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New Leadership Programme in Infrastructure Management at ISB
Raj Kamal (Class of 2003)
We would like to introduce you to the members of the Alumni Affairs
Council (ALC), Class of 2016:
Raghav Bhagra
Director, Hyderabad
Prior to ISB, Raghav was working with Hero MotoCorp Limited as Country
Manager – Africa and Asia for 6 years. He believes the biggest takeaway of
working across different cultures and geographies is the importance of good
relations. As a Director of the Alumni Affairs Council, he leads the student
effort to engage more alumni with the School, which will be immensely
helpful to both the School and the current Class.
Navya Satija
Director, Mohali
Tea connoisseur, budding adventure enthusiast and a “social singer” – this
is how Navya describes herself. Before joining ISB, Navya was part of the
Human Capital practice with Deloitte Consulting. She has also had
professional stints with Wipro Ltd and McKinsey & Company in the past. Navya
has worked across the domains of Change Management and Talent Strategies
Consulting, HR Analytics, Talent Development and Employee Engagement. Navya
has a degree in Human Resources from the University of Delhi.
Nitin Dyundi
Clubs Coordinator, Hyderabad
Foodie, traveler, sports fanatic, engineer, hobbyist chef and former Deputy
Manager at Hero MotoCorp Ltd. and Havells India Ltd. He renounced his 9-5
schedule and embraced the entrepreneurial calling with his venture
www.checkouts.in. He then made the switch to business school to gain a
better grasp of the overall business acumen, to find economically viable
ways to convert an idea into a working business model, and to learn not to
let emotions get the best of him while taking business decisions.
Malvika Grover
Clubs Coordinator, Hyderabad
Malvika worked as a consultant with KPMG in the Education and Skills
practice. She has also worked with National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC)
where she was responsible for development of the labour management
information system in India along with central and state governments. She
has worked across 28 states to streamline and standardize their respective
skill development programmes and schemes. She was actively involved in
AIESEC for 4 years where she worked in teams with people from 40+ countries
and went to Poland as a part of a student exchange programme. She is
passionate about books, theater, food, traveling and changing the world! She
has an MSc. in Economics, and a BA (Hons) in Economics from Delhi
University.
Akshat Sangal
Clubs Coordinator, Mohali
An avid Sudoku solver and a bathroom singer, Akshat comes with close to 5.5
years of business research and IT industry experience. Prior to joining ISB,
he was working as a Project Lead with Grail Research, a leading strategic
and business research company that provides quick turnaround research
support to clients globally. He has rich experience across sectors such as
healthcare, consumer goods, technology, media, and finance, with focus on
industry/competitor analysis, trend analysis, market sizing, and opportunity
assessment studies. Akshat loves to interact with people.
Hitesh Sood
Events Coordinator, Hyderabad
Hitesh is a musician by passion, a mechanical engineer by qualification, and
a record-label owner by profession. Born and brought up in the
Queen-of-Hills – Shimla, music, mountains and machines are the cornerstones
of his existence. He is the lead-guitarist and song-writer for a
progressive-dark metal band, Weird Anxiety. In 2011, they released their
debut album and Hitesh co-founded the music record-label Himalayan Records.
For the last three-and-a-half years, he worked part-time with power-sector
giants Alstom Power and BHEL, primarily to support his label. After numerous
business disasters, he realised he needed a formal business education, and
came to ISB.
Anjaney Agarwal
Events Coordinator, Mohali
Anjaney hails from the city of Meerut and was working in Kanpur for the last
five years, before joining ISB. He has had hands-on experience in the
manufacturing sector and was functioning as a Senior Manager at LR Moulds
Pvt. Ltd., an aluminum moulds manufacturing company. He is an alumnus of
Delhi University, and is a major movie buff and music lover.
Sangeeta Singh
Events Coordinator, Mohali
Sangeeta is a NIFT fashion management alumnus with 7 years of experience in
Apparel retail industry. She has worked with Arvind Lifestyle Brands Ltd.
across Buying and Planning functions in the Menswear category and her last
role was of Manager-Retail Planning Kidswear. Her work in the Value fashion
business entailed brand launches, private brand management, annual sales and
inventory budgeting, driving promotions and Assortment plan creation. Her
current interests include Sales and Marketing in the retail sector.
Kushal Agarwal
Communications Coordinator, Hyderabad
A mechanical engineer from BITS, Pilani, Kushal started his career as a
trader in European Interest Rate and German Bond markets at Futures First.
Not only did he institutionalize automation of trading ideas across the
trading pit in the firm, he also recruited several traders during his 25
months of trading. He next ventured out to start his own diversified
financial services company and is presently marketing and selling LED lights
under his own brand, ERGON, in eastern India. Kushal loves to play poker and
organize poker tournaments. He enjoys playing chess and graphic designing as
well.
Rahul Shanbhag
Communications Coordinator, Mohali
An advertising enthusiast, Rahul worked in a family-owned advertising and
media agency for 5 years. He gained a thorough understanding of the various
facets of marketing communication, ranging from brand planning & strategy,
media planning buying, integrated content & design and digital marketing. As
an ‘Account Head - Client Servicing’, led a team of 4 client servicing
executives and managed a team of 25 creative professionals and was largely
responsible for client retention and expanding existing client business.
Santosh Choudhary Soyal
Marketing Coordinator, Hyderabad
Santosh has more than 4.5 years experience in Online Operations. He worked
with Facebook as a Data and Reporting Specialist with the Community
Operations team before joining ISB. Prior to Facebook, he worked with Google
in the Product Quality Operations team solving core web-spam related
problems, working on outreach initiatives and leading the quality horizontal
for the team. Santosh is passionate about the ISB brand and believes that
alumni are a major part of that brand. In his free time, he likes to play
squash.
Rachit Kulshreshtha
Alumni Affairs Coordinator, Hyderabad
Rachit hails from a defense family and spent his childhood travelling to
different places before settling down in Bangalore. Prior to ISB, he worked
in Information Technology for close to 4 years with Oracle and Flipkart. The
innate need to reinvent himself has seen him through handling multiple roles
across domains such as Customer Relationship Management, HR and E-Commerce.
Outside work, he engages in activities like Photography, Travelling and
Cooking to explore his creative side. He has been a sportsman throughout his
life, playing Cricket and Football at different levels, and also maintains
an online blog.
Akanksha Bhosle
Solstice Coordinator, Hyderabad
Akanksha worked as Senior Executive in the Governance, Risk and Compliance
Services with KPMG in Hyderabad before ISB. Her main focus was on process
reviews, process reengineering, SOX compliance activities and risk based
internal audits. She was instrumental in the setup of a shared service
center for 22 countries in South Africa for Africa’s top telecom company,
working with a team of more than 25 people. She has been awarded ‘Kudos’ and
‘Super team’ awards during her tenure at KPMG. She was also a trained
instructor with Shiamak Davar’s Institute for Performing Arts for 2 years
and has taught over 500 students and performed in live shows. She is a
Chartered Accountant (ICAI) and has a B.Com from Osmania University.
Rohan Gupta
Equinox Lead Coordinator, Mohali
Rohan reads comic books, cracks social media jokes, makes a perfect
Bourbon-Lime, sings abominably, dances even worse than he sings, has been
bitten by clownfish multiple times in Borneo and now knows clownfish are
jerks, and really, really loves run-on sentences. He is passionate about
people-facing businesses, the outdoors, and everything else in between. In a
snapshot: Bombay, The Doon School, Singapore Management, Unilever, Playboy
India, and The Young India Fellowship. At ISB to get formally educated in
Corporate Strategy, Rohan also intends on stitching together an
unforgettable homecoming for the ISB alumni community, thereby helping forge
bonds that last far longer than the seemingly endless study-group
discussions.
Rajat Kohli
Mentorship Coordinator, Mohali
Rajat, having worked for close to 5 years in the Consulting domain at Ernst
& Young, decided to take the plunge and immerse himself in the
“transformative” experience of life at ISB. Diversity began at work, with
his industry specialization varying from the Flavors and Fragrance industry
to Iron & Steel. Recently, at ISB itself, he discovered his fondness for
street theatre. A running enthusiast and a foodie, Rajat is also the
Mentorship Coordinator for the Alumni Life Council and the AIKYA Coordinator
(Mohali Campus) for the Class of 2016.
Another club that captured the heart of the ISB community recently was the
Radio Club. Yes, we do have professional RJs at ISB! The Radio Club
organized Cross Campus Dedications (one radio, two campuses!), and was
flooded with requests from the students. If there was anything left to
complete the feeling of a community that ISB brings, it was accomplished by
having our very own radio. The messages conveyed love, fun, and a mutual
fear of DMOP! The witticisms of the RJs and the relatability of the songs
and messages brought together the campuses over radio. Recently, the Radio
Club held a classic rock night, proving that it is indeed just the beginning
of many events to come.
Profiles have been collated by
Parina Magu
PGP Class of 2016