Astra School of Business

Meet our Visiting Faculty, Adjunct Faculty & Professors of Practice

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Raghava Gundala
Dr. Raghava Gundala
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Associate Professor of Marketing
School of Business
  • Marketing
  • SCIE Articles - 2, Patents Granted - 2
  • Research Grants
Dr. Sharmini Gopinathan
Dr. Sharmini Gopinathan
Taylors University Malaysia
Associate Professor
School of Management and Marketing
  • Design Thinking, Digital Transformation
  • SCIE/ABDC Articles- 2, SCIE-Q1 - 1
  • Academic Experience - 9+, H-Index-10
Dr. Abhijeet Prasad Sinha
Dr. Abhijeet Prasad Sinha
Amity University Noida
Associate Professor
School of Business
  • Health Technology-AI applications
  • SCIE Articles-5
  • Academic Experience - 20 Years
Dr. Ajit Kumar
Dr. Ajit Kumar
SOIL School of Business Design
Associate Professor
School of Inspired Leadership
  • Analytics, AI, OSCM & Innovations
  • Over 100 Scopus Citations; H-Index 3
  • Patents granted (1); Q1 (3); Top10% (1)
Dr. Niyaz Panakaje
Dr. Niyaz Panakaje
Yenepoya - Deemed to be University, Mangaluru
Professor
Department of MBA & YEN-REFINED
  • Financial Inclusion & Digital Finance
  • Over 200 Scopus Citations; H-Index 7
  • Publications: Q1 (10+); Top 10% (9)
Dr. Ashish Gupta
Dr. Ashish Gupta
South Asian University, New Delhi
Senior Associate Professor
Faculty of Management; Specialization in Marketing Area
  • Marketing management and Advertising
  • Over 1800 Scopus citations; h-index 18
  • Publications: Papers (10+); Patent (2)
Dr. Rahul Dhiman
Dr. Rahul Dhiman
Dr. Y. S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Himachal Pradesh
Assistant Professor
Department of Business Management
  • Consumer Behaviour, Systematic Reviews
  • Over 900 citations in Scopus; H-Index 15
  • Published Books (2)
Dr. Krishanveer Singh
Dr. Krishanveer Singh
GLA University
Associate Professor & Head
Department of Business Management
  • Marketing, Consumer Behaviour Management
  • Over 250 Scopus Citations; H-Index - 6
  • Books -1; Global Scholarships - 5

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Rohit Bansal
Dr. Rohit Bansal
Rockford College, Sydney, Australia
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Management
  • Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship.
  • SCIE/SSCI Articles-10+
  • Scopus Documents-150+
Dr. Samala Nagaraj
Dr. Samala Nagaraj
School of Innovation and Management
Dean & Professor
Business Management
  • Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement.
  • SCIE/SSCI Articles - 5+
  • Top 10% SCIE Articles-3
Dr. Chand Prakash
Dr. Chand Prakash
SGT University
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Business
  • Digital Marketing.
  • SSCI Articles-2
  • Scopus Documents-30+
Dr. Virendra Gomase
Dr. Virendra Gomase
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
Assistant Professor
School of Business
  • Explainable AI & Pharmacovigilance
  • Over 400 Scopus Citations; H-Index 26
  • Granted patents (5); SCIE Q1 (10)
Dr. Amrinder Singh
Dr. Amrinder Singh
Jain University, Bangalore
Professor
Marketing Leadership and Innovation
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Over 600 Scopus Citations; H-Index 13
  • Books & Book chapters (21); Patents (15)
Dr. Vaibhavi Chavan
Dr. Vaibhavi Chavan
Ravensborune University, London
Senior Lecturer
Project Management
  • Business Analytics & AI Governance
  • Academic & Industrial Projects (>10)
  • 4 Patents: Published (3) & Design (1)

Professor of Practice

Mr. Raj Kumar Santra
Mr. Raj Kumar Santra
Arthone Fintech
CTO
Administration
  • Digital Marketing
  • Founded SEO-Brain Box Start-up
  • Industry Experience - 5 years
Mr. Abhishek Jain
Mr. Abhishek Jain
ICICI Bank Ltd
Chief Manager
Wealth Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Industry Experience - 20+ Years
Mr. Sandeep Dham
Mr. Sandeep Dham
Balajee Education Private Ltd
Chief Executive Officer
Curriculum development & student engagement
  • Education, logistics & consumer goods
  • 27 years of cross-sectoral experience
  • Mentored 100+ early-career managers
Dr. Manas Ranjan Panda
Dr. Manas Ranjan Panda
WIPRO LIMITED
Partner
Banking & Financial Services
  • Banking services, Digital Transformation
  • 25 years experience in banking services
  • Ph.D. from Stanford University GSB
Dr. Imran Khan
Dr. Imran Khan
Arab Bank
Unit Head
Operations & Third-Party Governance
  • Macroeconomics & Sustainable Development
  • Experience Banking & Finance (18 years)
  • Over 300 Scopus Citations; H-Index 11
Dr. Amarendra Kumar
Dr. Amarendra Kumar
DXC Technology
Finance Advisor and Business Partner
Cost and Management Accounting
  • Financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
  • Academic & corporate experience-25 years
  • Honorary President of ISMA