Senior Academic & Corporate leader, and Professor of Finance. Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and in Investment Banking. Balanced academic-industry work experience of thirty years. Skilled in Business Planning, Strategy designing & Implementation, Team Leadership, Research, and Teaching (Finance, management). Strong education background with a PhD in Finance & Banking, MBA degree from Delhi University, and graduation from SRCC.
Educational Background
Ph.D. 2017 Department of Financial Studies, Delhi University Ph.D. Topic: “Directed Credit Programs: A Study of Lending in Indian Banking” Master of Finance & Control (MFC) 1990 University of Delhi - New Delhi (1st rank holder) Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) 1988 Shri Ram College of Commerce University of Delhi – New Delhi (Rank holder)
Professional Experience
Freelance Consulting Role (June 2022 till date) Adjunct Faculty & Program Chair, Finance, SOIL: Responsibilities include mainly finance track curriculum design, monitoring its delivery, teaching finance courses, student mentoring, research. Research projects: Listed under Ongoing projects in the section of Research Work appearing later in this document. Most of this pertains to my prime area of interest in Finance Sustainability, including ESG and SDGs. Her Ph.D. work also revolved around the same.
School of Inspired Leadership (Full Time) May 2011 to May 2022 Member of SLT (SOIL Leadership Team) (2019-2022) Responsible for crafting the strategy for the future growth of the entire school, leading the teams, and managing its operations on an end-to-end basis.
In addition to management of the academic team, program office with areas including effective curriculum design and delivery of courses, faculty management, student activities, internal mentoring, and teaching finance courses, took over additional responsibilities of the Dean as: Management of admissions, and marketing team, to strengthen the teamwork and processes therein to ensure higher enrolments and better brand building of the school Managing career services team activities, including placements, industry connect, live projects, external mentoring, and leadership series for effective student employability Managing other areas of school functioning like Global Partnerships, New content development, and HR issues of the team.