
Mr. Vivek Kumar
Member, Sports and Culture Council
Founder and Director of Centre for
Sports Excellence
Co-founder of the Prakash Padukone
Badminton Academy
Mr. Rohan Bopanna
Member, Sports and Culture Council
Won 2017 French Open mixed doubles title,
16 ATP Tour doubles titles and ranked
world no.3 in doubles
Dr. Sarada Natarajan
Member, Sports and Culture Council
President, Ramana Maharshi Centre
for Learning
Ph.D. in English, Bangalore University
Prof. Devi Singh
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Director, IIM Lucknow
Former Vice Chancellor,
FLAME University, Pune
Ph.D., IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. H. A. Ranganath
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Director, NAAC
Former Vice Chancellor,
Bangalore University
M.Sc., Ph.D., FASc., FNASc.,
FNA., FISEB
Mr. Prashanth Prakash
Advisor to the Chancellor
Partner in Accel India
MSc, University of Delaware
Mr. N. Rangachary
Advisor to the Chancellor
Former Chairman of
CDSL, CBDT and IRDA
Chairman, Rangachary
Committee (2013)
Mr. Justice, A.N. Venugopala Gowda
Advisor to the Chancellor
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Retired Judge, High Court of Karnataka
Prof. M K Ramesh
Advisor to the Chancellor
Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Member, Research Programmes Committee, ISEC, Bengaluru
B.Sc., LL.M., Ph.D., Mysore University
Mr. Maninder Chhabra
Member, Board of Management
Director (Sales, Marketing & CRM),
Century Real Estate
MBA, IIM Bangalore
Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Director, Global Engagement,
University of Missouri
Ed.D., M.A., B.Sc (Ed), University of
Missouri-Columbia
Mr. Ravi Machani
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Managing Director, Machani Group,
CORE Experience, Machani Hospitalities and Svasa Homes
MBA, Bradley University
Mr. Pranav Pai
Advisory Member, Board of Management
Founding Partner & CIO, 3one4 Capital
Investor - Licious, Open Financial
Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Darwinbox, Jupiter
MS, Stanford University
Prof. Mukta Kulkarni
Expert Member of Academic Council
Member of Board of Governors and
Chair of the Internal Committee,
IIM Bangalore
Ph.D., University of Texas, San Antonio
Ms. Anubha Kakroo
Expert Member of Academic Council
Strategic Design Researcher, IDFC First Bank
National Executive Committee Member,
Association of Designers of India (2022-24)
Masters (Design Management),
Brunel University, London
Prof. Dr. Suresh V Nadagoudar
Expert Member of Academic Council
Principal and Chairman, University
Law College and Dept. of Studies in Law,
Bangalore University, Bangalore
M.A., LL.M., Ph.D., Karnatak University
Ms. Apala Lahiri
Expert Member of Academic Council
Co-Founder and CEO, Human Factors
International
Chair, National Design and Innovation
Committee, IAMAI
Founder, HFI’s Non-profit unit
Dr. Venkatesh Panchapagesan
Expert Member of Academic Council
Head of Real Estate Research Initiative
and Associate Professor of Finance,
IIM Bangalore
Ph.D., University of Southern California
MBA, IIM Kolkata
Dr. Ashish Pandey
Expert Member of Academic Council
Assistant Professor, IIM Lucknow
Former CEO, Front Yard Residential
Ph.D. in Finance, IIM Indore
Ms. Lolita Dutta
Expert Member of Academic Council
Former Associate Director & HoD, Unitedworld Institute of Design, Karnavati University
Former Academic Director, The Design Village, Noida
Former Visiting Faculty and Course leader, Pearl Academy of Design
Alumnus of NID, Ahmedabad
Dr. Eric A. Canny
Advisor to School of Education
Co-founder and Owner of Las Virginias ECGV
B.F.A., M.A. Ph.D., New York University
Ed.D., University of Southern California
Prof. Sugata Mitra
Advisor to School of Education
Professor of Educational Technology at
the School of Education, Communication
and Language Sciences at Newcastle
University, UK
Ph.D., IIT Delhi
Prof. Rajeev Sharma
Advisor to School of Education
Former Professor, Ravi J. Matthai Centre for
Educational Innovation, IIM A
Ph.D. in Psychology, Allahabad University
Mr. Dhruv Sehra
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder, 256 Network
President, Kairos
Former Partnerships & Business Services
Lead, Kalaari Capital
Former National Programs Lead,
Nasscom 10,000 Startups
Mr. Suhas Gopinath
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & CEO. Globals Inc
Co-Founder & CEO, HappyEMI
Advisor on Innovation, Govt. of India
Former Member, ICT Advisory Board, World Bank
Alumnus of Harvard University
Mr. Amit Pande
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Global Head, Product Marketing, Wrike
MBA, Stanford Graduate School
of Business
MS, University of Minnesota
Mr. Aditya Kumar
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Co-founder & CEO, Niro (formerly Qbera)
Fintech Angel Operator
Former Head (Consumer Lending), InCred Financial Services
M.Sc. in Investments, Cass Business School
Mr. Dhiraj Rajaram
Advisor to School of Computational and
Data Sciences
Founder, Mu Sigma, Inc.
Former Principal, PwC
MBA, The University of Chicago Booth
School of Business
MS, Wayne State University
Mr. Manav Garg
Advisor to School of Computational and
Data Sciences
Founder & CEO, Eka Software
Founder, Together
Co-founder, SaasBoomi
Masters in International Business,
IIFT, Delhi
Ms. Nandita Lakshmanan
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & Chairperson, The PRactice
M.A., Delhi University
Ms. Neha Bagaria
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Founder & CEO, JobsForHer
B.A., Wharton School of Business,
University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Rohan Shravan
Advisor to School of Computational and Data Sciences
Founder, Inkers Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Founder & CEO, Notion Ink
B.Tech, IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Shardendu Malpani
Advisor to School of Business Studies
Former Director, Anklesaria Group Inc., U.S.A. / India
MBA, University of San Diego
Mr. Sanjay Mohe
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Co-founder and Principal Architect,
Mindspace Architects
B.Arch, Sir JJ College of Architecture
Ms. Shruti Choudhari
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Founder & Principal Architect,
Chrysalis Design Studio
Director, Soul Space Projects Ltd.
Director of Projects & Strategy,
B L Kashyap
Mentor, FICCI-FLO
B.Arch., University of Minnesota
Ms. Tania Singh Khosla
Advisor to School of Design Studies
Founder and Creative Director,
Tsk Design
MFA, Yale University
Mr. Badri Vishal
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Partner, Srinivas & Badri Counsels
Alumnus, University Law College (ULC), Bangalore
Mr. Ankit Majmudar
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Partner, Quillon Partners
Member, Law Society of England and Wales
Alumnus, National Law School of India University, Bangalore
Mr. Raghavan K G
Advisory Member, School of Legal Studies and Governance
Senior Advocate at High Court of Karnataka
Prof. Preeti Goyal
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Visiting Faculty (International), IIM, Nagpur
Ph.D. Finance, Delhi University
MBA, George Washington University
Prof. Mohan Sangeneni
Expert Member, Research and Innovation Council
Chairman, Technology Advisory Council,
STAR C, DRDO
Former Honorary Scientific Consultant
to Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of India
Former Chief Executive, Innovation Center
& Emeritus Professor, CeNSE, IISc Bengaluru
Former Director, CSIO-CSIR, Chandigarh
Prof. Anitha Kurup
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Chair and Academic Head, Ph.D.
Program at National Institute of
Advanced Studies
Ph.D., Institute of Social and Economic Change
Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Remote Autism Assessment Practitioner,
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS, UK
Ph.D. in Psychology, University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow
Mr. Vivek Kumar
Member, Sports and Culture Council
Founder and Director of Centre for
Sports Excellence
Co-founder of the Prakash Padukone
Badminton Academy
Mr. Rohan Bopanna
Member, Sports and Culture Council
Won 2017 French Open mixed doubles title,
16 ATP Tour doubles titles and ranked
world no.3 in doubles
Dr. Sarada Natarajan
Member, Sports and Culture Council
President, Ramana Maharshi Centre
for Learning
Ph.D. in English, Bangalore University
