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Eesha Singh
MBA (Management) | eesha@ediindia.org
Alumna of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Ms. Singh has over 16 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.
Diwakar Singh
Ph.D. (Management), MBA (HRM) | diwakar@ediindia.org
Dr. Diwakar Singh specializes in entrepreneurship, innovation, organizational behaviour and management
education. His teaching and executive programmes span diversity and intercultural management, leadership
and change, positive psychology, design thinking, business models and innovation strategy. With over 26
years of experience across the Indian Air Force, industry-facing projects and academia, he brings a unique
practice-informed perspective to management education. His research focuses on social and frugal
innovation, entrepreneurship ecosystems, organizational culture, and sustainable enterprise development,
particularly in healthcare, MSMEs, and resource-constrained contexts.
Abul Kalam Azad
Ph.D. (Agricultural Extension Education) | abul@ediindia.org
Dr. Azad has more than 6 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 Companies & Community-based 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.
Priyadarsini Patnaik
Ph.D. (Management), PGDM (Marketing & Mass Com Journalism)
priyadarsini@ediindia.org
Dr. Priyadarsini Patnaik possesses a decade of robust experience in Sales and Marketing, PAN India. Her
career in the industry encompasses diverse and strategic leadership roles across esteemed organizations
like Escorts Ltd., Sukam Ltd, Precision Ltd, Centurywells Ltd. In academia, she specializes in exploring the
multifaceted application of Artificial Intelligence across disciplines. Her areas of research focus on AI-driven
Online Product Recommendations and Consumer Generated Reviews. She has published in reputable
journals and has presented her findings at several international conferences.
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Furkan Khan
Ph.D. (Management Studies) | furkan@ediindia.org
Dr. Khan possesses years of experience in Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and
Social Entrepreneurship Management. His research examines how leadership, employee motivation, context
driven innovation and emerging technologies shape individual and organisational performance. His research
has been published in peer-reviewed international journals such as Journal of Educational Administration
and Educational Management Administration & Leadership, and he has presented his work at leading global
conferences. He received the Best Research Paper Award in the Innovation Track at the SEED Conference
(2024) and was awarded the Mirae Asset Foundation Fellowship during his doctoral studies.
Visiting 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 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. He serves as a distinguished visiting
faculty member, bringing his expertise and experience to mentor and guide aspiring entrepreneurs.
Shailesh Modi
Post Graduate Programme in Business Administration | ssmodi@ediindia.org
A practising management consultant with a multi-disciplinary work record. His experience encompasses
work on SME sector, social entrepreneurship, energy, hospitality, tourism, textiles, transport and food
processing sectors, in addition to the development sector. Has also worked extensively in the areas of
business plans, market research, sectoral studies, cluster diagnosis and design & management of
development programmes for large companies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, Indian development
institutions, and state & central governments. Has authored two manuals on direct help to small
entrepreneurs.
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