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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. Aprameya Radhakrishna
Advisor to the Chancellor
Co-Founder & CEO, Koo
Angel Investor, Startups in India
Founder and Director, TaxiForSure.com
MBA, IIM Ahmedabad

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. Aprameya Radhakrishna
Advisor to the Chancellor
Co-Founder & CEO, Koo
Angel Investor, Startups in India
Founder and Director, TaxiForSure.com
MBA, IIM Ahmedabad

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