Dr.  Sunil Shukla

Chairman

Director General of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Dr. Shauka has over twenty three years’ experience in entrepreneurship education, research and institution-building. His ‘Review of Entrepreneurship Curricula in Higher Learning Institutions’ helped University Grants Commission, GoI in developing entrepreneurship curriculum and a research on ‘Entry Barriers to Entrepreneurship: As Perceived by Youth’, conducted by him helped the Ministry of SSI & ARI, Government of India frame a policy to establish Entrepreneurship and Business Development Centers in Universities.

Dr. Shukla was adjudged winner of the coveted ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurship Program Abroad – 2014’, for Institute’s flagship PG Programme by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). At present, he is anchoring Institute’s newly launched Doctoral course ‘Fellowship Programme in Management’, that focuses on quality research in entrepreneurship. Dr. Shukla has been involved in promoting entrepreneurship at national and international levels. His activities include ILO-SAAT Missions for capacity building of IEDI, Kathmandu; faculty support to UNIDO, Amman; and to TVTC, Zambia. He is the Member Secretary of South Asia Forum for Entrepreneurship Education and Research. During 2006-11, he successfully anchored a mega project ‘Unleashing Entrepreneurship for Development and Trade’ in Greater Mekong Sub-region countries, sponsored by SDC, Switzerland. As a visiting faculty, Dr Shukla has been teaching ‘Entrepreneurship’ at top ranking institutions including IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Udaipur. Dr. Shukla has also been working with various firms for their strategic planning and Intrapreneurial capacity building. The companies he has worked for have rated his work very valuable. His advisory work includes ‘Revitalization Plan’ for EMI, Jaipur, India for restructuring and strategic planning.

Mr. S.B. Sareen

Director

A Textile Technologist with rich management background. Possesses more than 32 years of teaching, training and consultancy experience in entrepreneurship at national and international levels. Has been trained at Netherlands International Institute for Management (RVB), University of California, Berkeley, USA, University of Texas, Austin, USA and Osaka, Japan on Innovation, Incubation and Science & Technology Entrepreneurship. Has expertise in conducting New Enterprise Creation, Faculty Development and Capacity Building Programmes for Entrepreneurship Development. Has worked in various countries namely; Netherlands, Bhutan, Mozambique, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Vietnam, Malaysia, USA, Japan, Iran, Thailand, Uzbekistan etc.

Dr. Satya Ranjan Acharya

Director

A business management professional with more than 18 years of teaching and consultancy experience in the areas of financial management, idea generation and business plan formulation. Trained in entrepreneurship teaching at Stanford Technology Venture Programmes and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Worked as Research Fellow with Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Trained in Application of Simulation for Entrepreneurship Teaching at the University of Tennessee, USA. Developed cases on Innovative Entrepreneurs of Gujarat.

Dr. Jaimin Vasa

Director

Dr. Jaimin Vasa is a Chairman & Managing Director  of Vasa Pharmachem Pvt Ltd. – a Flagship Company of Vasa Group of Companies manufacturing various pharmaceutical raw materials like Excipients, Active Pharma Ingredients, Personal Healthcare, and Neutraceuticals, etc. He has earned his Ph.D. in Management in the year 2016. He is the author of the book “Competitive Strategies for Indian SMEs – Lessons from China”. Dr. Jaimin Vasa has Chaired and delivered Keynote addresses and lectures in a number of national and international seminars and conferences on different platforms.

Mr. Palash Shah

Director

Mr. Palash Shah is currently the Director at Siddhachakra Weaving Pvt. Ltd. (SWPL), LEO BUSINESS NETWORK (LBN), and Leo Multiple Business. He is also the Board Member of the Chhatral Industrial Association, and the President at EDIAA (Entrepreneurship Development Institute Alumni Association). Mr. Shah has earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration & Management from EDII and was a part of the student exchange program from Ox-Cambridge University Kunming China. He has 8 years of experience in textile manufacturing and has been supplying to 65+ international brands. Mr. Shah started the cultural fest of EDII, and provides consultancy to several companies in the field of event management. His core areas of expertise include new idea generation, business plan formulation, business management, and strategies for scale-up.