Jyotsna Ayyagari Professor of Practice, Strategy Jyotsna Ayyagari is a Research and Strategy professional with over three decades of experience across Banking, Financial Services, EdTech, and Corporate Learning. She brings a rare combination of industry insight, analytical rigour, and social impact to her work. She is a Co-founder and Head of Strategy & Research at…
Uday Bhate Professor of Practice, Market Research Prof. Uday Bhate is an alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad, with over 40 years of Corporate, Academic and Entrepreneurship experience. At IASCC, Prof Uday leads our research on India’s consumption economy. Prof. Bhate has over 14 years of industry experience at Middle and Senior Marketing positions in diverse sectors…
Debleena Majumdar Professor, Strategic Management An alumnus of FMS Delhi, Debleena has 20 years’ experience in Strategy and Finance having worked in investment banking and investment management leadership roles in GE, Fidelity, JP Morgan, Prudential, Lazard and Unitus Ventures. Over the last few years, she has been actively part of the startup ecosystem. She was…
Chirravuri Srinivas (Ch) Professor of Practice, Leadership Development and Change Management Helping individuals and teams discover and evolve their mental models is Ch’s passion and approach to leadership development and change. At IASCC, Ch leads the Institute initiative of building on John Dewey and Donald’s Schon’s work on critical thinking and reflective practice. Ch designed…
Ms. Hadda Recently concluded a 31-year career as a U.S. diplomat specializing in economic affairs. Over a 31-year career, she had assignments in Taipei, Taiwan; London, UK; Wellington, NZ; Kabul, Afghanistan; and Rome, Italy. She also worked in various capacities in Washington, including as an Associate Dean at the U.S. State Department-run Foreign Service Institute,…
M C Srikanth Professor of Practice, Infrastructure Finance Srikanth has about 35 years of experience in financial services and infrastructure sectors. He has worked with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services in various senior positions. As Chief Financial Officer of New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited, he was part of the top management team responsible for…
Anil K Sood Professor and Co-Founder Anil is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Complex Choices (IASCC). IASCC is a, registered not-for-profit, institute for higher learning set with an objective of advancing the science and practice of making choices. Prior to the founding of IASCC, Anil practiced as an independent, self-employed professional…
Anujayesh Krishna is a practicing manager in the field of Human Resources for the last 24 years in United Kingdom and India. In the recent past, his focus and responsibilities have been in the areas of the Reward and Regulatory Governance, applicable to reward in financial services. He has worked in different industries like Consumer…
Pingali Venugopal has teaching, industry, consulting and research experience in the Marketing function in the Indian context for over 35 years. Venugopal has done his Post Graduate Management Programme and Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Currently he is the coordinator of the Center for Global Management and Responsible Leadership at XLRI. He…
Nirupam Sahay has a career spanning over 25 years in Sales, Marketing and General/P&L Management, across the industries of paints, consumer durables, financial services and lighting. Nirupam brings with him a deep understanding of diverse Indian, South Asian and Global markets and consumers. Nirupam’s recent roles were in Philips Lighting, as Senior Vice President and…



