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EDII FACULTY EDII FACULTY

Zahoor Ahmad Paray Eesha Singh Kirtika Chetia Sumit Kumar
FPM; M.Phil. (Development MBA (Management) Ph.D.(Marketing) FPM, MBA (Marketing)
Economics) eesha@ediindia.org kirtika@ediindia.org sumit@ediindia.org
zahoor@ediindia.org
Dr. Chetia has 9 years of experience of working Sumit Kumar is actively engaged in teaching,
An academician and researcher with 9 years Alumna of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Ms. Singh has with startups and incubators across the curriculum design, event organization and
of experience, Mr. Paray's areas of 15+ years of experience in Industry, Statutory country. Marketing strategies, social media consulting projects within the domains of
specialization include development Audit and Consultancy, specializing in strategies and product positioning, branding startup and entrepreneurship. A certified
economics, entrepreneurship development, Finance & Strategic decision-making. Ms. and identity are her key specialization areas. global career counsellor, he has earned a green
entrepreneurship finance, venture growth, Singh has been an integral part of various She has previously held important positions belt certification in career counselling from the
and entrepreneurial marketing. He has national and international government events, at the incubators of premier institutes, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
including G20 events, as a member of the core
UCLA Extension and Uni-variety. Sumit has
participated in many international and organizing/hosting committee. Formerly, she including NDBI – NID's Business Incubator, also contributed significantly to academic
CEPT Research and Development Foundation
national conferences and presented his had been associated with The Maharaja and LEAF-GLS University. Visiting faculty at discourse through research publications in
research. He is widely published, including 8 Sayajirao University of Baroda and Gati Shakti CEPT University, Gujarat University and 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
research articles in Scopus and ABDC Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), a PM Gati Shakti NIPER, Dr. Chhetia has also been associated accomplishments, Sumit Kumar has applied
indexed journals. initiative. She has participated in Faculty with MICA for research related initiatives. She for the grant stage for four out of seven
Development Programs conducted by IIT-K has published research papers and presented patents that he has published.
and IIT-B. at various conferences.

Reshmi Banerjee Sheeba Roberts
Bhaskar Jyoti Saud Anju Karna Pandey Ph.D. (Women Executive MBA
Ph.D. & M.Phil (Zoology) Ph.D. (Advertising) Entrepreneurship) (Marketing & Strategy)
bhaskarsaud@ediindia.org M.Phil (Management) MBA – Finance sheeba@ediindia.org
anjupandey@ediindia.org
reshmibanerjee@ediindia.org
An alumna of IIM Raipur, with over 18 years of
Dr. Anju Pandey is a dedicated educator, experience in the development sector, she
A research and consulting professional with researcher and mentor with over nine years of Dr. Reshmi Banerjee has more than 16 years of has worked on Central Govt Scheme of Urban
over 20 years of experience in Livelihood & experience in academia. Her areas of rich and diverse academic and corporate Development Department, State Govt's World
experience. Her key areas of specialization are
Cluster development, Entrepreneurship, Skill specialization include; marketing, accounts and finance. For three consecutive Bank aided project Non-Govt Organizations &
Development, Climate Change and advertising, business statistics, and research years, her research was recognized with the CSR projects addressing the areas of skill
Aquaculture Research, and Disaster methodology. Dr. Pandey has made ‘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 ,
Management. He has worked with several significant contributions to cutting-edge Conference hosted by Gujarat Technological communications, institution building,
G o v e r n m e n t s , N o n - G o v e r n m e n t research in consumer behavior and marketing University. Her research interest focuses on capacity building, livelihoods, research &
effectiveness. While she has authored book
organisations & international agencies as chapters, her work has also been published in women entrepreneurship. She has numerous entrepreneurship development. Ms. Roberts
well as regulatory bodies. He has published esteemed journals, including a Scopus Q2- papers, and research publications to her credit. has also handled an International funded
35 manuscripts in indexed journals and ranked journal, and presented at international She has received Second position for Best GFR -09 project on Advocacy & Social
books till date. conferences. Beyond research, Dr. Pandey is Thesis Award at the I M Nanavati Research Mobilization in the health sector.
engaged in academic leadership, course Award organised by GLS University in the Best
Thesis Award Category on 8th June 2024.
development, and industry collaborations.

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