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Dr. Gajanethi Swathi Kumari

Dr. Gajanethi Swathi Kumari

Dean - Academics

  • HR

Dr. G. Swathi Kumari holds a Ph.D. in Management from Osmania University and has over 22 years of academic, research, and leadership experience.

Ms. Nikita Goel

Ms. Nikita Goel

Assistant Professor of English

  • PhD scholar in School of English Language Education (EFLU)
  • focused on feedback
  • self-regulatory strategies to develop authorial voice

Before joining Ashoka, she worked as a Teaching Assistant at EFLU and a Language Buddy at Ambedkar University, New Delhi.

Prof. Maruti Prabhakar

Prof. Maruti Prabhakar

Head - Strategic initiative & Associate Professor

  • Marketing

Enterprise leader with expertise in strategic marketing, brand building, and operational leadership.

Prof. Mirza Rafathulla Baig

Prof. Mirza Rafathulla Baig

Head - International Affairs & Associate Professor

  • Finance
  • HR
  • Corporate Law

He has over 19 years of teaching experience with expertise in financial reporting, accounting, financial services, international finance, investment management, business environment, and business…

Ms. Koustubha Priya Mudigonda

Ms. Koustubha Priya Mudigonda

Assistant Professor in the Department of AIDS

  • Python
  • Pandas
  • AWS

Her professional experience includes roles in FAIR RIDE (New York) and CNC Software Solutions across AI, machine learning, data science, and healthcare software development.

Dr. B Rajender Goud

Dr. B Rajender Goud

Associate Professor

  • Marketing

He has 19 years of teaching experience in general management and marketing along with 3 years of industry exposure.

Prof. Gandhy Prashanth Kumar

Prof. Gandhy Prashanth Kumar

Assistant Professor

  • HR
  • Marketing

He is a self-directed professional with 15+ years of experience across academia and industry and is pursuing a PhD from Annamalai University.

Prof. Rajesh Pershad

Prof. Rajesh Pershad

Associate Professor

  • Marketing

He has worked as Head of MBA Department, Additional Controller of Examinations, campus recruitment trainer, and human potential trainer in autonomous colleges.

Prof. Sripriya Gurazada

Prof. Sripriya Gurazada

Assistant Professor

  • HR

She is pursuing a PhD in Leadership and teaches organizational behavior, business communication, and HR specializations.

Devi Prasad Uppala

Devi Prasad Uppala

Professor of Practice

Professor Devi Prasad Uppala has trained over 45,000 professionals across India and international markets in finance.

Harshavardhan Sathyanarayana Rao Gaddalae

Harshavardhan Sathyanarayana Rao Gaddalae

Professor of Practice

  • Strategy consulting
  • market intelligence
  • digital marketing

He is a seasoned B2B strategist with nearly two decades of experience across IT, telecom, automotive, and retail.

Dr. A G Jayashree

Dr. A G Jayashree

Founder & Director KADAL Consulting Service Ltd - Capacity Building Organization

  • Learning
  • Development
  • competency mapping

Presently Founder and Director of Kadal Consulting Services Pvt Ltd, serving corporates and NGOs in building people capacity and talent management.

Prof. R. Sathish

Prof. R. Sathish

Visiting Faculty

  • Advertising
  • Brand Management

R Sathish has over 30 years of advertising experience in leadership roles at BBDO, JWT, Bates, and Mudra DDB across Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

Dr. Pramod K Mishra

Dr. Pramod K Mishra

Visiting Faculty

  • OM
  • Decision Sciences

Dr. Pramod K. Mishra is an alumnus of NIT Rourkela and University of Hyderabad and serves in Operations Management & Decision Sciences at University…

Kishor Kumar Ananthapalli

Kishor Kumar Ananthapalli

Visiting Faculty

  • Data Analytics

Solutions-focused MBA professional with experience in reporting, BI, data analytics, process automation, AI (Copilot and ChatGPT), and people management.

V. Padmavathi

V. Padmavathi

Visiting Faculty

  • Finance

Faculty in the Department of Management at Symbiosis International University with two decades of academic experience.

Dr. Jaya Krishna V

Dr. Jaya Krishna V

Visiting Faculty

  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Systems

Product manager and distinguished technology leader driving digital transformation and AI-led innovation.

Mushtaq Ali

Mushtaq Ali

Visiting Faculty

  • Finance
  • Data Science

Corporate and academic professional with 25+ years in the BFSI vertical, blending practical industry expertise with strong academic grounding.

Dr. T. Sudha

Dr. T. Sudha

Visiting Faculty

  • Operations Management

She holds a Master's degree in Statistics from Hyderabad Central University and MPhil and PhD from Osmania University.

Dr Mohsin Khan

Dr Mohsin Khan

Visiting Faculty

  • Management (Business Analytics)

He is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, and completed his PhD from Pondicherry University in Workplace Innovation.

V . PRAJVAL

V . PRAJVAL

Assistant Professor

Prajval V has academic and industry experience with interests in IoT, AI, digital systems, and emerging technologies.

Dr. ANUPAM GUPTA

Dr. ANUPAM GUPTA

Assistant Professor (Marketing)

Dr. Anupam Gupta is an Assistant Professor in Marketing with strong focus on consumer behavior and sustainable marketing.