Pradeep is an experienced HR professional with demonstrated capability in impacting business, having worked in a diverse range of industries, including Renewable Energy (Vena Energy & AMPYR Energy), Human Resources Consulting (Mercer), Insurance (Tata AIG), FMCG (Gillette and Perfetti Van Melle), Pharmaceuticals (Eli Lilly Ranbaxy), and Automobiles (Maruti Suzuki). Pradeep currently works as a Consultant and also teaches Management students as a Professor of Practice (visiting Faculty). He has an MBA in HR from XLRI, with over 30 years of work experience in the Human Resources function. His experience has included working with global corporations in start-up and high-growth settings.

Pradeep brings strong professional expertise in Human Resources Management, having been in the following HR Leadership roles in global corporations.

• Human Resources Director (India) Vena Energy
• Human Resources Leader (Head) for India, Middle East, Turkey & Africa at Mercer
• Human Resources Leader (Head), Global Operations Shared Services, Mercer
• Vice President & Head of Human Resources, Tata AIG General Insurance
• Head -Human Resources for South-East Asia of Perfetti Van Melle

Pradeep has led & supported diverse HR engagement projects on Organization structure & design, Performance Management, Change Management, Compensation and Benefits Structuresincluding incentive designs, Developing Leadership pipeline, Building Organizational Capability, Enhancing Employee Engagement and Streamlining HR Processes & systems, In his senior Leadership roles Pradeep has provided guidance & counsel on Human Resources related strategies & approaches including working on projects related with org re-structuring, M&As, expansion of business operations etc. His credentials also include Professional Certifications in Competency assessments & Targeted selection, Interaction management, Quality & effectiveness.

Mudit Kulshreshtha is a seasoned academic and industry professional with over three decades of experience spanning analytics, strategy, artificial intelligence, and management education. He brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise, leadership experience, and academic rigor across premier institutions, consulting firms, and industry organizations.

Most recently, he served as Faculty at the National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Government of India, contributing to capability building in analytics, automation, cloud platforms, and emerging areas such as generative AI. His academic engagement emphasized the application of data-driven methods to decision-making in complex organizational and public-sector environments.

Earlier, Mudit served as Professor of Analytics and Machine Learning at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon (2017–2023). During this tenure, he taught postgraduate and executive programs in Business Statistics, Business Intelligence, Web and Social Media Analytics, Big Data and Cloud Analytics, and Strategy. He is widely respected for bridging the gap between analytical rigor and managerial relevance.

Before academia, Mudit held senior leadership roles in industry. As Vice President and Head of Analytics at PAYBACK (an American Express company), he led analytics, customer insights, and data innovation teams, contributing to the development of nationally recognized excellence in customer analytics and loyalty programs. He also served as Executive Director – Analytics and Business Intelligence at Angel One, leading strategic BI and advanced analytics initiatives. Earlier, he played a pivotal role at Deloitte (US offices) in establishing analytics capabilities and the Global M&A Center of Excellence, and managed large analytics teams at WNS Global Services. His early career includes extensive advisory work at Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen on power sector reforms and World Bank– and DFID-funded projects, following his initial role as an engineer at Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Mudit holds a PhD in Economics from IGIDR, Mumbai (Reserve Bank of India's advanced research institute), an M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi, and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from MNNIT Allahabad. He has also completed the Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning at Harvard Business School, reflecting his commitment to excellence in teaching and learning design.

Sandeep Gambhir is a seasoned talent partner who works closely with business leaders to build high-performing teams that meet current business needs while preparing organizations for future challenges. He believes that sustainable business success is driven by the ability to assemble the right talent at the right time and align workforce strategy with long-term organizational goals.

Through Swing Talent, Sandeep partners with leaders across the semiconductor, logistics, and technology sectors, as well as with organizations focused on strengthening sales, marketing, and creative functions. His work centers on addressing complex workforce challenges through a deep understanding of each client's unique business context, growth priorities, and leadership vision.

Sandeep brings extensive experience in helping companies scale engineering teams, optimize logistics operations, and build high-impact sales and creative units. His approach goes beyond transactional hiring, emphasizing thoughtful talent architecture, strategic insights, and customized solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. By combining industry knowledge with a consultative mindset, he enables organizations to attract, develop, and retain the talent critical to achieving a competitive advantage.

Known for his practical and results-oriented style, Sandeep focuses on empowering leaders with actionable workforce strategies that support innovation, agility, and sustained performance. He works as a trusted partner to organizations navigating growth, transformation, and evolving talent demands, helping them build teams that are aligned with their vision and positioned for long-term success.

Dr. Anil Kumar Goswami is an accomplished academic, researcher, and administrator with deep expertise spanning Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, and Analytics. He currently serves as Associate Professor (OB–HR and Analytics) at the Faculty of Commerce and Business, University of Delhi, where he is actively engaged in teaching, research, training, and consulting.

Dr. Goswami brings a distinctive blend of academic rigor and applied experience drawn from over two decades of service with the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India, where he worked as a Senior Scientist. His professional journey across academia, government, defence research, and the military has shaped a strong techno-managerial perspective, enabling him to integrate management theory with technology, analytics, and applied research.

His areas of interest and contribution include General Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Information Technology, Analytics, Research Methodology, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In addition to his primary academic role, Dr. Goswami has served as Guest Faculty at several premier institutions, including IIM Jammu, University of Delhi, IGDTUW Delhi, Delhi Technological University (DTU), and NIFT Delhi, and as Adjunct Faculty at IBS Gurgaon, reflecting his intense engagement with management education across diverse contexts.

Dr. Goswami holds a Fellow in Management (PhD) in OB & HR from IIM Kashipur and an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi. He has a solid research portfolio, comprising 13 publications in reputable international journals, including ABDC-listed journals (A, B, and C categories), as well as IEEE journals, which contribute to scholarly discourse in management, analytics, and technology-enabled organizational practices.

Dr. Himanshi Rajora is Associate Professor and Associate Dean – Student Affairs at Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University. She holds a Ph.D. from IIM Calcutta, with her research centered on the meaningfulness of work and identity dynamics in organizations. Her academic interests encompass impression management, work-life balance, and multiple identities in the workplace. Dr. Rajora has presented at leading international conferences, such as the Academy of Management, and worked on projects with Hindustan Petroleum and the Canteen Stores Department. Committed to social impact, she also supports initiatives for vocational training, cancer patients, and the empowerment of war widows.

Sumit is a practitioner–academic with nearly 23 years of experience in the financial services industry, followed by three years in academia. His professional expertise spans the marketing and management of financial products and services, credit underwriting, monitoring and recovery, insolvency and bankruptcy, policy formulation, and regulatory compliance. He brings a strong applied perspective to teaching and research, grounded in extensive industry practice.

He is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and an IICA Certified Independent Director. He holds an MBA from FMS Delhi and continues to pursue advanced professional and academic development opportunities.

During his tenure at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sumit served as Program Coordinator for the Online MBA and as Associate Dean, where he played a pivotal role in curating and organizing CXO-level distinguished lectures and managing industry guest lecture series, thereby strengthening industry–academia engagement.

His research interests include corporate decline, turnaround management, stakeholder management, and behavioral ethics. He has presented his work at national and international conferences and workshops, and received a grant from the Journal of Management Studies to participate in a Professional Development Workshop at the University of Florida. In 2025, he was sponsored to participate in the Global Business Ethics Teaching Workshop conducted by the Hoffman Centre for Business Ethics, further strengthening his engagement with contemporary ethics pedagogy.

Sumit's teaching interests cover Decline and Turnaround Management, Crisis and Change Management, Organizational Design and Business Transformation, Business Ethics, Marketing of Financial Services, Commercial Bank Management, Insurance Management, and Credit Analysis. Looking ahead, he aims to deepen industry–academia integration through career services, executive education, and industry interface initiatives, while contributing as a consultant, process advisor, and insolvency professional to the revitalization of declining organizations.