The faculty at NMIMS Mumbai are highly qualified and bring vast academic and industry experience. Prominent professors include Prof Ramesh Bhat, Vice Chancellor; Prof Mayank Joshipura, Vice Dean of Finance; Prof Purnima Mehrotra, Communication and Prof Sachin Mathur, Finance and Accounting. Faculty teach across diverse management domains such as finance, marketing, HR, operations, strategy, economics and communication. They actively engage in research, publish in reputed journals, contribute to policy and case studies and offer industry consulting. 

The faculty of NMIMS Mumbai is rich in experience and academically very strong. Most of the faculty have a doctorate from the top universities of India and abroad. Many faculty have completed their education or received their training from reputed institutions like IITs, IIMs, Harvard, Wharton and other world renowned universities.

The NMIMS Mumbai faculty has a range of academic and research interests. They teach a variety of courses representing different domains of management like finance, economics, marketing, HRD, operations, strategy, communication, behavioural sciences etc. Many NMIMS faculty are also area chairpersons, program directors, associate deans and principal academic officers of various faculties.

1. Ramesh Bhat

Designation Vice Chancellor at NMIMS

Learning

• He served as a Takemi Fellow in International Health at Harvard University.

• He holds a PhD from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

• He completed an MPhil in Finance from the Delhi School of Economics.

• He earned an MCom in Finance from the Delhi School of Economics.

Work Experience

• He worked as a Health Financing Advisor at Abt Associates Private Ltd from July 2016 to August 2017.

• He served as Executive Chairman and Co Founder of Wone Management Systems Pvt Ltd a management consulting firm from 2009 to 2014.

• He held the position of Dean at School of Business Management at NMIMS University, Mumbai from April 2008 to March 2009.

• He served at IIM Ahmedabad as Professor from 1993 to 2009 Associate Professor from 1989 to 1993 and Assistant Professor from 1986 to 1989.

• He worked as a full time advisor for strategies to strengthen the health sector in Gujarat during 2002 to 2003 with the Royal Netherlands Embassy Development Cooperation Office.

• He served as Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA from 1995 to 1999.

• He worked as a full time advisor in Health Policy and Management with the Health Sector Group, Department for International Development India from 1997 to 1999.

2. Dayanand B. Shetty

Designation Assistant Professor of Business Environment and Strategy

Learning

• He completed PhD in Law from the University of Mumbai in 2007.

• He completed an LLM in International Law and Law of Crimes from Jitendra Chouhan College of Law in 2001

• He hold LLB from Jitendra Chouhan College of Law in 1998.

• He earned a BCom from Chinai College of Commerce in 1994.

Work Experience

• He has taught Industrial Relations and Labour Law at NMIMS Global Access School of Continuing Education sharing his expertise with students.

• He has also contributed as a paper setter, ensuring high quality assessments for the school.

• He played a key role in developing and reviewing a book on Industrial Relations and Labour Law for NMIMS.

• Additionally, he served as Chairperson of the Question Paper Setting Committee at NMIMS School of Law.

3. Papiya De

Designation Assistant Professor and Area Chairperson

Learning

• She completed an MA in English Literature from Jadavpur University in 1996. 

• She also earned a BA in English Literature from Jadavpur University in 1994.

Work Experience

• She has been serving as Area Chairperson of Communications at NMIMS since May 2019.

• She worked as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Business Management.

• She was the Managing Editor of NMIMS Management Review the university’s flagship quarterly journal, since November 2015.

• She served as Senior Manager for Corporate Brand Communications at RPG Group from January 2010 to December 2011.

• She worked as Assistant Editor at the Financial Express, Mumbai from January 2001 to December 2007

4. Gabrielle Heart

Designation Assistant Professor In-Charge 

Learning

• He completed a PhD in Management from SBM Mumbai.

• He earned the C2 Proficiency Qualification Certificate, Cambridge English, University of Cambridge, 2022 the highest-level qualification.

• He passed Cambridge TKT ie. Teaching Knowledge Test at University of Cambridge in 2017.

• He completed MSc Psychology from Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2017

• He completed an MA in English Literature from IGNOU in 2015 

• He passed BCom and BA from IGNOU in 2013.

Work Experience

• Manager at Global HR Talent and Leadership Development, Willis Towers Watson, Mumbai.

• Deputy Manager at English Language and Behavioural Training Specialist, Atos Syntel, Mumbai KPO and IT.

5. Purnima Mehrotra

Designation Associate Professor

Learning

• She completed PhD in Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA, 2009.

• She earned a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Communication from MICA, Ahmedabad in 1998.

• She earned a BA in Economics from Lucknow University in 1995.

Work Experience

• He served as a Professor, Behavioural Science, Anant National University, January to December 2022.

• She Associate Director at CSBC & Visiting Faculty at Ashoka University, April 2018  to April 2023.

6. Chandrima Sikdar

Designation Associate Professor

Learning

• She completed PhD Jadavpur University from Kolkata in 2005.

• She completed M.Phil in Economics, Jadavpur University, West Bengal in 1998.

• She completed MSc from Calcutta University in 1995.

• She completed BSc from Calcutta University in 1993.

Work Experience

• She has been serving as Associate Dean since June 2020.

• She served as Area Chairperson from May 2017 to June 2020.

• She served as Faculty in Charge for International Collaborations from January 2013 to April 2017.

• She serves as Managing Editor at NMIMS Journal of Economics and Public Policy.

7. Subramania Raju Rajasulochana

Designation Associate Professor of Economics

Learning

• She completed a PhD in Health Economics from IIT Madras in 2014.

• She completed an MA in Economics from University of Mumbai in 1998.

• She completed a BA in Economics from SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sion, University of Mumbai in 1996.

Work Experience

• She has been serving as Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Business Management, SVKM’s NMIMS Mumbai since May 2022.

• She worked as a Health Economist at Health Technology Assessment India, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry from October 2020 to March 2022.

• She served as a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Technology and Policy, IIIT Madras, from March 2020 to June 2020.

• She was an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Finance, Economics and Accounting area at T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal, from July 2014 to January 2020.

• She worked as a Guest Faculty at Prassana School of Public Health, Manipal from January 2019 to June 2019.

• She served as a Lecturer of Economics at the Department of Economics, Loyola College from June 2007 to July 2009.

8. Dr. Sagnik Bagchi

Designation Assistant Professor of Economics

Learning

• He completed a PhD in Economics from IIT Bombay in 2018

• He completed M.Phil in Humanities and Social Sciences from the IIT Bombay in 2013

• He passed MSc in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Calcutta in 2011

• He passed BSc in Economics from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College Narendrapur University of Calcutta in 2009

Work Experience

• He has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Business Management Mumbai from April 2023 onwards

• He served as Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences The LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur from January 2019 to April 2023

• He served as Faculty Associate in the Finance Area at T A Pai Management Institute Manipal from August 2018 to December 2018

9. Sachin Mathur

Designation Associate Professor of Finance and Accounting

Learning

• He completed a Doctor of Philosophy in 2017.

• He completed the Chartered Financial Analyst in 2013.

• He completed a Master of Management Studies with a major in Finance from NMIMS Mumbai in 1995.

• He completed BTech in Chemical Engineering from IT-BHU Varanasi in 1993.

Work Experience

• He has been serving as an Associate Professor at the School of Business Management NMIMS since August 2017.

• He served as Faculty at ICFAI Business School Mumbai from November 2016 to June 2017.

10. Mayank Joshipura

Designation Vice Dean, Research & PhD Program Professor 

Learning

• He completed Glocoll at Harvard Business School USA from 2018 to 2019.

• He completed EDP on Creating Value through Financial Management at Wharton Business School USA in 2010.

• He completed PhD in Management from Bhavnagar University India in 2005.

• He completed an MBA from Bhavnagar University India in 1999.

• He completed BE in Power Electronics from Saurashtra University India in 1996.

11. Chandan Dasgupta

Designation Professor 

Learning

• The individual has completed a PhD in Management and holds qualifications including an MA, an MBA in Finance, FICMA, CAIIB and CMA.

• They have also attended the Colloquium on Participant Centred Learning at Harvard Business School in Boston, USA reflecting their strong academic and professional expertise in management and finance.

Work Experience

• Program Head for the ICICI Bank Young Leaders Program

• Former Associate Dean of the MBA Program at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

• Former Area Chairperson of Finance at the School of Business Management, NMIMS

• Former Program Head for the MBA program at SBM, NMIMS

• Former Chairperson of the MBA in Banking program.

12. Samveg Patel

Designation Assistant Professor, Area Chairperson

Learning

• CFA Charterholder from CFA Institute USA in 2018.

• Completed FDP in Management from IIM Ahmedabad in 2016.

• She completed her PhD from Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhinagar in 2014.

• She earned her MBA in Finance from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan in 2008.

• She graduated with a BE in Electronics and Telecommunication from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra in 2005.

Work Experience

• She has been serving as an an Assistant Professor at the NMIMS since May 2019.

• Served as Assistant Professor at Goa Institute of Management Goa from May 2014 to May 2019.

• She served as an Assistant Professor at Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhinagar from July 2009 to May 2014.