Esteemed Faculty

Dr. Swati Lodha
Director
Ph.D, MBA (Hons), BA (Hons)

Dr. Swati Lodha, is an author of Beyond the Blue (2021), “Who Is Revathi Roy?” (2019), Amazon # 1 Bestseller books titled “54 Reasons Why Parents Suck and Phew!” (2018) and "Don't Raise Your Children, Raise Yourself" (2016) and other Bestselling Books like "Why Women are What They Are" (2004) and "Come On! Get Set Go" (2002).

A Doctorate in Women Entrepreneurship, she is passionate about creativity and innovation. Apart from being an author- social entrepreneur- corporate trainer, she has been Director, Jodhpur Institute of Management, Dean, Faculty of Management, JNU and Director, AIMSR, Mumbai. She was appointed as Chief Incubation Officer at MDI, Gurgaon and currently, she is the Director of MET Institute of Management.

She founded her first venture SWASH Pvt. Ltd 24 years ago, which offers Training Courses to Youth, Professionals & Women.

A recipient of many prestigious awards:

• JITO - Business Women of the Year Award (2017),
• Bharat Gaurav Award (2016),
• Suryadutta National Award (2014),
• Veer Durgadas Award (2010),
• Rashtriya Rajbhasha Puraskar (2002).

She has mentored more than 10,000 individuals from different walks of life. She is a mentor to many upcoming entrepreneurs and writes for many digital platforms on Leadership, Motivation and Personal Excellence.

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drswatilodha

Dr. Tandon Sangeeta Pradeep
Professor
Ph D (Management), MA (Indus. Eco), MA (Eco), B Ed, PGD (PM & IR)

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon is the Deputy Director of MET Institute of Management, affiliated to the University of Mumbai and is also the MMS Course Coordinator for the Masters in Management (MMS) Program. She holds a Ph.D. in Management, has two post-graduate degrees in Economics and also a B. Ed. from University of Mumbai, to her credit.

She has authored two textbooks in Economics and one in Environmental Management for post graduate students. With a flair for writing, she has presented and published several research papers in National Conferences and management research journals as well as written for many magazines. She has received the ‘Best Paper Award’ trophy at the National Conference on Managerial Excellence in the 21st Century sponsored by Pune University.

She is known in management circles for her skills at conducting workshops and imparting training to students and corporates. She has spearheaded MET’s China Study Mission for three consecutive years. She has organized several alumni meets and also one in Dubai. For over two decades, she has organized many seminars, conventions and ‘mega’ cultural events like MET Utsav and coordinated prestigious events for corporates like the All India Management Association’s National Competition for Young Managers and National Management Quiz.

At the professional front, four times she has been the recipient of the MET Pragnyavant Award for contribution to Management Research, she is the winner of MET Gaurav Award for Academic Excellence and has also been honoured with the MET Bhushan Award for her integrity and selfless service to her institution for more than 22 years.

Dr. Virani Farida Wajid
Professor
PH.D., MHRDM, BA, Dip T & D, Dip Edu Mgt

Dr. Farida Virani, Professor, HR and Behavioral Sciences , MET Institute of Management. She has earned her Master’s in Human Resources from the Mumbai University and her Ph.D. from SVKM’s NMIMS – Deemed to be University – Mumbai. She is a Certified Mediator from Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) London and is an International Trainer for the International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB) under the aegis of the Aga Khan Foundation.

She is an author of numerous research papers, journal articles, book chapters, newspaper contributions and working papers. Her current research interests are in the field of Conflict Resolution through Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) from a community based perspective. A recipient of various recognitions, she was awarded the ‘Best Management Faculty’ for her outstanding contribution to Teaching and Education, by the Higher Education Forum.

Dr. Gupte Rajiv Madhusudan
Associate Professor
MMS, B.PHARM

Prof. Rajiv Gupte: A Pharmacist (B.Pharm) by training and Management graduate (MMS) from University of Mumbai, started his career in fast growing pharmaceutical company in product Management division; rose to the level of profit center head. He has successfully launched many pharma OTC and consumer products. Also trained in complexity science, ecology and holds a Ph.D. in International relations.

Joined MET – IOM in 2001, and teaches Strategic Management as well as marketing related subjects. Has authored a book on ‘Strategic Management’ based on the University syllabus. Prof. Gupte is a frequent contributor in international and national conferences and has more than 20 papers to his credit. He is also associated with two well-known think tanks in Mumbai.

Prof. Gupte has also attended forum modules in strategic management in IIMs, IIFT, BITs.

Dr. Chopde Sandeep Liladhar
Associate Professor
M.PHIL, UGC-NET, PGDBA, MA, B.SC.

Prof Sandeep Chopde is PhD, M.Phil, UGC-NET, PGDBA (Finance). His PhD thesis is on “Impact of Demographic Factors, Personality Traits and Behavioural Biases on Investment Decision Making of individuals in Mumbai.” He has 5 years of Industrial experience in valuation of assets and more than 15 years of teaching experience in various finance related subjects such as Financial Management, Corporate valuation, Cost and Management accounting with special interest in Behavioural Finance. He is currently associated with MET since last 14 years and is a Course Co-coordinator for three year Part Time Executive MBA (MMM/MFM/MHRDM/MIM) program affiliated to University of Mumbai.

He has written/presented 6 research papers till date which are published in various National and International journals. He has also co-authored text books for M.Com, BMS and BMM courses affiliated to University of Mumbai.

He has been awarded MET Gaurav award once and MET Pragnyavant award four times for his contribution in the field of education by MET Institute of Management.

Dr. Kulkarni Nitin Suresh
Associate Professor
PH.D., P.G.D.B.A., MFM, BE (Mech)

Dr. Nitin S. Kulkarni has completed his mechanical engineering, perused Masters of Financial Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. He has completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration. He has worked in industry for a decade before joining the field of education and research. He has published / presented twelve research papers in the field of Business Administration and Management in National and International Journals. He is a recipient of “Outstanding Paper Award” in Finance stream at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (JBIMS) organized International Research Conference IRC 2015 and 2016. He is also a member of reputed institutions such as, The Institution of Engineers and Indian Commerce Association. He has a special interest in the issues pertaining to Micro and Small, Medium Enterprises, International Economics & Finance, and Corporate Finance and Business Failures predictions. He is also keen in adapting and learning new teaching pedagogy and methodology.

Dr. Joshi Nirmala Sanjay
Associate Professor
PH.D., M.COM, MFM, B.COM

Dr. Nirmala Joshi - Professor for Finance has illustrious academic performance at each of the board exams that she appeared right through her school and college years have been nothing short of ‘landmark’ milestones set on the highway of academic brilliance. She has been meritorious students throughout her academic career. In 1991, as the first candidate to clear NET-JRF. In 1995, she was the youngest Ph.D. degree holder in the whole of Rajasthan.

She has successfully guided six Doctoral Research projects and more than 150 Master level research projects. She has authored two books for MMS program for University of Mumbai. She has presented and published many research papers at national and international level conferences. She has attended MDPs/FDPs in IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIM-K and IIM Bangalore for continuous improvement of quality of teaching and mentoring students.

Dr. Manmeet Barve
Associate Professor
PH.D., APDS (IIM-C), PGDM (Marketing), MMS, B.E (IT), NET, SET, Dip. T&D

Dr. Manmeet S Barve has more than 16 years of diverse experience in the field of marketing, branding, quality management & cloud computing technology worked with organizations like Welingkar, Mumbai, QAI Global, BCCL, Bangalore, and Novatium, Chennai. He worked as full-time and visiting faculty with reputed B-Schools in Mumbai and Bangalore. Seasoned marketing practitioner with hands-on knowledge of global marketing practices. For over a decade now, has handled complex, multi-tasking & goal-orientated projects with top corporate CXOs, PSUs, and Govt officials. Played a very influential role in managing nodal center at the ‘World’s Biggest Open Innovation Model - Smart India Hackathon’ an initiative by AICTE, MHRD & MIC.

Completed pioneering research work in the area of 'Deathcare Industry, Unwanted Services Marketing, Digital Legacy & Thanatosensitivity' as part of his Ph.D. dissertation from Pune University. He has published research papers in International & National journal on topics starting from MarTech to Human-Centric Service Design. A senior jury member at 'Global Student Practice Ventures', an active member of 'Society of Design Thinking Professionals' and 'The Advertising Club (tac)'. His areas of interest are Marketing Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Retail Management, Design Thinking & Data Visualization.

Mr. Patil Arun Shankar
Assistant Professor
LLB, MA, BA

He has over 37 years’ experience in life insurance industry. He joined LIC as a Direct Recruit Officer and worked in various departments such as Sales, Marketing, Publicity, Housing, Branch and Division administration all across the country, including foreign deputation to Fiji Islands for five years. He also informally handled diplomatic functions there in absence of Indian High Commission. He worked as Senior Vice President in ICICI Prudential and Kotak Life Insurance companies.

Widely travelled all over the country and the world, Mr. Patil has published about 200 articles and has authored seven books.

He conducts Seminars and Work-shops on topics such as “Joy of Work”, “Emotional Intelligence”, “Marketing Strategies”, “Work-Life balance”, “Cultural Integration” etc.

Ms. Ghatekari Sangeeta Mahadev
Assistant Professor
MHRDM, M.COM, B.COM

Ms. Khan Sana Ali Ahmed
Assistant Professor
MMM, B.SC.

Ms. Sana Khan is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and IT Management subjects in MET Institute of Management.

She is registered PhD scholar of Pacific University, Udaipur. She is studying the impact of disruptive trends on iGen consumer behaviour as well as the psychology of decision making in FMCG industry - White Goods. She has presented and published various research papers in prominent international and national journals.

She has 12 years of multifaceted industrial experience in IT, Media and Academy. Her practical knowledge and expertise has given her an edge to teach Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Financial Aspects of Marketing, eCommerce, Managing Technology Business & IT Resource Management. She has also conducted workshops on basic and advanced excel. Apart from her teaching profession, she is also the core member of the MET’s Corporate Social Responsible (CSR) activities and member of editorial boards of Research Journal MET Management Review (MMR). She received a bachelor's degree in Science. She has completed her Masters in Marketing Management from the University of Mumbai and Masters Certification in Digital Marketing. She is interested in research work in the fields of Digital, IT, Marketing and Strategies Studies.

Her objective as a faculty is to persuade students to develop their own learning interests and critical thinking to establish a learner-centered environment in the classroom.

Mrs. Kaware Pooja Mahesh
Assistant Professor
LLB, MBA, B.COM

Mrs. Sekar Saraswathi
Assistant Professor
BA (Bangalore University), MHRDM (Mumbai University), PGCHRM (XLRI)

Mrs. Maske Neelam Budhabhushan
Assistant Professor
PGDFT, B.SC., MMM, Dip. HRM

Ms. Gala Dharmishta Amarshi
Assistant Professor
B.Com, B.Ed., MFM

Ms. Dharmishta Gala is an Assistant Professor MET Institute of Management, well-known for its PG Programs.

Her teaching interest includes Operation Research, Operation Management, Business Economics and Mathematics. She is also doing collaborative research, her interest areas are Culture. She also teaches the underprivileged children in Kalina, Mumbai.

She received a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and also persuaded her further studies in Bachelor's degree in Education (B. Ed) and completed her Masters in Finance from Mumbai University.

Ms. Pranita Waghmare
Assistant Professor
UGC-NET, MMS, M. COM, BMS

Miss. Pranita Waghmare is an Assistant Professor of Finance at MET Institute of Management, a top MBA College well-known for its PG Programs.

She is registered Ph.D. scholar of University of Mumbai. She is studying behavioral economics and finance as well as the psychology of decision – making in Gold Investment. She has published research papers in prominent journal and working on the same. She is investigating the implication of irrational behavior towards Gold investment decision of investors. She is also doing collaborative research with IIT Bombay on same.

She is UGC-NET qualified Faculty of Management and has served as Junior Research Fellow of the University of Mumbai. Her teaching interest includes Accountancy, Financial Management, and Behavioral Finance. She received a bachelor's degree in Business Management. Soon after, she received MMS in Finance and M.Com in accountancy from the University of Mumbai. She has been contributing her expertise in teaching for eight years.

She believes that “Teaching is not about the Information to share but it’s about the honest intellectual relationship with your students”

Mr. Pravin Kamble
Assistant Professor
UGC-NET, ADSE, MMS, B.SC. [IT]

Mr. Pravin Kamble is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management at MET Institute of Management. He has completed Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of Mumbai and UGC NET in Labour Welfare/Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management. Additionally, his expertise also lies in SPSS and AMOS, which are the latest software technologies, in the field of research.

He is an author of 2 International and 1 National research papers. His primary research concentrates on Employee Engagement with special reference to the Banking Sector. He is an active RMS member of the esteemed International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts.

Mr. Tayshete Charushil
Assistant Professor
B.A.,M.A. (English Literature), M.B.A.(HR)

Prof. Akhil Shetty
Assistant Professor
MBA (Finance), B.E (Electronics), CFA Level 2 (USA)

Prof. Akhil Shetty is an Assistant Professor of Finance in MET Institute of Management.

He has worked with Multinational Banks like Bank of America in the Investment Banking department. Prior to that he has worked with HSBC as a Software Engineer. He has over 4.5 years of experience in academics and over 4 years in Industry. His area of interest in teaching includes Analysis of Financial statement, Corporate Valuation, Merger and Acquisition, Security analysis and portfolio management.

He has constantly guided, trained and mentored more than 2000 students through a robust Pre-Placement training module including Resume Writing, Aptitude Test, Building Profile Specific Concepts, Mock GD and Mock Interviews. He has also published research papers in prominent journals listed in Scopus, UGC care and others.

Prof. Sandesh Akre
Assistant Professor
MMS, BE, NET, SET, CCNA

Prof Sandesh Akre is Assistant Professor of Operations & Systems at MET Institute of Management. He has done Masters in Management from Mumbai University and is pursuing PhD from IIHMR University. He is CISCO Certified Network Associate and trained mentor for SAP B1 module. He has published Research papers in revered national and international Journals. His research work on "secure electronic transactions" has been listed in IEEE Xplore. His key specializations are in intersection of Data Science, Supporting Programming tools (Excel, Python, R, Tableau) and its use in Policy and Social Value Creation. Presently, he is working on GIS based Resource allocation in areas like Supply Chain, Healthcare Management and Rural development.

Mr. Sunny Mondal
Assistant Professor
PGDM (Finance), CA Inter, CS Executive, M.Com, UGC - NET Cleared, M.A (Economics)

He has worked in Hedge Fund Industry like SS&C Globeop in the Hedge Fund Accountant Department. He has an academic experience of 5 years in various UG & PG Colleges and 2 years of industry experience.

His area of interest includes Derivatives, Commodities, Financial Management, Economics and Portfolio Management.

Ms. Piyusha Ambradkar
Assistant Professor
MMS, B.Tech

She is a mechanical Engineer by training and Management graduate (MMS) from University of Mumbai. Having started her career in a fast growing MNC in Operations Management division she rose to the level of Strategic Buyer. She has successfully completed Demand Planning for Automobile industry and is also trained in IOT, Blockchain in supplier base environments.

Ms. Ria Patnaik
Assistant Professor
MA (Economics), PGDM (Marketing), BA (Economics)

Ms. Ria Patnaik is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at MET Institute of Management.

She has a keen interest in using her theoretical and industrial experience to contribute positively in the field of academics and research.

Prior to completion of her PGDM in Marketing, she joined a Marketing research agency (Digital research). In a span of two years that she had been there, she worked on Brand Health Studies, Category Research, Campaign / Advertising Research and Product Research.

Her interest lies in the field of Marketing Research, Branding, Managerial Economics and Consumer Behaviour. She has published multiple research papers in UGC care and Scopus publication.

She believes in the motto, ‘Wisdom is Strength’, and each day looks forward to impacting the lives of students and the field of academics!.