• Prof. Gagandeep is a Visiting Faculty at Centre for Executive Education, Mahindra University. He is a seasoned academician and consultant with over 31 years of experience, including 22 years in consulting, specializing in culture transformation, leadership development, coaching, and change management. A graduate of IIM Ahmedabad (PGDM, Finance, 1992-94), he has worked extensively across India, the USA, the UK, and the Asia Pacific, collaborating with multinational corporations and Indian organizations on strategic organizational development initiatives.
• As a visiting faculty, Gagandeep has been associated with some of the most prestigious business schools. At IIM Ahmedabad, he has taught Leadership (ILPM) for PGPX and PGPs from 2013 to 2022 and co-anchored the ERI program between 2003 and 2006. At INSEAD (ILPSE), he directed an immersive module for seven years, focusing on group dynamics in their flagship leadership program for India and South Asia. He is also actively involved with Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad and Mohali, delivering executive education programs on ‘Managing Change,’ ‘Influencing Stakeholders,’ ‘Negotiation Strategies,’ and leadership development. His academic contributions extend to IIM Udaipur, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), FLAME Pune, and IMDR Pune. Additionally, he has co-authored Organization Development and Alignment – The Tensegrity Mandala Framework, which is part of the doctoral curriculum at William James College, Boston, where he has been teaching since 2021.
• Beyond academia, Gagandeep plays a crucial role in behavioral science institutions. He serves as a Director at Sumedhas Academy for Human Context, a not-for-profit body dedicated to process work and behavioral labs. As a member of Group Relations India (GRI), he has been a consultant for numerous Group Relations Conferences (GRCs) in India and Europe, including engagements in France and the Netherlands. He is also affiliated with IFSI France and MOTUS Italy, institutions that anchor Group Relations Conferences in France and Italy. His training at Tavistock Institute, Leicester, UK, between 2006 and 2012, has further shaped his expertise in group relations and leadership development.
• In the startup ecosystem, Gagandeep is the co-founder and Director of Reflexive Lenses Consulting, a pioneering firm that develops tools to explore individual and organizational identity. He is also an investor and stakeholder in GlobalGyan Academy of Management Education, an EdTech startup focused on management learning. Additionally, he co-founded Turn The Bus (TTB), an NGO leveraging EdTech to provide education and livelihood opportunities, currently supporting over 350,000 students from underprivileged backgrounds through its high school education app.
• Gagandeep’s diverse expertise, spanning academia, consulting, and entrepreneurship, positions him as a thought leader in leadership development, organizational transformation, and executive education

• Abhijit Chaudhuri is a Visiting Faculty at the Centre for Executive Education, Mahindra University. He is a ‘pracademic’, having opted for a career in teaching and coaching at the end of four decades in business and industry where he held senior management and C-level positions at sector leading organizations at Union Carbide, Thermax Babcock & Wilcox, and Jindal Steel. He has designed and delivered curated in company and open enrolment programs in Project Management, Design Thinking and Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Operations Management in diverse business verticals covering Pharmaceuticals, Construction, E-Commerce, FMCG, light and heavy engineering. He has been a prolific speaker in B2B conference and webinars under the aegis of World Steel Association, India Steel Expo, Acrex, and Global Logistics Summit. His ‘framework for action’ is a comprehensive and innovative solution grounded on research and best practices offering a clear and flexible roadmap to success by improving productivity, performance, and profitability. This framework considers both the ‘inside out’ view of operations management and the ‘outside in’ view of customer value, since business excellence lies at the intersection of these two domains. His consulting, training and coaching method, which consists of Define, Derive, and Deliver steps, enables a business to achieve excellence by matching its internal processes and capabilities with the external demands and expectations of its customers and stakeholders.
• The leading business paper, Business Standard, featured him in an article ‘Blue Star is Hot On Logistics Trail’ (2004) for his path breaking 3PL collaboration. In another instance the international logistics magazine Log.In featured him in their article “A Man of Mettle” (2012). As an astute blogger he is currently writing a blog series “From Chaos to Control: Discovering the Power of Operational Excellence” featuring subject matter expertise for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of management practices and gain insight into building resilience in their business.
• Abhijit is a top draw for training and coaching supply chain, distribution, and logistics operations managers as he has extensive experience and expertise in these fields. He has worked with leading companies and organizations across various industries and sectors, delivering high-quality results and solutions. He knows how to optimize processes, reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction, and enhance performance. Abhijit is also a skilled communicator and motivator, who can inspire and empower his trainees and coachees to achieve their goals and potentials.

• Rajanikanth is a visiting faculty at Centre for Executive education, Mahindra University. He has more than 18 years of industry experience in Behavioral Training, Project Management and People Development. He is a well-known lean and agile management trainer with immense experience as a coach/mentor for various lines of business in different Organizations. Rajani has trained more than 16,000 people on various soft skills.
• Prior to his entrepreneurial stint, he was a People Manager with SAP Labs India, for 11 years contributing to the Organization’s growth by developing talents. Rajani was identified as a high potential manager within the Organization for two consecutive years, as a mark to his contribution towards people development.
• Rajani’s passion for developing people, his instant ability to connect with the audience, his knowledge and creativity on delivering the topics are some of his unique capabilities. He brings experiential learnings from the industry to ensure personal effectiveness for the participants. Over the years, Rajani has transformed himself as an international trainer conducting extensive workshops in India, USA & Middle East. He has taught executives from companies such as Ashok Leyland, Cisco, NTT Data, Walmart Labs, Adobe, Hewlett Packard, Visa, Qualcomm, SAP Labs, HPE, Continental, Zee entertainment, Vitesco technologies, Times of India, RealPage and Deccan Herald.
• Rajani holds a People Management Certificate from Dale Carnegie, Situational Leadership Certificate from Ken Blanchard, NLP certificate from NFNLP Institute, TTT from OMI and Corporate Ed Group (Boston, US), and “Train the Trainer” Excellence certificate from Indian School of Business (Hyderabad, India).
• In addition, he is also a renowned author and has authored two life changing books. Recently, Rajani represented India as a speaker at SME World Summit – Dubai speaking on “What lies below the Iceberg”.

• Dr. Gaurav Bhalla is a globally acclaimed ‘thinker-doer’ and trusted expert in Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation. Currently a solopreneur and thought leader, he has held senior management and C-level positions at P&G (Richardson Vicks), Nestle, and TNS Worldwide.
• Active in the executive education field since 1985, Dr. Bhalla has designed and delivered customized and open enrolment courses in over 25 different countries to a variety of Fortune 500 companies and public enterprises in several sectors, such as Glaxo, Capital One, Caterpillar, Lafarge-Holcim, General Motors, Marriott, Axis Bank, Bajaj Allianz, Cognizant Technologies, Microsoft, EY, and Deloitte.
• Additionally, Gaurav has also designed and taught executive education programmes at leading BSchools, such as Georgetown, Fuqua School of Business (Duke University), Singapore Management University, University of Maryland, and Indian School of Business.
• His action platform for achieving customer-centric growth is “Disrupt – Transform – Win.” Consequently, he operates at the intersection of Leadership, Innovation, Strategy, and Marketing, and focuses on programs and topics that promote the growth and wellbeing of not just the company, but also its customers, employees, and the environment.
• In 2016, he won a global award, Executive Education Specialist of the Year.
• Examples of his thought leadership include his HBR article, “Rethinking Marketing,” and his book, “Collaboration and Co-Creation; New Platforms for Marketing and Innovation, “
• What makes Gaurav unique are his growth mindset, his diversity of experience, and his WHY – his purpose – that values the humanity of people more than their executive brilliance

• Prof Ranganathan (Ranga) is a visiting faculty of Leadership in Executive Education Programmes at Mahindra University. He is also a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business. He has taught in Programmes for Senior Executives from Public/Private sectors, and across different industry verticals.
• Some of the firms he has taught include Google, PepsiCo, Godrej Consumer Products, Oberoi Hotels, IndiGo, Bank of Baroda, Indian Bank, Mahindra Logistics, EY and several others.
• Ranga enables leadership transformations at middle and senior management levels through focused training and consulting assignments for global organizations, operating in India—like Unisys, Capgemini, Microsoft, SAP Labs, Caterpillar, HP, Infosys, ING-Vysya Bank, Ramco Systems and others.
• Ranga also coaches senior professionals from select corporate houses in India on visioning and growth strategies. He has led full-day tracks on topics connected to Leadership / Growth in huge events like TechED (by Microsoft) each year.
• Ranga also guides several NGOs that contribute immensely to the social sector in the areas of child adoption, destitute women rehabilitation, old-age homes, drug de-addiction etc. Ranga holds a Post Graduate degree in Management from IIM Bangalore preceded by a Post Graduate degree in Mathematics from IIT Chennai

• Anton Musgrave is a visiting faculty in Executive Education, at Mahindra University. He is a futurist, business strategist, keynote speaker, and businessman, who engages with clients around the world across industries in strategic conversations about their future. He is a Senior Partner with FutureWorld, which he joined in 1991.
• His passion is to engage senior executives in challenging debates about the many forces, technologies and market dynamics driving future business success. Participants in Anton’s sessions are fuelled with new, exciting, action-shifting insights.
• Anton drives the FutureWorld process of strategic thinking from the future back to the present, turning traditional strategy on its head. He shares an insightful understanding of the drivers of long-term business success, shifting business models, and what it takes to stay ahead of the market. He is an inspiring, spirited communicator and a globally acclaimed speaker and facilitator at corporate events and strategic initiatives. He regularly teaches in Executive Programmes at the London Business School, Duke CE, Oxford University’s Said Business School, and the Indian School of Business.
• Anton regularly advises businesses globally on strategic thinking and future innovation imperatives to drive growth and sustainable success. He has undertaken major strategy projects for clients across a wide range of sectors. He has an insightful understanding of a wide range of industries. His work relates to helping executives understand the future (to gain the value of perfect hindsight of the future!). He does this by developing key themes on a regular basis and by engaging in strategic conversations on key drivers of the future. His real practical experience is fused with his passion for understanding the future and its key drivers. His sessions are thus infused with very real personal experiences. His process has worked across a very wide range of industries

• Jean-Sébastien Lantz, is a visiting faculty in executive Education, at Mahindra University. He is a Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Aix-Marseille Graduate school of Management, France, and Director of the International Finance Master Programme. He was also a Former venture capitalist.
• Winner of the prestigious Turgot Prize in for his seminal book in Financial Economics (“La Valo”), Prof Lantz is recognised as a leader in his field, conducting research programs on behalf of global organisations and governments. He advises on the financing of complex technological projects, and provides valuation for licenses as well as intangible assets
• He is best known for creating the unique PRIME method – Project, Investment, Management and Engineering – an innovative methodology which provides key decision makers and stakeholders with a process rationale for value creation forecasts and profitable growth. In essence, PRIME identifies the shift in business growth and, in an objective manner, models forecasting for the creation of growth aligned to the specific financial needs and methods of governance
• The methodologies he has developed are widely reported and published in top ranked international scientific journals. They have been implemented for the evaluation of major projects in the telecoms, nuclear energy and biotechnology sectors, including in the complex modelling and financial evaluation of patents, licenses and other intangible assets.
• Prof Lantz has adapted his methodologies to the specific needs of international companies such as AREVA, DANONE, L’OREAL, MAN, MICROSOFT NTC Thaïland, ORTEC, SKF amongst others. He has also worked with public institutions such as the European Commission, the French Conseil d’Analyse Economique, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Agence France Brevet and several clusters of technological innovation worldwide.
• Prof Lantz has taught several executives in large international companies, at Business Schools such as ESSEC, HEC, WHU, Saïd Business school, Sorbonne University, and the Indian School of Business

• Rajeshwar is a visiting faculty in Executive Education at Mahindra University. He is currently the Dean of Academy of Applied Emotional Intelligence (AAEI) an organization that drives transformational learning and is based out of Mumbai (India). He has also been a visiting faculty in Executive Education at ISB, KAIST, LBSNAA, SVPNPA, NAIR, IIPA, NISA. Rajeshwar has over 28 years of industry and consulting experience.
• He has consulted for business housesin India, South East Asia, and the USA. He has taught over 48,000 executives across Government, Public Sector, Private Sector. Participants in his programmes included executives from ESADE Business School, EADA, Spain, ESTM, Germany and RSM, Erasmus University. He also taught at School of Finance and Management, Oxford Brooks University, UK, Thunderbird, USA and SKOLKOVO Moscow Institute of Management, Russia
• He has taught executives from an array of industries including Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Nonbanking Financial Services, Bank, Automobiles, Market Research, Pharmaceuticals, PR, Oil & Gas, Steel, Telecom, Shipping, Media & Entertainment, FMCG, Academia, etc. having engaged with more than 140 organizations. Rajeshwar teaches the Global Leadership Immersion Program at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, South Korea to senior corporate executives with a focus on ‘Leadership Skills for Doing Successful Business with India’.
• He is a Leadership Speaker at various national and international forums and conferences including The London Speaker Bureau, India Literary Festivals and IQPC, Singapore. Rajeshwar is an author of two books and numerous articles. A third book “Insights from the Tragedies of Shakespeare – Exploring the Psychology of Leadership Failure” is underway.
• Rajeshwar has an MBA with a specialization in International Management from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, AZ, USA. He is also certified in various globally recognized psychometric and coaching tools like MHS EQI; Pearman; Pearman Flex, Big Five Personality Factors (Comprehensive Suite), Hardiness Resilience Tool, Risk Type Compass Profile, Hogan Challenges/ Motivations Preferences/ Potential; FIRO-B and FIRO-Business; MBTI Step I and Step II; DISC; ESQ, Leadership Tracker (Derailment Propensity Inventory), etc. He is also a Zig Ziglar Certified Trainer.

• Sudhanshu Palsule is an award-winning educator, leadership philosopher, CEO advisor, author, and speaker. He is regarded as one of the leading thinkers in the fields of Transformative Leadership and Leading in Complexity.
• Sudhanshu is a fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is also an Educator and Academic Director at Duke CE (part of Duke University, USA).
• Sudhanshu’s work is based on the premise that the increasingly complex challenges of the 21st century cannot be addressed by an industrial age mindset that was trained for linearity. To grasp the nature of an interconnected and interdependent reality, we must bring about a radical change in the way we think, and in how we engage with the world.
• Sudhanshu distinguishes leadership from what leaders do. His view is that leadership is a emergent system made up of multiple interdependent factors, in which individual leaders can have a powerful influence through their conversations, actions, and behaviours. Most of our 20th century leadership theories were suited for the “received word” handed down through hierarchies, top-down power, and communication structures, and not for a transparent, networked world.
• He brings together the new research emerging from neurology, psychology, and biology, with his own exploration of human thinking and behaviour over more than thirty-five years. Originally trained as a quantum physicist, Sudhanshu’s career began with teaching physics and ecology, and meandered through the private sector, working as a Senior Advisor to the United Nations, partnering in a consultancy, and back into academia as a leadership educator.
• He has consulted and run leadership workshops with several clients such as Unilever, Roche, KPMG, Avon, Sanofi, NHS, Astra Zeneca, Novartis, United Business Media, MetLife, Nokia, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Astellas, Barclays, Rio Tinto, Petronas, Gerdau, Rolls Royce, the World Bank and the U.N.
• Sudhanshu’s books include “Rehumanizing Leadership” (2020); “The Social Leader” (2014); “Personal Growth (2010). Sudhanshu is a global citizen and has lived and worked in four continents. He currently spends his time between Mumbai, London and Cambridge

Dr. Kolsky is a faculty at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches in and is Academic Director for a number of Executive Education Programmes.

Kolsky has spent the past twenty-eight years helping clients take marketing to the bottom line. Since receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, Dr. Kolsky’s clients have used action-learning to convert many of today’s fads–such as strategy innovation, market-focus, channel management, brand synergy, value-pricing, e-transformation, and relationship selling–from simple buzzwords to bottom-line reality in markets as diverse as accounting, infant formula, life insurance, cream cheese, hip-hop, and earth moving equipment. Among Rick’s clients are AAA, Aetna, Allstate, American Express, Aon, BAE Systems, BP, Bristol Myers, Caterpillar, Cemex, CIGNA, Ernst & Young, Genentech, Griffin Communications, Hartford, Heller Ehrman, IBM, ICICI, ING, International Paper, J&J, Jefferson Pilot, Jefferson Wells, Kraft, Lincoln Financial, Marsh, MassMutual, MasterCard, McGuire Woods, Motorola, National Australia Bank, O’Melveney and Meyers, Philips, Prudential, Qualcomm, Roche, Time Warner, Selective Insurance, and Smuckers.

In addition to his consulting engagements, he has published numerous articles and been keynote speaker for conferences on a range of subjects, including “Convergence of Media, Entertainment and Advertising,” “Break the Rules to Compete for the Future,” “Collective Corporate Social Solutions,” “Making Mergers Work,” “Distribution: From Landmine to Competitive Advantage,” “Tossing Out the Pink Slips,” and “Integrating Marketing and the Web.”

Prior to starting Kolsky & Co., Rick worked in the White House, was a consulting partner for Strategos, The MAC Group and KPMG Peat Marwick, and taught economics and consulted at Yale. Dr. Kolsky holds a Ph.D. from Yale in Economics and a BA-MA in Engineering and Economics from Brown.