Faculty

Reputed Faculty

At Excel Business Academy, we pride ourselves in having some of the most talented and dedicated thought leaders in the country who come from the best institutions. Not only are they academically and professionally amongst the best, but have high standards of moral and ethical values, so that they can be true role models. The core faculty at Excel comprises distinguished academicians and leading professionals from the corporate world with rich industry experience. The faculty is ably guided by a senior team of leading management experts and corporate leaders who facilitate industry oriented consultancy and applied research. Excel faculty have also authored books and have presented many research papers in their field of expertise.

Visiting Faculty

In addition to the core faculty, as many as forty leading professionals from the corporate world regularly interact with Excel students in the classroom as well as their workplaces thereby bringing in different insight into the subject. Their rich industry experience they share encourages Excel students to look beyond the books and explore the subject with experiential learning.

 

Faculty Profile


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Prof. Mrs. Shreya Krishna Rao,
MBA,DCS

Prof. Shreya K. Rao has 15 years of experience. A management Graduate, Prof. Shreya was the Manager - Training in i-flex Solutions ltd., Bangalore for eight years. She was responsible for the growth and development of the trainingfunctions where she successfully handled the soft skills and behavioral training for the Bangalore and Chennai Operations and built the credibility of the department within the organization.

Prof. Shreya also interacted with professionals from other organizations and participated in group forums to incorporate the best practices in the training function. She has also worked as an Assistant Manager (HR) with 280 employees in Bangalore successfully managing the HR Functions. Later she was with Landmark Education for 4 Years managing various accountabilities in the enterprise, spanning across most of the training and development programs. She was effectively dealing with people's concerns and empowering them in making significant alterations in their lives.

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Prof. Gurutej S,
MBA, MHRM, MPhil, MS, APPM (IIM-K), PhD (Pursuing)

A rank holder in graduation (BBM) from University of Mysore and Post Graduate in Management from Bangalore Universityhas an overall experience of 8+ years in industry as well as academics. His work domains include Research &Consulting, Training, Resource & Capacity Management (Competency Analysis & HR Audit) and teaching.

He has worked on several research projects for reputed organizations both in corporate and academics. He has authored and presented several research papers in international and national conferences.

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Prof. Rebello
M.Phil, MHRM, MBA, BEd, BSc, PhD Pursuing

Prof. Rebello has been with the industry for seven years and was closely associated with the academics all along.    Before joining Excel Business Academy,  she was with the PG Department of Management Studies, M S Ramaiah College, Bangalore as a faculty. Prof. Rebello was associated with IBM-GBS as a project head overseeing Signings and Backlog Information Warehousing Focal. She also worked for Sellmark Inc in HR Operations. She has organized several trainings/workshops to cater specific requirements of students, faculties and employees through innovative training modules. Prof. Rebello has also participated in several national & international conferences and has presented many research papers.

Prof. Divyesh Kumar
MBA, BBM, Diploma in Information Technology

A graduate in Management, Prof. Divyesh has 2+ years of academic experience. He has been teaching subjects like Risk Management, Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate Restructuring, Management Information System, Entrepreneurship Development, Statistics, Supply Chain Management, OR etc.

Prof. Divyesh also has 3+ years of corporate experience. He has worked with reputed companies like IBM, Hi Fidelity Solutions Pvt. Ltd and Outsource Partners International.

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Prof. Leela M H,
BE, MBA, PGDBM, Phd(Persuing)

Prof. Leela M H is a qualified engineer. A rank holder in post graduation in management from Bangalore University has specialized in the area of Finance and HR. She has been in the Industry for over five years.Before Joining Excel Business Academy, she was with Thomson Reuters PLC and wasassociated with Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology as a visiting faculty.

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Prof. Sharan Kumar Shetty
MBA(VTU), PhD (Pursuing), B.COM (Mangalore University).

Prof. Sharan Kumar Shetty has vast experience in both academics and industry. He has worked with reputed companies like Accenture, India Bulls and other premier institutions in India. He was also associated with Nitte University and is a recipient of MBA merit scholarship by the Chancellor Dr. Vinay Hegde for excellent academic work.

Dr. Sharan has a credit of training foreign delegates and Defense Personnel of Government of India in the area of entrepreneurship. His areas of interest in teaching and research include International Financial Management, Risk Management, Mergers & Acquisition, Investment Banking, Corporate Governance etc. He has authored and presented many research papers on corporate governance in various national and international conferences. He has also published several publications in reputed University magazines with ISBN standards. He was chosen by Delhi based Mc Graw-hill publishers as a book reviewer. His focus is towards transformation of budding management professionals into 'Best Quality Products' by building Entrepreneurial Quality in them. Currently he is pursuing his PhD under the guidance of Dr. Subhash Sharma, the great Indian Management Guru. Teaching and training are his great hobbies and has also written several classical and devotional poems in Kannada.

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Prof. Manjula Reddy
BE, MBA

Prof. Manjula has 6 years in the corporate field. Previously she was associated with Dell India Pvt Ltd as a Sales Account Manager, Responsible for selling of Dell range of computing products and successfully manage and grow the existing business. Liaise with clients and business contacts, developing strong business relationships. Interaction with DELL customers , Reporting Manager, Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Inside Sales Manager, Director Sales. She was also associated with Central Data Systems as a sales presales and support coordinator. Prof. Manjula has got many achievements which include winning medals in Inter collegiate and Intra collegiate swimming competitions.

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Prof. Rajani Balaji
MBA, B.Com.

Prof. Rajani has 10 years experience in the field of academics and corporate. She did her MBA from Christ College Institute of management. Before joining Excel she was worked for Regalix Inc as Business Manager taking care of Project plans, effort estimates and monitordelivery team's work on account review output and also responsible for lead generation through PPC advertising. She also worked for Shriram Properties as assistant manger marketing. Her key accomplishment includes introduction of internet marketing targeting NRI's and opened many corporate avenues through promotional activities.

 

Visiting Faculty

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P Prof. J. P Tiwari,
MBA(Pune University), B.Sc (St. Joseph's College) Bangalore

A graduate in Management, Prof. Tiwari has an academic experience of 9 years. He has been teaching marketing subjects in leading business schools like ICFAI Business School, IIPM, ,Bangalore Management Association, M S Ramaiah College,, Indian Business AcademyTASMAC University of Wales program, etc.

Prof. Tiwari has more than 11 years of experience in the industry and has worked with reputed companies like BPL Sanyo Technologies Ltd., Arvind Mills Ltd., Xerox Inc., etc. He is an entrepreneur since December 2001, successfully operating a business of distribution of Sanitary and plumbing items to builders in Bangalore. Prof. Tiwari is also a highly accomplished consultant to companies like ITC's food division, Madura Garments' "Planet Fashion" chain of retail stores, Adiga's group of hotels, etc.

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Prof. M. Rajeev
Production Engineering, MBA

Prof. Rajeev Possess 25 years of combined experience in Teaching, Corporate, Industrial and Functional areas. Prof. Rajeev has Delivered lectures on TQM, ISO9000, MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARD Certification, Business Process Reengineering, Supply Chain Management etc, at Engineering, State owned and Pharmaceutical companies, Faculty for BITS-PILANI off site education program. Associated with UGC approved and AICTE recognized Universities and Autonomous bodies in West India and South India in the capacity of Adjunct Faculty and Visiting Faculty (TASMAC, SYMBIOS, BU. VTU, PONDICHERRY, MAHE, SMU, ASU, AIMA. CHRIST UNIVERSITY, JAIN UNIVERSITY, ST.JOSEPH. He is a FACULTY FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT BANGALORE & VT UNIVERSITIES AFFILIATED B- SCHOOLS. As General Management Expert and Functional Expert improved competitive position of companies, contributed new ideas for industrial product application, enhanced cash flow performance and profit margin ratios. Introduced analytical and control oriented management reporting system resulting in more productivity and better work flow. Consistent progress to increasing important responsibilities in every employment.

He also Conducts Material Management Course, Communication skills workshop, Business Games, Case Analysis and Writing, Role Playing Technique. Abroad for Marketing assignment. Organized industrial exhibitions and International Textile Machinery Expo.

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Prof. Shankar M M
MBA,DCS, BBM

Prof. Mr. Shankar M.M. associated with Academics for a decade. He was trained at IIM-A for Management Faculty Development Program. He is associated with Sathyam ltd, Bangalore, Manthan Software Services etc., He is providing training in SPSS for both corporate and academics. His areas of interest are Marketing Research and Information System.

Prof. Geevarathna
Phd, MS, M.Phil, MBA, BBM, DCA

Prof. Geevarathna has 10+ years experience of which 7+ years from Corporate field and 5+ years of teaching. She is presently associated with Excel as a Visiting faculty. She is working with MBA department in MS Ramaiah College. She worked as a HR executive in Infosys Ltd. Her additional exposure includes Research, Training. Her achievement includes winning 1st price at University level management fest and winning 1st price at Academic activities debate competitions at State Level.

Prof. Jeffrey Rakesh N
MBA, GNIIT programe from NIIT

Prof. Rakesh With a successful track record in about 9 years of Business Development & Marketing experience, he took a challenging decision to make training his career. Good command over communication & expressions, his passion to understand needs of people and excellent group facilitation skills makes training a very meaningful experience for both himself & the trainees. Rakesh is currently working as a Consultant for TechSoft Learning Solutions in developing and conducting effective workshops for various companies. His clientele includes Sharp Software, Datacons, Sonata Software, Network General, SAIC, APTECH, NIIT etc.

He is also involved in conducting workshops for Engineering and Management Graduates. As a part of the "Quality" team, he has designed & developed modules for students of KKECS Institute of Management & RK Institute of Management & Computer Science. He has also delivered various trainings at APTECH for the Vidya curriculum & at NIIT for the Swift modules. He has also been engaged with M.S. Ramaiah group of institutions for delivering customized induction programs and has been actively involved as one of the evaluation member for the autonomous group. Rakesh has trained several professionals adding value to people development. He enjoys delivering a variety of training that enables his own self-development. These trainings include Business Communication, Assertiveness Skills, Effective Listening, Probing Skills, Effective Presentation, Body Language, Time Management, Interviewing Skills Leadership & Team Building Skills, Working in Teams & Corporate Etiquettes.

Prof. Sandeep Kumar N
MBA, B.Com, Diploma in Entrepreneur Development Program

Prof. Sandeep is associated with Excel as a visiting faculty and he is presently working with Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) as a Test lead for APAC region. He has been awarded the TOPAZ go getter award from TCS Head Office. His responsibilities includes providing test cases for functionality and accountable for understanding business requirement in full and also accountable for ensuring that the correct technology platform can deliver either through re-use of existing components or via new configuration components. He also worked for Dabur India Limited. His achievements include securing second place in the Business Model Making competition. Captained the hockey team in junior level tournaments. He also represented the state in JUDO for 10 years and won state and national level competitions.

Prof. Bindu Kannan
MBA,PhD Pursuing

Prof. Bindu Kannan is an MBA in Marketing, presently pursuing PhD in Heritage Tourism Management. She has got over 15 years of work experience, out of which she has spent 10 years in academics and 5 years in research. She has developed over 30 cases in India and Kuwait on fortune 500 companies, some of which have been published by ICFAI Publications. She was involved in the "Development of Information Communication Technology" in Kuwaiti schools, a study sponsored by the Government of Kuwait.

Prof. Padma Priya G
M.S Finance (CFA).

Prof. Padma Priya graduate in Master of Science in finance with C.G.P.A (8.08/10) from ICFAI (Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India) University, Dehradun. As Additional Qualification: NCFM certification from NSE in Capital Markets and Derivatives Module. BSE certification in Capital Markets. Prof. Padma Priya has 5 years experience in the area of Finance, Before joining Excel Business Academy, Prof. Padma Priya was Sr. Lecturer- Department of management with New Horizon college of Engineering and ICFAI Business School Bangalore. She also worked for Kotak Securities as Equity adviser.

Prof. Nagaraju


Prof. Nagaraju is a double graduate. Prof. Nagaraju is a post graduate in Information Technology and Economics. Prof. Nagaraju has taught BBM, PGDM and MBA students in Universities and Management Institutes.




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Post Graduation Programs:
January Batch & July Batch
MBA - Mysore University
MBA - Bharathiar University
PGPM - An Autonomous programme by Excel
Under Graduation Programs:
BBM - Bangalore University
BCOM - Bangalore University
BCA - Bangalore University