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EDII FACULTY
Punit Moris Ekka
MBA
B.Tech.
punit@ediindia.org
An alumnus of IIM Indore and NIT
Jamshedpur, Mr. Ekka possesses more than
8 years of work experience in Industry with
expertise in sales and marketing of banking
and financial services. He has authored
multiple research papers in peer-reviewed
reputed journals and has participated in
academic conferences. In 2022, Mr. Ekka
won the Best Paper Award in LUMIERE,
organized by Great Lakes Institute of
Management Gurgaon. His areas of interests
are entrepreneurship, sustainability,
branding & pricing strategy, marketing of
services and tourism. Mr. Ekka has worked
with FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2014.
Abul Kalam Azad
PhD (Agricultural
Extension Education)
abul@ediindia.org
Dr. Azad has more than 5 years of experience
in Government and academia in climate
change, agriculture, agri startups and allied
sector research, teaching and extension. He
has handled 16 Tribal Development Projects
of NABARD, Meghalaya, besides a flagship
project on 'Promotion of Millets in
Meghalaya'. His efforts have led to promotion
of noted agri-startups, Farmer Producer
C o m p a n i e s & C o m m u n i t y - b a s e d
Organizations. Dr. Azad has several research
papers, edited books, book chapters and
articles to his credit. He is the recipient of
prestigious merit fellowships and the Young
Professional Award.
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EDII FACULTY
Mayank Upadhyay
Grad. Cost &
Works Accountants (CWA)
mayank@ediindia.org
Specialises in the areas of finance,
management accounting, project planning
and strategic management, with extensive
experience in Onships. development
banking, commercial banking, management
consulting and NGO management. Involved
in conceptualising and conducting of a
number of national and international
programmes in corporate financial strategic
planning and management, project
formulation and appraisal, microfinance and
management control systems.
J. B. Patel
B.Sc. (Chemistry &
Chemical Technology)
jbpatel@ediindia.org
Over three decades of experience in the areas of
business opportunity identification, project
formulation, project appraisal, counselling and
guiding entrepreneurs. Conducted more than
10 international programmes and worked as an
expert in a number of developing countries in
the above-mentioned fields. He is also the Local
Representative for the Netherlands Senior
Experts Organisation.
Shailesh Modi Satyajit Majumdar
Post Graduate Programme Ph.D. (Management)
in Business Administration satyajit@ediindia.org
ssmodi@ediindia.org
Leading expert in business and social
A practising management consultant with a multi entrepreneurship with over 44 years of
disciplinary work record. His experience
encompasses work on SME sector, social experience in industry, teaching, research and
mentoring startups. Prof. Majumdar has been
entrepreneurship, energy, hospitality, tourism,
textiles, transport and food processing sectors, in Professor and Dean at School of Management
and Labour Studies, TISS, Mumbai. For more
addition to the development sector. Has also
worked extensively in the areas of business than two decades he has played critical roles
in entrepreneurship eco-system with focus on
plans, market research, sectoral studies, cluster
diagnosis and design & management of ‘technology for societal impact’ especially at
remote locations and with marginalized
development programmes for large companies,
bilateral and multilateral agencies, Indian groups of people. Currently he also holds the
position of Managing Director of TISS Incube
development institutions, and state & central Foundation.
governments. Has authored two manuals on
direct help to small entrepreneurs.
Piyush Kumar Sinha P. G. Makhija
Ph.D. (Management) Ph.D. (Entrepreneurship)
pksinha@ediindia.org pgmakhija@ediindia.org
Dr. Piyush Sinha has previously served on He has industry experience of over 40 years,
deputation from the Government of India as including 18 years in the top-management
Advisor to Rwanda-India Entrepreneurship level including as CEO of Bombay Dyeing &
Development Centre in Kigali, Rwanda. Manufacturing Company Ltd and Executive
Concurrently, he holds the position of Chief Director of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. He
Mentor at the Startup Village Entrepreneurship has worked across diverse industries,
Programme (SVEP), a flagship program of the including textiles, edible oils, industrial
Ministry of Rural Development, GoI. With automation, pharmaceuticals, engineering
professional experience spanning over 40 years, plastics and banking. Advises SMEs on
Dr. Sinha brings extensive expertise in teaching, consolidation and growth strategy, and
research, advisory and training, as well as helps in its implementation.
managerial experience in entrepreneurship and
business strategy. Dr. Sinha has held prominent
academic positions IIM Ahmedabad, IIM
Bangalore, XIMB, and has also served as the Dean
at MICA.
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