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Govering Bodies Of Vidyashilp University

Dr. P Dayananda Pai
Chairperson
Chancellor
Managing Trustee of Vidyashilp Education Group
Trustee of B.M.S Educational Trust
Board Trustee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Syndicate Member of NITK, Surathkal,
Mangalore University and Manipal University

Dr. Kiran Pai
Member
Pro-Chancellor
Director, Vidyashilp Education Group
Ed.D., M.Ed. (LDT), University of
Southern California

Prof. Vijayan Immanuel
Member
Vice Chancellor
Former Professor of NITK, Surathkal
Ph.D., IISc Bangalore

Sri. S.R. Umashankar, I.A.S.
Member
Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Higher Education Department,
Government of Karnataka

Mr. Chetan Rai
Member
Nominee of the Government of Karnataka
CEO, YCRAI Pvt. Ltd.
B.Sc in IT, University of Maryland
Baltimore County

Mr. Ravindra Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Managing Director, Century Real Estate
Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust
MBA, IIM Bangalore

Mr. Ashwin Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Executive Director, Century
Real Estate Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
MBA, Ohio-Manipal Institute
of Management

Ms. Shilpa Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Director, Vidyasagar Preschool,
Bhoopasandra, Bengaluru
HR and personal coaching for
corporate leads

Member
Nominee of the University
Grants Commission

Dr. D.C. Kiran
Member Secretary
Registrar (In-charge)
Former Associate Professor,
PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, BITS-Pilani

Prof. Vijayan Immanuel
Chairperson
Vice Chancellor,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Mr. P. Ravindra Pai
Member
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust

Mr. P. Ashwin Pai
Member
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust

Prof. Arvind Lodaya
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Design)
Professor of Design, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Gabrielle Malfatti
Advisory Member
Director, Global Engagement,
University of Missouri

Mr. Ravi Machani
Advisory Member
Managing Director, Machani Group
CORE Experience, Machani Hospitalities and Svasa Homes

Mr. Pranav Pai
Advisory Member
Founding Partner & CIO, 3one4 Capital,
Investor - Licious, Open Financial
Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Darwinbox, Jupiter

Dr. Kiran D.C.
Secretary
Registrar (I/C), Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Vijayan Immanuel
Chairperson
Vice Chancellor,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Mukta Kulkarni
Member
Member of Board of Governors and
Chair of the Internal Committee,
IIM Bangalore

Ms. Apala Lahiri
Member
Co-Founder and CEO,
Human Factors International
Chair, National Design and Innovation
Committee, IAMAI

Dr. Venkatesh Panchapagesan
Member
Head of Real Estate Research Initiative
and Associate Professor of Finance,
IIM Bangalore

Dr. Ashish Pandey
Member
Assistant Professor, IIM Lucknow
Former CEO, Front Yard Residential

Prof. Lolita Dutta
Member
Former Associate Director & HoD,
Unitedworld Institute of Design, Karnavati University

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Member
Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Prof. Arvind Lodaya
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Design)
Professor of Design, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Dr. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
and B.Sc. (Hons) - Decision Sciences
Professor of Data Science, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Dr. Kiran D.C.
Secretary
Registrar (I/C), Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Vijayan Immanuel
Chairperson
Vice Chancellor,
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Preeti Goyal
Member
Professor,
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon

Prof. Mohan Sangeneni
Member
Chairman, Technology Advisory Council,
STAR C, DRDO.

Prof. Anitha Kurup
Member
Chair and Academic Head, Ph.D. Program
National Institute of Advanced Studies

Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Member
Remote Autism Assessment Practitioner,
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS, UK

Dr. Smitha Rao
Member
Program Chair, B.Tech (Hons) - Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
and B.Sc. (Hons) - Decision Sciences
Professor of Data Science, School of Computational and Data Sciences
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Prof. Radhika Lobo
Member
Program Chair (Bachelor of Arts)
Professor of Economics, School of Liberal Arts and Design Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore

Prof. Umesh S. Mahtani
Secretary
Program Chair, Bachelor of Management Studies
Professor, School of Business Studies
Vidyashilp University, Bangalore.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai
Chairperson
Chancellor
Trustee of Vidyashilp Education Group
Trustee of B.M.S Educational Trust
Board Trustee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Syndicate Member of NIT, Surathkal,
Mangalore University and Manipal University

Dr. Kiran Pai
Member
Pro-Chancellor
Director, Vidyashilp Education Group
Ed.D., M.Ed. (LDT), University of
Southern California

Prof. Vijayan Immanuel
Member
Vice Chancellor
Former Professor of NITK, Surathkal
Ph.D., IISc Bangalore

Sri. S.R. Umashankar, I.A.S.
Member
Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Higher Education Department,
Government of Karnataka

Member
Nominee of the Government of Karnataka

Mr. Ravindra Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Managing Director, Century Real Estate
Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Trustee, Vidyanidhi Education Trust
MBA, IIM Bangalore

Mr. Ashwin Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Executive Director, Century
Real Estate Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
MBA, Ohio-Manipal Institute
of Management

Ms. Shilpa Pai
Member
Nominee of the Sponsoring Body
Director, Vidyasagar Preschool,
Bhoopasandra, Bengaluru
HR and personal coaching for
corporate leads

Member
Pro-Vice Chancellor*

Member
Nominee of the University
Grants Commission

Dr. D.C. Kiran
Member Secretary
Registrar
Former Associate Professor,
PES University
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, BITS-Pilani

Prof. Mukta Kulkarni
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. Apala Lahiri
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
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
Member of Academic Council
Assistant Professor, IIM Lucknow
Former CEO, Front Yard Residential
Ph.D. in Finance, IIM Indore

Ms. Lolita Dutta
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

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

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

Udaya Shankar Puranik
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Management of Global IT programs at
IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
PGDBM, IMC Delhi

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

Prof. Preeti Goyal
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Professor, Great Lakes Institute of
Management, Gurgaon
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

Dr. Shilpi Sharma
Expert Member, Research and
Innovation Council
Remote Autism Assessment Practitioner,
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS,
UK Adjunct Associate Professor,
O.P. Jindal Global University
Ph.D in Psychology,
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

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

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