B.E, MS Electronics, Executive MBA
L&D coach and mentor, MBTI Certified Practitioner
Experience: 25 years
Career Experience: Worked in various capacities in three MNCs for over 20 years, led social projects in adolescent girls development, youth development and women empowerment
Experience: 25 years
Career Experience: Worked in Tata Consultancy Services, Hinjewadi and other multinational companies for many years.
PHD (Management), MBA (Marketing)
Experience span: 25+ years
Career Experience: Industry, Research & Academics Career in strategy and competitiveness, sustainability
MSc Statistics, MBA (Marketing)
Experience span: 30+ years
Career Experience: Worked in various MNCs for 27 years, specialized in data analysis, strategy planning. social sector experience leading an NGO for 10 + years.
Experience span: 15+ years
Career Experience: Handled various finance roles in a MNC, Programme Lead for Skill Development social project at Wai
M.A. (Political Science), Diploma in Journalism, Bachelor of communication and journalism.
Experience span: 40 years
Career Experience: Senior Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and Political Analyst. A veteran journalist with nearly four decades of experience across leading media organizations, including Tarun Bharat, Maharashtra Herald, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and The Times of India. He has extensively covered political, social, and electoral developments in Maharashtra, reporting on every Lok Sabha and Assembly election since 1986 and developing a deep understanding of the state's socio-political landscape. Currently, he serves as Chief Mentor at Maharashtra Knowledge Centre, contributing his expertise in journalism, public affairs, and policy analysis.
B.com., M. A., DCJ.
Experience span: 35 years
Career Experience: Senior Journalist, Editor, Columnist, and Political Analyst. He served in various editorial roles at Maharashtra Times and is widely recognized for his insightful political commentary and socio-economic analysis. His expertise spans political affairs, public policy, social movements, and contemporary Marathi literature. Known for his analytical and research-driven writing, he is also respected for moderating public debates, literary discussions, and interviews with eminent personalities.
Engineer, MBA, Certified CSR
Experience span: 20 years
Career Experience: 20 years experience as CEO of a voluntary organization Interest in Green Technologies, Renewable energy, Sustainable development
alternatives, Water management, integrated rural development, etc.
Over 4 decades of experience in social and development sector
Career Experience: "Interdisciplinary experience across higher education, corporate, startup, and social sectors has shaped my perspective on building meaningful career and learning ecosystems. With exposure spanning leadership, entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, consulting, and institution building, I am driven by a larger mission—to enable early-career opportunities for students, coach professionals navigating growth and transitions, and mentor entrepreneurs to build stronger ventures and create greater impact.
University–industry engagement has been at the core of my work close to two decades through campus placements, recruiter partnerships, internships, industry projects, global collaborations, and ecosystem development. I enjoy creating connections that convert institutional intent into measurable learner and employer outcomes.
Higher education leadership, branding, and strategic positioning continue to be areas of deep interest. I have contributed across corporate relations, institutional branding, industry interventions, faculty engagement, learner experience, and initiatives that strengthen visibility, differentiation, and long-term institutional value.
Certified in Strategy Execution (Harvard Business School Online), Brand Management (London Business School), Design Thinking (University of Sydney), CSR (IIT Bombay), Google AI Essentials, StartUp India Learning Program, and other professional learning initiatives.
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Experience span: 09 years
Experience span: 12 years
Career Experience: I am a researcher interested in role of entrepreneurship in addressing key livelihood challenges in India. I work with development sector organisations and help in shaping research projects and programmatic learning to better deliver the support to small businesses. I am proficient in quantitative research and designing primary data collection.
Experience Span: 24 years
Career Experience: Professor at Shivaji University Kolhapur in the subject of Economics with over 24 years of teaching experience and 20 years of research experience. He is actively engaged in academic and research activities. He has completed research projects worth of Rs. 3 crores funded by government and semi government agencies and research institutes. He has contributed in policy research in the domain of National Income (Estimation of District Domestic Product of Maharashtra), District Planning (District Strategic Plans for Sindhudurg, Solapur, Raigad, and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra), Social Impact Assessment (SIA) of several Land Acquisition Projects and Third-Party Audit of several government establishments.
His research has been published in International and National well reputed journals including Scopus journals. He is also engaged in university administration with several responsibilities like, head of the department, coordinators for several centres and chairs, placement centre etc. He has organised 25 workshops, seminars, conferences, Faculty Development Programmes, Refresher Courses, Capacity Building Programmes at the university. He has delivered several talks at various universities and colleges. He has performed duties related to academic and administrative assessment of several universities and colleges across the nation. He also has worked on the book editor panel of Oxford University Press. He has designed several curriculums at graduate and post graduate level of several universities and colleges across Maharashtra.
Experience span: 08 years
Career Experience: I am currently pursuing PhD from Indus University, Ahmedabad. Actively working i the field of Cultural History with the specification of Folk Traditions. I have authored 3 books combining 2 poetry books and 1 book on Maharashtra Folk Heritage in Marathi. Have published multiple research papers and working as editor and translator as well with notable publishers. Currently i am working on 'Cultural Mapping of Maharashtra Jatras' as Cultural Analyst with MHKC.
