Meet The Team
DR. MONA N. SHAH (PH.D, MBA, DHL)
Founder and Director
DR. MONA N. SHAH (PH.D, MBA, DHL)
Founder and Director
(Fellow RICS, Life Member AIMA; Director Project Management Institute, India; Founding Member, MAHI, NAREDCO’s Women Wing, Member Board of Studies – ASAP, Amity University Delhi, and DCE- IES IPS University, IRCSBE, China PRC).
Mona Shah the globally acknowledged academic, researcher and trainer, is also the well-known author of the book ‘Millennials: Poised To Lead’. She conducts pioneering competency- based programmes for real estate, urban infrastructure, smart cities and project management in India. Her pursuit of action learning and applied research has won her recognition and thought leadership in the built environment domain. She has led several industry, and government studies in the field of policy and projects. She is consulted by professional associations, and government agencies for matters related to the built environment. She has been an effective trainer since 1990 and has taken over 400 sessions for more than 2000 executives for leading government and blue- chip corporates in the country.
Formerly served as Dean at RICS School of Built Environment- Amity University, Delhi, Dean SOPRIM at the National Institute of Construction Management and Research, (NICMAR) Pune and Dean, India Institute of Real Estate, India.
KATIE KING (MBA, UK)
International Associate
KATIE KING (MBA, UK)
International Associate
Katie King is CEO of AI in Business, a Board Advisor, published Author and Keynote Speaker on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. She has delivered TEDx talks and is a frequent commentator on BBC TV and radio. She is a member of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) task force for the enterprise adoption of AI and the author of Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: How to Harness AI and Maintain the Competitive Edge, published in February 2019. Her second book AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing was published in 2022.
Katie is an Associate Director at the Rialto Consultancy, an award-winning consultancy that drives leadership and business success. With over 30 years’ experience, she has worked closely with and consulted many of the world's leading brands and business leaders, including Richard Branson/Virgin, o2, Orange, Accenture, PA Consulting, Huawei, Arsenal Football Club and Harrods
Anita Ghatanekar
Associate
Lt. Col L Shri Harsha PgMP, PMP, Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master, B.E. (Civil), MBL, MBA- HR
Senior Associate
30+ years in strategic business planning, inter disciplinary resource management, functional efficiency audits, organizational restructuring, process definitions and improvements. Establishing PMOs, engaging stakeholders, strategic and operational planning of projects, contract management support from drafting to closure, preparation of budget outlays, monitoring and controlling of financial expenditures, evaluation of financial efficiency, audits and fraud investigations.
MADHAVI GADKARI (B.A, Psychology; M.S. NIMHANS)
Associate - Clinical Counsellor
MADHAVI GADKARI (B.A, Psychology; M.S. NIMHANS)
Associate - Clinical Counsellor
Madhavi Gadkari a core counsellor and teacher at heart, is a clinical psychologist from Jodhpur, currently associated with NIFT; RKK Girls Public School Jodhpur as Student Counsellor. She is a trained Psychologist from National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) & Alumnus of 1989 batch. Her expertise in disaster management and research proved extremely valuable during the earthquake in Latur, Maharashtra.
Having worked with the Government, Universities, Armed Forces and the corporate sector, she teaches, trains and consults in life-span psychology; stress management; personal wellbeing; gender and children’s issues. Her most commendable list of association includes Pune University, BJ Medical College & Sassoon General Hospitals, IIT Jodhpur, Haemophilia Federation of India (HFI), INFOSYS, BMC software, and SAS Technologies.
ROHIT SARAOGI (Fellow, IIM Indore, PGPPEM NICMAR, B.E, Elec/Instru)
Senior Associate
ROHIT SARAOGI (Fellow, IIM Indore, PGPPEM NICMAR, B.E, Elec/Instru)
Senior Associate
Rohit Saraogi has over 26 Years’ experience in Projects and Programs spread across Project Management, Project /Program Monitoring Office setup, Project Planning, Monitoring & Control, Budgeting and Cost Control, EVMS, Risk Management, Smart City planning, Program management Information system – PMIS, PRIMAVERA and MICROSOFT PROJECT Software. Areas of specialisation Project/ Program Management; Corporate Planning and Monitoring, Resource management. Successfully implemented Project Planning, Scheduling, monitoring and control; Risk management; Cost Breakdown, Budgeting and Cost Control, Primavera and PMIS. Applications in Smart City projects, Power projects, Material handling. He is a certified project manager teacher from IIM Indore (part of Fellow Program). He has worked in leading companies like AECOM International, GMR Energy, and Reliance Infrastructure.
Dr. MADHAV KUMTHEKAR (BE Civil, M.Tech ( IIT Bmbay) , Ph.D, FIV)
Senior Associate
Dr. MADHAV KUMTHEKAR (BE Civil, M.Tech ( IIT Bmbay) , Ph.D, FIV)
Senior Associate
Madhav Kumthekar is Retired Professor & HoD Dept of Civil Engineering Govt College of Engg Karad. Ex Principal Govt College of Engg Nagpur.
He is an expert in designing and execution of pre-stressed bridges, tunneling, and dam foot power houses. His core areas of interest are Concrete Technology ii) Construction Management iii) Legal aspects in Construction Engg iv) Geo-informatics v) Disaster Management vi) Forensic Engineering and Rehabilitation of structures. He has designed more than 3000 buildings as consultant in the last 25 years. In his vast experience in education, he has served on prestigious committees such as the World Bank TEQUIP assessor committee and Board of Studies. He is the recipient of several awards for his contribution to civil engineering education.
AVINASH PURANDARE (BE, Elec COEP; PGPX, Stanford) (MBA, UK)
Senior Associate
AVINASH PURANDARE (BE, Elec COEP; PGPX, Stanford) (MBA, UK)
Senior Associate
Founder and Director Srujanovision Pvt. Ltd.
Avinash is our Process management and IT expert. With 35 years of industry experience in Electrical Electronics, Engineering and the IT Industry, he has worked with companies such as Siemens, SAP India, KBL Ltd., and Kirloskar Systech Ltd.
He is passionate about helping leaders build great teams and businesses, and champions design thinking and lean management methodologies to help businesses grow and adapt to the needs of today’s environment.
He has held leadership positions as the Managing Director of Kirloskar Systech Ltd., and Vice President of Global Marketing and Strategy at KBL and was the winner of Praj Industries Limited and Symbiosis Institute of Business Management’s Maha Intraprenuer Award in 2010.
JAHNVI SINGH (B. FT, NIFT; MSc, Glasgow)
Associate
JAHNVI SINGH (B. FT, NIFT; MSc, Glasgow)
Associate
MSc International Management & Design Innovation, University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art, UK
Jahnvi is a Learning Experience Designer in designing and implementing trainings, curricula, and research projects at the intersection of Design, Education, Health, Technology, and Culture.
She has worked in India, USA, and UK, with schools, museums, higher education institutes, corporates, and policy makers for design thinking and cultural engagement.
Her key projects include designing and co-facilitating a course in Facilitating Open Innovation at the London School of Economics, developing several trainings and courses on user-centred design thinking, designing a Future Scoping Workshop for faculty and staff at Pearl Academy, India, and innovative teacher training programmes in India and the US in collaboration with researchers and academics at Harvard University and Emerson College (Boston, MA). She works at the Royal Society of Arts, London in the Cities for Learning program.
CHETAN LONI
(Dip. Civil, B.E. CIVIL, PGDACM NICMAR, IT /PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE)
CHETAN LONI
(Dip. Civil, B.E. CIVIL, PGDACM NICMAR, IT /PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE)
Chetan Loni has corporate experience of more than 12 years before he started his project management software training firm which is dedicated to training students in the use of engineering and project management software. Chetan is also a consulting civil engineer to leading builders in Maharashtra.
Ramesh Narayanappa B.E. (Transportation Engineering), M. Transportation Planning and Development, Texas, USA, PGDBA.
Senior Associate
Over 20 years of experience in academics and consulting in Traffic Engineering, Transport Planning, Public Transportation, Road Safety Auditing. Executed projects for NATPAC, ADB, CiSTUP, and IISc.
Ruturaj Kale, Associate
( Chartered Engineer, PGP ACM,B.E Civil)
Ruturaj Kale, Associate
( Chartered Engineer, PGP ACM,B.E Civil)