Shri P.K. Khaitan

Senior Advocate & Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co.

Mr Pradip Kumar Khaitan son of Late Bhagwati Prasad Khaitan, aged 80 years is a B.Com, LL.B. and Attorney- at-law (Bell Chambers Gold Medalist). Mr. Khaitan is the Senior Partner of Khaitan & Co. and Senior Mentor of the Firm. He ranks amongst influential legal practitioners in India.

Smt. Savitri Kunadi

Former Indian Ambassador

Ambassador Savitri Kunadi holds a B.A (Hons.) degree from Bombay University in History and Political Science and a master’s Degree from University of Rajasthan. Shen then joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1967. During her 37 year career in the IFS, she held several important positions in Indian missions abroad and in the Ministry of External Affairs such as the first Secretary (Commercial) in the Indian embassy at Warsaw, Minister Counsellor in Permanent Mission of India, New York, Ambassador of India to Peru, Bolivia and France, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO in Paris, Ambassador/PR of India to the UN and Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, among others. For her contribution to Indo-Frence relations, she was conferred the prestigious Award Commandeur de L’Ordre Nationale du Merite (ONM) by the French government. She has specialized in multilateral diplomacy and has handled several important UN Conferences, Non-Aligned Conferences, sessions of the Commission of Human Rights in Geneva and conferences of UNESCO, ILO, WHO, WIPO, UNCTAD, UNHCR etc.

Ms. Kunadi was appointed as Chairperson, Executive Committee Rajasthan Foundation, Government of Rajasthan (in an honorary capacity) during 2004-2008 by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and she assisted the Chief Minister at meetings of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Currently, she serves on the Governing body of the International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi. She also serves as Independent Director on the Board of Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd (HMVL).

Dr. Harsh Pati Singhania

Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, J K Paper Ltd.

Dr. Harsh Pati Singhania is an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and an alumnus of Harvard Business School, USA. He was conferred an honorary doctoral degree by the Board of Governors of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar at its convocation ceremony in August 2021. He belongs to one of India’s largest industrial groups – J.K. Organisation. The group’s businesses include Paper & Boards, Cement, Automobile Tyres, Engineering products (V-Belts, Oil Seals etc.), Hybrid Seeds, Dairy & Food products, Defence, Aerospace & Security, Textiles and operations in Clinical Research, Insurance Brokerage, Health Care, Education, etc with a turnover of around USD 4.0 billion. Dr. Singhania is responsible for the Paper, Dairy & Defence businesses.

Shri Harshavardhan Neotia

Chairman, Ambuja Realty

A Padma Shri awardee, an entrepreneur, a connoisseur of the arts, an enthusiast of Indian heritage — Harshavardhan Neotia is the Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group, which operates across Real Estate, Hospitality,
Healthcare and Education. An alumnus of La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and Harvard Business School, USA, he is a pioneer in India’s social housing sector for which he was conferred with Padma Shri in 1999.

A Padma Shri awardee, an entrepreneur, a connoisseur of the arts, an enthusiast of Indian heritage — Harshavardhan Neotia is the Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group, which operates across Real Estate, Hospitality,
Healthcare and Education. An alumnus of La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and Harvard Business School, USA, he is a pioneer in India’s social housing sector for which he was conferred with Padma Shri in 1999.

Shri V K Sharma

Executive Director (Retired), RBI

A career central banker and a former Member of the Markets Committee of the Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland, Mr. Sharma retired as Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on 31st December, 2012. As Executive Director, Mr. Sharma was responsible for 11 mission critical and sensitive Departments covering such diverse areas as Financial Markets, Foreign Exchange Reserves Management, Internal Debt Management, Human Resources, Administration, Currency Management, Rural Planning and Credit, Financial Inclusion, Customer Service, Premises and Regulation and Supervision of Urban Co-operative Banks.

Dr. Suresh Ramanathan

Chief Executive Office, IMI

Dr. Suresh Ramanathan is a distinguished academic and marketing expert with a Ph.D. from New York University (2002), an MBA from IIM Calcutta, and a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi. He has held senior academic positions at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Texas A&M University and served as Dean of Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai. Recognised for his research on customer emotions and motivations, he received the Marketing Science Institute’s Young Scholars recognition in 2007. He currently provides leadership across IMI’s campuses in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar.

Dr. Amit Sareen

Director, IMI Bhubaneswar

At IMI Bhubaneswar, we are committed to developing responsible leaders through academic excellence, innovation, ethical values, and industry-oriented management education. As part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, under the aegis of IMI New Delhi, the Institute integrates academic rigour with practical business insights.
Our redesigned PGDM curriculum features industry-aligned Career Tracks, preparing students for emerging opportunities in AI, digital transformation, analytics, and sustainability. Experiential learning, live projects, case-based pedagogy, corporate engagement, and research foster analytical thinking and responsible decision-making.
Our distinguished faculty contribute through research, consulting, executive education, and industry collaboration. Alongside the flagship PGDM, the Institute offers the AICTE-approved Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and PGDM (Online), supported by the IMI Incubation Foundation to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.
Our commitment to quality is reflected in AMBA and NBA accreditations and AIU equivalence for the PGDM programme.
At IMI Bhubaneswar, we strive to shape principled, innovative, and future-ready leaders who create meaningful impact in business and society. I warmly invite you to join us in this journey of excellence and purpose.