Gopi Santhanam
- Deputy Dean & Director – School of Nova Media at Sricity International University
- 30+ years across Branding, Telecom, Advertising, and Digital Transformation; Marketing Leadership at Airtel
- IICA-certified Independent Director; expertise in Web3, Blockchain and emerging media technologies
Deenanath Harapanahalli
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Deenanath Harapanahalli
Board Member
- Alumnus – Carnegie Mellon University, IISc
- Former Country Head – Invesco India; former Chair of NASSCOM GIC Forum
- Serial founder across startup studios, enterprise FACT-Ops platforms and India’s leading cycling and wellness platform
K. Nagabhushan Raju
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
- Commonwealth British Fellowship for doctoral research at UMIST, Manchester, UK
- Founder Director of an Atal Incubation Centre under NITI Aayog
- 35+ years in academia with 110+ publications and 18 Ph.D. scholars guided
Kaustav Das
Adjunct Faculty
- Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calcutta
- Co-founder & CEO, Ralph&Das with 34 years of experience in Advertising and brand communication across organizations including HUL, Lintas, Ogilvy & Mather, Publicis, TBWA, Mudra and Havas
- Expert in brand strategy and account planning, having worked with leading brands such as Apple, Sony, Titan, Citibank and HDFC; a certified Disruption Moderator and visiting faculty at MICA Ahmedabad and Symbiosis Pune
Anil Thomas
Adjunct Faculty
- B.Com graduate with a PGDM from the University of Mumbai
- Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer at Ralph & Das with 30 years of experience across leading agencies, including DMB&B, DDB, TBWA, Lintas, Ogilvy, McCann and TTM Jakarta
- Acclaimed creative leader associated with brands such as Unilever, Britannia, ITC Foods, Titan, Coca-Cola and Tata Tea; recognised among the Top 10 Creative Directors and Most Influential Advertising Leaders for five consecutive years
