Alumni in the Media

Atul Satija, Class of 2004

Atul Satija Founder and CEO of The/ Nudge Foundation, a Bangalore-based non-profit social organization, is working on poverty alleviation at scale. The Foundation announced this strategic partnership with Tata Trust, which empowers the foundation to further innovate on their flagship ‘Program in Life Management’.
India CSR | Economic Times
 

Kulmeet Bawa, Class of 2004

Adobe appoints Kulmeet as MD of South Asia. He will lead Adobe's customer-facing engagements in India. Kulmeet has been instrumental in accelerating Adobe's momentum in the Indian market, particularly in the enterprise market, which has seen exponential growth over the past two years.
CXO Today | Economic Times | Times Of India


Prashan Agarwal, Class of 2004

Times Internet owned Gaana announces Prashan Agarwal as its Chief Operating Officer. Prashan is an entrepreneur in the consumer internet space. Agarwal brings with him 14 years of industry experience across all aspects of consumer internet businesses and tangible business models.
ET BrandEquity  | Radioandmusic.com | Afaqs.com | India Today | Techgig.com


Annie Mathew Class of 2006

Annie Mattew’s Startup Village, the country's first public-private partnership business incubator, has been named India’s best  and ranked number one,  in a first-of-its- kind comprehensive ranking by the India edition of Entrepreneur Magazine of the 100 best startup incubators in India
Manoramaonline.com | Times of India


Ashok Hariharan, Class of 2006

Ashok Hariharan’s venture, IDfy has emerged as India’s leading ‘integrated people decisioning platform’ providing end-to end HR solutions by  leveraging predictive analytics, cloud-based technology and automation within the shortest  turnaround time assisting companies to take informed business decisions.
The Hans Indiaa

Vikas Chadha, Class of 2007,
Honeywell announced the appointment of Vikas Chadha as President Honeywell India. In this role, Vikas is responsible for strategically leading the various divisions of Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) for continued growth in the region, and strengthening the brand and its equity with customers and other key stakeholders. He will also provide strategic direction and operational leadership to the HPS India business. Vikas' successful career track record spans over 20 years, featuring experience in strategy, consulting, business and people management roles.
Construction World | Business Standard | India Today


Saif Iqbal, Class of 2009,
LG Electronics India has hired Saif Iqbal as GM and Head - E-Commerce & Online at LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, to shape its ecommerce strategy by December. Earlier, he was associated with Snapdeal com – India’s largest online marketplace as Business Head for Electronics Category (Computers, Home Entertainment and Appliances). He was heading the Innovation function earlier, to develop new business and growth areas.
ET Telecom | Indiaretailing.com


Arun Shenoy, Class of 2010
GIBBS, co- founded by Arun Shenoy, received Marico Innovation for India Award 2016. Arun gave a special address to an audience during the event in NCPA, Mumbai, which included Mr. Amitabh Kant and many leading industrialists and innovators Facebook/Marico Innovation Foundation. Arun, earlier received Young Visionary Fellowship Award from India Africa, an initiative supported by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. GIBSS is the pioneer in the Geothermal Air conditioning space and ultra-energy efficient products in India.
PR Newswire


Nalin Sharma. Class of 2011
Nalin Sharma has been hired new VP to lead build-out of Ecoppia's Asian operations. Sharma is a veteran of the Indian solar industry and brings many years of management experience to the role. He led channel partnership at SunEdison Asia, spearheaded channel strategy at Tata Power Solar and more recently was vice president - Solar at RattanIndia.
PR Newswire.co.in | The Economic Times | Huntnews.in


Mehraj Dube, PGPMAX Class of 2013
Meheraj Dube has been appointed as deputy VP by the Essel Corp. He will closely look at the various projects of the group and will be posted at Zee Media Corporation Limited. Dube will play a vital role in Zee Business after few months.
IndianTelevision



Vatsal Shah , MFAB Class of 2014
Vatsal has built an AUA of Rs. 500 crore in mutual funds across 25,000 clients. His Mutual Fund  business has grown three times in the last two years. With the help of technology, Vatsal tapped his franchise to grow his MF business. Vatsal is among the growing breed of brokers who see a potential in mutual funds. He aspires to reach Rs. 1,000 crore in equity assets in the next five years.
Cafemutual.com


Lokesh Jain, Class of 2014
City-based BlogBeats, a geo-time tagged blogging platform has raised a pre Series A investment from Michigan based consulting company.
The platform, co-founded by Lokesh Jain, allows users to exchange and read real-time location-based content.
BW Disrupt | Times of India | e27.co | Venturedreams.in

Puja Das, Class of 2016
Sandbox is an initiative co-founded by Puja Das (ISB Hyderabad, IIT Bombay). It is a chain of high quality learning focused day care centres where every child feels at home. Sandbox is now in a partnership with Ahmedabad’s Eklavya School, which is ranked 13th in India for its curriculum design and team training.
Nearfox.com 

ISB in the Media

ISB hosts Professor Lars Peter Hansen, Noble Laureate in Economics 2013
Lars Hansen, the David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago who is in India at the invitation of ISB to attend the ISB Summer Research Conference 2016 in Finance took time out to meet industry representatives in Mumbai at the event held under the aegis of the NSE-ISB Investment Laboratory. The conversation was moderated by Bhagwan Chowdhry, Professor of Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management and a regular contributor to pedagogy and thought leadership at ISB.
The Times of India |Economic Times | Financial Express |outlookindia.com | India.com | NDTV.com |indiatoday | Moneycontrol.com | BLoc | EIN News | Msn.com | webnewspost | shafaqna |news24| primetimereports|universebulletin.com | Business Standard

Innovation thrives in SAP Labs' open, transparent culture
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and the Indian School of Business (ISB) today announced a collaboration to nurture the social entrepreneurship ecosystem with relevance to national priorities. The ISB-SAP Social Enterprise Jumpstart will identify five social enterprise startups and provide training, mentorship and access to networks to accelerate their growth.
ET Tech Nvs24.com

CII, ISB and GE join hands to develop Compliance leaders in the Indian Industry
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian School of Business (ISB) and GE have joined hands to launch an executive education course, a programme aimed at positioning and enabling compliance professionals as strategic business partners. This Compliance Management programme will provide essential skills to managers to support Indian companies in implementing compliance norms to advance corporate governance, growth and sustainability in the economy.
Business Standard | Indian Express | India Today | Economic Times | Times Of India

Coursera and ISB Launch Investment Management Courses to Address Lack of Personal Finance Skills in India
Coursera, the world’s largest open online education provider, and the Indian School of Business (ISB), a premier global B-school, today announced the launch of a new series of four courses called a Specialization on ‘Financial Markets and Investment Strategy’. The partnership with Coursera puts ISB among the ranks of 140 other top universities and schools such as Stanford University, Yale University, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
EdTechReview | Finance Industry Today | India Today

ISB Consolidates Position as the B-School of Choice Among Aspirants
The Indian School of Business (ISB) has consolidated its position as the School of choice in India for management studies. Competition to get into the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) was intense this year with the school seeing a 28% increase in applications compared to the previous year.Indiapages.in

ISB FPM scholars land faculty positions at top global institutions
Students of the first batch of the doctoral-level Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) at Indian School of Business (ISB) have bagged faculty positions in top global institutions. ISB launched five-year-long FPM in 2011 with these two students as a full-time residential programme.
BLOC | The Hindu Business Line