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EDII FACULTY
Bhaskar Jyoti Saud
Ph.D. & M.Phil (Zoology)
bhaskarsaud@ediindia.org
A research and consulting professional with
over 20 years of experience in Livelihood &
Cluster development, Entrepreneurship, Skill
Development, Climate Change and
Aquaculture Research, and Disaster
Management. He has worked with several
G o v e r n m e n t s , N o n - G o v e r n m e n t
organisations & international agencies as
well as regulatory bodies. He has published
35 manuscripts in indexed journals and
books till date.
Eesha Singh
MBA (Management)
eesha@ediindia.org
Alumna of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Ms. Singh has
15+ years of experience in Industry, Statutory
Audit and Consultancy, specializing in
Finance & Strategic decision-making. Ms.
Singh has been an integral part of various
national and international government events,
including G20 events, as a member of the core
organizing/hosting committee. Formerly, she
had been associated with The Maharaja
Sayajirao University of Baroda and Gati Shakti
Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), a PM Gati Shakti
initiative. She has participated in Faculty
Development Programs conducted by IIT-K
and IIT-B.
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EDII FACULTY
Anju Karna Pandey
Ph.D. (Advertising)
M.Phil (Management)
anjupandey@ediindia.org
Dr. Anju Pandey is a dedicated educator,
researcher and mentor with over nine years of
experience in academia. Her areas of
specialization include; marketing, advertising,
business statistics, and research methodology.
Dr. Pandey has made significant contributions to
cutting-edge research in consumer behavior and
marketing effectiveness. While she has authored
book chapters, her work has also been published
in esteemed journals, including a Scopus Q2-
ranked journal, and presented at international
conferences. Beyond research, Dr. Pandey is
engaged in academic leadership, course
development, and industry collaborations.
Kirtika Chetia
Ph.D.(Marketing)
kirtika@ediindia.org
Dr. Chetia has 9 years of experience of working
with startups and incubators across the
country. Marketing strategies, social media
strategies and product positioning, branding
and identity are her key specialization areas.
She has previously held important positions
at the incubators of premier institutes,
including NDBI – NID's Business Incubator,
CEPT Research and Development Foundation
and LEAF-GLS University. Visiting faculty at
CEPT University, Gujarat University and
NIPER, Dr. Chhetia has also been associated
with MICA for research related initiatives. She
has published research papers and presented
at various conferences.
Reshmi Banerjee Sheeba Roberts
Ph.D. (Women Executive MBA
Entrepreneurship) (Marketing & Strategy)
MBA – Finance sheeba@ediindia.org
reshmibanerjee@ediindia.org
An alumna of IIM Raipur, with over 18 years of
Dr. Reshmi Banerjee has more than 16 years of experience in the development sector, she
rich and diverse academic and corporate
experience. Her key areas of specialization are has worked on Central Govt Scheme of Urban
Development Department, State Govt's World
accounts and finance. For three consecutive Bank aided project Non-Govt Organizations &
years, her research was recognized with the CSR projects addressing the areas of skill
‘Best Paper Award' at the International d e v e l o p m e n t , s e l f - e m p l o y m e n t ,
Conference hosted by Gujarat Technological communications, institution building,
University. Her research interest focuses on capacity building, livelihoods, research &
women entrepreneurship. She has numerous entrepreneurship development. Ms. Roberts
papers, and research publications to her credit. has also handled an International funded
She has received Second position for Best GFR -09 project on Advocacy & Social
Thesis Award at the I M Nanavati Research
Award organised by GLS University in the Best Mobilization in the health sector.
Thesis Award Category on 8th June 2024.
Sumit Kumar Diwakar Singh
FPM, MBA (Marketing) Ph.D. (Management)
sumit@ediindia.org diwakar@ediindia.org
Sumit Kumar is actively engaged in teaching,
curriculum design, event organization and Specializes in conducting programmes on
consulting projects within the domains of diversity and intercultural management,
startup and entrepreneurship. A certified leadership and change, positive psychology,
global career counsellor, he has earned a green innovation, and business models for social
belt certification in career counselling from the enterprises. Possesses over 25 years of
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), experience in industry and academia, with
UCLA Extension and Uni-variety. Sumit has expertise in leading subjects on social
also contributed significantly to academic e n t re p re n e u r s h i p , i n n ova t i o n a n d
discourse through research publications in entrepreneurship, business opportunity
e s t e e m e d j o u r n a l s . A d d i n g t o h i s identification, creativity and business plan
accomplishments, Sumit Kumar has applied preparation. Dr. Singh is passionate about
for the grant stage for four out of seven contributing to the areas of social, rural, and
patents that he has published. women's entrepreneurship through
education, projects, and research.
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