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Finance & Administration
Catherine Fernandes
Catherine Fernandes
Manager - HR & Admin, Mumbai
Catherine has over ten years experience in HR & Administration with a double PG - in Human Resource and Hospital Management. Prior to NEN she was working in the HR area in Reliance Industries. Here, she was into recruitment and appointments. She has also worked as executive secretary to various senior professionals assisting them in their programs, appointments and planning their schedules. catherine[at]nenglobal.org
Gambeera Seelan
Gambeera Seelan
Finance Manager, Bangalore
Gambeera is a qualified Chartered Account, with over 10 years of experience in Accounts & Audit. Before joining NEN, he has worked with organizations like Accenture Services, 3G Ops Solutions India Pvt Ltd, Indian Plywoood Mfg.Company, Ayub Khan & Associates, and T.Murali & Co. seelan[at]nenglobal.org
Laura A. Parkin
Laura A. Parkin
Chief Executive Officer, NEN
Laura is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship Network. She is a serial entrepreneur, having founded four companies, and a former venture capitalist. In the early 90’s she helped established a merchant bank in Moscow. Just prior to co-founding NEN, Laura was a Vice President at Ashoka, an organization that identifies and supports social entrepreneurs across the world.
> detailed bio    laura[at]nenglobal.org
Prema M
Prema M
Admin Asst., Mumbai
Prema joined NEN soon after she graduated from her DCE (Diploma in Computer Engineering) in 2006. Her responsibilities include admin related work and data collection. prema[a]nenglobal.org
Sunita Singh
B. Ramesh
Senior Accountant, Bangalore
Ramesh has over 10 years of experience in Accounts & Audit. Before joining NEN, he worked with organizations like Hewlett Packard, Manifest Info Services Pvt Ltd, Indian Plywood Mfg.Company, and T.Murali & Co. Ramesh holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Bangalore University. ramesh[at]nenglobal.org
Dr. Romesh Wadhwani
Dr. Romesh Wadhwani
Chairman & CEO, Symphony Technology Group and Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation
Romesh has founded and been CEO of three successful software companies in Silicon Valley. His third company, Aspect development, was sold to i2 Technologies in what was then the largest merger in software history. His latest venture, Symphony Technology Group, is a leading technology investor in the software universe. Romesh received his Bachelor of Science from IIT Bombay and his MS and PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.
> detailed bio    romesh[at]wadhwani-foundation.org
Sunita Singh
Sunita Singh
Senior Director, NEN
Prior to joining the Wadhwani Foundation, Sunita helped set up the Mumbai branch of Litmus, a national PR agency. She went on to head the Mumbai branch, strategizing and leading her team to execute complete public relation campaigns for several multinational clients. Sunita started her career in the field of education. She holds an MA in English Literature from Andhra University and an M Phil from Sukhadia University. sunita[at]nenglobal.org
NEN Consulting Team
Abhijan
Abhijan Ganguly
Regional Manager, Resource Development
Abhijan has 10 years of experience in academics, marketing and business development. He has worked with IIMT – Oxford Brookes University, Bengal Campus as Asst. Manager (Training & Marketing) & Lecturer and with Intelsys Inc. as a Software Engineer and Manager – Business Development where he has headed the entire IT Education Division. He began his career with Infocom Network Ltd. as Asst. Manager (Marketing). He holds a B.Sc from Calcutta University, Kolkata, a PGDM and a Diploma in Relational Database Management System. abhijan[at]nenglobal.org
Asgar Ahmed
Asgar Ahmed
NEN Consultant, Bangalore
Asgar brings to NEN over 12 years of experience in marketing, operations and training. Prior to joining NEN, he has worked with an IT major and a Management training institutes and has also been part of the founding teams of five educational institutes. Asgar holds a Master’s in Business Administration. asgar[a]nenglobal.org
Bhavna Kataria
Bhavna Kataria
NEN Consultant, Delhi
Bhavna has over 12 years of experience, in organizations like AIMA, ICFAI, Savills Consultants Pvt Ltd, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology. She has worked in the capacities of Assistant Manager, Faculty and HR Coordinator. Bhavna holds a Bachelor's in Science (ZBC) degree from Rohilkhand University and PGDBM, in Marketing and Finance from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly. bhavna[at]nenglobal.org
Debmalya Bhattacharjee
Debmalya Bhattacharjee
NEN Consultant, Kolkata
Debmalya has over 14 years of experience in the Service, Hospitality and Education sectors. Prior to NEN, he was with Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences, Bangalore as Assistant Professor, Hospitality Management division. He has worked with reputed firms from across the globe like MV Discovery Sun and MV Island Dawn, USA; Nando's, UAE; Hotel Hindustan International. He has a Diploma in Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition from IIAS Calcutta. debmalya[at]nenglobal.org
Dipyendu Chaudhuri
Dipyendu Chaudhuri
Associate NEN Consultant, Kolkata
Dipyendu brings sales and marketing experience to NEN.  He has worked in American Express Bank and ING Vysya in sales and the life insurance consulting team.  He also worked for a year at Hotel Hilton Basingstake, London.  He is presently pursuing a part-time MBA from ICFAI University, Hyderabad. Dipyendu has Bachelor's degrees from Calcutta University and Oxford Brookes University, UK.. dipyendu[at]nenglobal.org
Kalpana Sinha
Kalpana Sinha
NEN Consultant, Delhi
Kalpana has over 13 years of experience in the fields of sales & marketing, administration and customer relations. Her responsibilities have included launch of new products and services, new market development, brand promotion, channel management, online and mobile marketing. Prior to NEN, she worked with Grasim Cements, McDonalds, Cico Technologies and Dainik Jagran. Kalpana holds an MBA from the University of Allahabad. kalpana[at]nenglobal.org
Mandar Joshi
Mandar Joshi
NEN Consultant, Pune
Mandar has 12 years of experience in Marketing, Business development and Academics. He has worked as an Asst Manager (Exports & Marketing) with KEAL & Guest lecturer with IMR, Sangli. Prior to NEN he was with International Institute of Information Technology, Pune where he headed the entire Examinations and administration division and also worked to kick start a educational institute, PVPIT in Pune. Mandar's career began with CIPLA Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and has a MBA in Marketing and HRM from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. mandar[a]nenglobal.org
Probal Roy Choudhury
Probal Roy Choudhury
Regional Manager, North & East
Probal has about 16 years of experience in working with start-ups. He began his own e-commerce venture in 1998 and has kick-started 3 educational institutes in the east of India in 2002. Probal's career began in 1992 with NIIT Ltd., where he worked for 6 years. Probal holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Calcutta University, Kolkata. probal[at]nenglobal.org
Raja
Raja
NEN Consultant, Coimbatore
Raja has donned many hats in his 15 year old career. He has worked in various sectors like marketing, sales, channel management, team management, corporate relations and PR. Prior to joining NEN, Raja has worked with Magnus School of Business, Intertek Testing Services and DHL Worldwide Express. Raja holds a Master’s degree in Commerce and a Bachelor of Business Mangement. raja[at]nenglobal.org
Sharad Kamra
Sharad Kamra
NEN Consultant, Jaipur
Sharad has over nine years of experience in management education and business development. He has been associated with various B-Schools and most recently at ICFAI Jaipur. He helped establish The Mind Pool School of Management, Jaipur. After post-graduate studies, Sharad contributed to his family business growth through channel expansion, new product and brand launches. Sharad holds a PGDBM from IIRM, Jaipur. sharad[a]nenglobal.org
Subhabrata Bhattacharjee
Subhabrata Bhattacharjee
NEN Consultant, Durgapur
Prior to joining NEN, Subhabrata has worked extensively in the education space for more than 12 years. He has worked with Zee Network as a Regional Sales Head in the education group and also established KIDZEE, a pre-primary school in Kolkata, South Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. Subhabrata holds a Post Graduate degree in Management having specialised in marketing. subhabrata[a]nenglobal.org
Sujaya Rao
Sujaya Rao
Regional Manager, Southern India
Sujaya has over 15 years of experience, mainly dealing with customer relations. Her responsibilities have been inclined towards analyzing market trends and planning promotional activities to develop businesses. Prior to joining NEN, Sujaya was at NASSCOM. She has also worked at FutureSchools, where her experience motivated her to work towards the cause of education. Sujaya holds a B Com degree from Anna Adarsh College for Women and has done a course in Human Resource Management and Industrial Psychology from IIT Madras. sujaya[at]nenglobal.org
Vikram Misra
Vikram Misra
NEN Consultant, Hyderabad
He has more than 11 years of experience in sales and marketing. He has worked with various organizations like Shriam Bioseeds, Philips Electronics India Limited, Frankfinn Institute of Airhostess Training and Kingfisher Training Academy. Vikram holds a M.B.A in marketing. His hobbies include playing tennis, swimming, gardening and dramatics. vikram[a]nenglobal.org
Vishnu Priya
Vishnu Priya
NEN Consultant, Chennai
Vishnu Priya has over 8 years of experience in Training & Development, Module Design & Development and Recruitment Functions. Prior to NEN she was with Merit Trac, a global assessment company. As an expert communications evaluator her list of assesses include a long list of reputed organisations like Accenture, Dell, HP, L & T,Logica cmg. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and is pursuing her MBA from Madras University. priya[at]nenglobal.org
Yoshima
Yoshima Somvanshi
Associate NEN Consultant, Pune
Prior to joining NEN, Yoshima was freelancing as an independent consultant in the field of HR & Organizational development. Before that she worked in the Healthcare sector. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology from Fergusson College, Master's in Clinical Psychology from Pune University and Master's in Organizational Psychology from Middlesex University, London. yoshima[at]nenglobal.org
NEN- Communication, Education, Online, Press
Arthi Gerald
Arthi Gerald
Associate Director, Product Development, NEN
Arthi has been working in the higher education space for the last eight years; before joining NEN, she has been a Business Management faculty member and has worked with Intel to promote their non-profit, technology-aided learning program for educators. She also has corporate finance experience, having worked with the Arvind Mills group. Her career highlights include Product Development, Content Management and Program Management. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Microfinance and Entrepreneurship from Bharathiar University - School of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Coimbatore. She holds an MBA from the same university. arthi[at]nenglobal.org
Ashutosh Khanna
Ashutosh Khanna
Associate Director, NEN Education
Dr. Khanna's interests are Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Networks, Intellectual Property, Growth and Strategy. His expertise lies in the fields of Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT), Financial Services and Education. He has mentored over a dozen start-ups and consulted extensively for firms in the City of London; advised Government and Non-Profit organizations. He was awarded his PhD from the University of London - London School of Economics & Political Science where he also taught for nine years. ashutosh[a]nenglobal.org
Chippi Pillai
Chippi Pillai
Associate, Workshops & Events
Chippi has over two years experience in graphic & web designing. She's been associated with a medical publishing company in Bangalore. Her responsibilities have been in the area of content coordination and assisting the core team in developing designs for CBTs, WBTs etc. Chippi holds a Diploma in Architecture and a PG Diploma in New Media Design. chippi[a]nenglobal.org
Debalina Datta
Debalina Datta
Manager, NEN Education
Prior to joining NEN, she was with ZEE Network Education Group, organizing and conducting training programs and handling events and seminars. She was also involved in the outlining and development of the curriculum for Academic Coordination cell in ZEE. Her experience spans marketing support and advertising. She completed her Bachelor's in Commerce from Calcutta University, Kolkata. She holds a PGD in Pre-Primary & Primary Teachers’ Training. debalina[at]nenglobal.org
Kaushik Satish
Kaushik Satish
Content Manager, NEN Online
Kaushik has over 3 years of experience in content management. Prior to joining NEN in October 2008, Kaushik was with AOL TimeWarner as the editor of their Knowledge Management team in Bangalore. As part of this role, he defined and built content for the company?s online products and services in the US. At NEN, he manages content development for its online portals. Kaushik holds a bachelors degree in Economics and Political Science from the Bangalore University. kaushik[a]nenglobal.org
Madhumitha
Madhumitha R
Associate, NEN Education
Prior to joining NEN, she was working with various reputed management institutes as a Faculty member. An MBA 1st Rank and Gold Medalist from Bangalore University, Madhumitha has varied experience in the fields of Teaching, HR & Customer Relations. She holds a bachelors of Science degree from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore and an MBA in HR & Marketing from T. John Institute of Management & Science, Bangalore. madhumitha[at]nenglobal.org
Manjunath
Manjunath
Manager, Materials
Manjunath has nine years of experience in Procurement, Vendor Management, Logistics, facilities & General Administration, Service Support, Operations & Analytical Skills. Prior to NEN, he worked with Pinnacle Rewards and Recognition Pvt Ltd., as Asst Manager, and with Coral Telecom Ltd., and Reliance Infocomm Ltd, Spices. He holds a Bachelor's in Science (CBZ) degree from Bangalore University and Diploma In Information System Management from Aptech, E-Commerce from NIIT, Data Warehouse. manjunath[a]nenglobal.org
Naveen John
Naveen John
Content Assistant, NEN Online
Naveen has 2 years of experience. Before joining NEN, he has worked with Wockhardt Hospital and World Wild Life Fund. He has also helped in conducting many seminars on Mass Communication and Journalism.

Naveen has completed his B.A in Journalism from St. Joseph's Evening Degree College, where he topped the course. At present, he is pursuing his MBA. naveen[at]nenglobal.org

Radhika Saxena
Radhika Saxena
Content Producer, NEN Online
Prior to joining NEN, Radhika has worked for nearly four years as a television journalist. She has, both, reported and produced programmes for NDTV and ET NOW. Hidden somewhere along the way, is a also brief stint in public relations. After graduating in Mass Media from Mumbai University, Radhika has done her PGD in Broadcast Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. At NEN, she produces video content along with writing for its online portals and monthly newsletter. radhika[at]nenglobal.org
Raghab Panda
Raghab Panda
Associate Director, Alumni Association
Prior to joining NEN, Raghab was heading IBSAF (IBS Alumni Federation) as well as coordinating the placement activities at IBS at its Head Office in Hyderabad. He was instrumental in building and scaling up the IBSAF, one of the largest B-School alumni federations in the country. He holds a PGDBA from IBS Pune. raghab[at]nenglobal.org
Richa Gaur
Richa Gaur
Senior Associate, Resource Bureau
Prior to working with NEN, Richa has worked with an international call centre and then as a Software Engineer with Subex, a telecom software company, for close to 3 years. A short stint with TiE helped her decide that she wanted to switch industries and work with an organisation that promoted entrepreneurship. Richa has completed her Masters in Computers. richa[at]nenglobal.org
Sharanya V
Sharanya V
Associate, NEN Online
Prior to joining NEN, she was managing customer communications at WorldSpace Satellite Radio. She is a part of the National Cadet Corps, and has had several opportunities to help physically & mentally disabled children while also organizing cultural shows for them. She is also actively engaged in a few Old Age Home programmes in Bangalore. She holds a Diploma in Commercial Practice and is currently pursuing her degree in Commerce at the Bangalore University. sharanya[a]nenglobal.org
Smija Kumar
Smija Kumar
Senior Associate, NEN Education
She has more than five years of experience in Human Resources, Administration and Event Management. She was working as Administrative Officer for Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kerala for almost four years and with a healthcare publishing company in Bangalore for almost a year. She holds an MBA in Human Resource form Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. smija[a]nenglobal.org
Shubha Narayanan
Shubha Narayanan
Manager, Communications
Shubha has six years of experience in journalism and corporate communications. She has worked for leading dailies like Deccan Herald and Vijaya Times. Shubha switched to corporate communication in 2006, and was with TEAM computers, a Delhi-based IT company. Shubha holds a PGD in Advanced Media from Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai, and B.Com (Hons) from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. shubha[at]nenglobal.org
Suja V
Suja Vinu
Portal Manager, NEN Online
Suja has been working in the IT space for over 7 years and been a Webmaster for 4 years. She managed and updated live data sites for Mecklai Financial-Mumbai and managed a stock trading portal with Prabhudas Liladher-Mumbai and also worked with Ingersoll Rand-Bangalore. Suja holds a Master's degree in Commerce from Mumbai University, Diploma in Web Development & Diploma in Financial Management. suja[at]nenglobal.org
Sunitha Prasad
Sunitha Prasad
Manager, Resource Bureau
Sunitha has varied experience in the fields of advertising, market research, product development and academics in India and Muscat. She has worked with reputed firms like Sista's advertising, Feedback MR, Noor & Amal and Mawarid Trading. She has also been part of an NGO, Akshara Foudation, where, she strived to bring the 'out-of-school' children back into schools. She holds an MBA, (specialized in marketing), from Bangalore University. sunitha.p[at]nenglobal.org
Vinod Shastri
Vinod Shastri
Master Educator, NEN Education
Vinod has over two decades of experience in entrepreneurship development, teaching and administration. Prior to joining NEN, Vinod was Assistant Professor at the Centre for Management Research & Development, Pune, where he was responsible for the entrepreneurship activity. He has earlier worked with the Maharashtra Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and the National Institute of Motivational & Institutional Development. He is an accredited trainer-motivator. Vinod holds Master's degrees in Business Administration and Commerce from Pune University. vinod[at]nenglobal.org
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