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With over three years in the education sector, Lakshita has successfully guided students to achieve their career goals and actively contributes to marketing efforts at GISB.

Lakshita Kamani

Assistant Manager,
Marketing & Admissions

Samantha has been a National level Throwball, District level Javelin, Volleyball, and Doubles Badminton player during her educational days. She contributes to the marketing and admissions front for GISB.

Samantha Abraham

Assistant Manager – Marketing & Admissions

Ms. Doshi’s role at GISB involves handling academic operations and ensuring a great student learning experience.

Miti Anish Doshi

Program Associate

Mr. Pandav prioritizes mentorship in student development, delivering a holistic program that provides appropriate knowledge, guidance, and support from initial interaction to course completion, with meticulous attention to detail. His pride lies in mentoring and supporting every student to achieve their goals.

Sandesh Pandav

Manager – Admissions & Industry Relations

Ms. Tailor has over 14 years of experinece working in HR and finance.

Nimisha Tailor

Manager – Finance & Accounts

A sports enthusiast who actively contributes towards institute operations

Dheeraj Kanari

Office Assistant

With over a decade of experience Mr. Birajdar ensures smooth functioning of the campus and provide any support needed by the students.

Daya Birajdar

Administration Assistant

Ms. Michael guides prospective students towards the right path and direction by offering tailored information that aligns with their career goals, empowering them to make informed decisions.

Raina Michael

Assistant Manager – Marketing & Admissions

Mr. Jajoo having 6 years of experience in management, his current role involves ensuring that students receive knowledge from top industry experts and that the curriculum is comprehensive and robust. Outside of work, He is also passionate about sports and has participated in Netball at the district level.

Khush Jajoo

Program Manager

Mr. Sonawane is an Indian National Racing Champion and a gold medallist in Marketing from the University of Westminster, London.

Pratik Sonawane

Senior Manager – Marketing & Admissions

Mr. Modwel has over 25 years of rich work experience across various sectors and industries such as Hospitality, Real Estate, Retailing, IT, Financial Services, Education and Sports. He was the Founder and CEO of ex-ISL Franchise and is a board member in many companies. With a strong background in finance, corporate strategy and general management, Mr. Modwel has been an integral part of the group’s success. During his career he has also been a part of numerous start-ups and has worked on many youth initiatives.

Gaurav Modwel
Chancellor, Global Institute of Sports Business
Chairman, India On Track

Mr. Singh has been in the business for more than 20 years. He first helped Nike India build their football brand before moving on to the AIFF, where he completely restructured the organization’s marketing division. He established Libero Sports’ operations in India in 2011 and was in charge of developing the business’ three main verticals: consulting, player representation, and sponsorship placement. He led the Vedanta Resources football project as its Chief Executive Officer prior to taking the helm of ISL franchise FC Goa for two seasons. He currently serves as the GMR Sports Group’s Head of Sports Strategy.

Sukhvinder SIngh
Head – Sports Strategy and Business Development,
GMR Sports

Ms. Hodgkinson is a highly motivated, energetic, and diplomatic professional with worldwide sporting and entertainment experience; developing a broad remit with over 16 years of experience working with the globally recognised sports brand – Premier League. A proven track record complementing a business’s commercial growth function, and brand building through tactical and strategic events, projects, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. She holds extensive UK and global network of industry and government contacts while harnessing high-level diplomacy skills to ensure space to operate within dynamic micro and macro environments to deliver world-class events and grow audiences.

Kate Hodgkinson
Head – International Strategic Partnerships,
Premier League

Mr. Norton is a passionate sports management professional with over 14 years of experience across a range of dynamic thought leaders in the sports business world: STATS, Epsilon, Boston Celtics, UMass Amherst’s #1 ranked Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management. He is currently the Director of the McCormack Center for Sport Research and Education (MCSRE) and the Sport Management Graduate Program Director at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst

Will Norton
Graduate Program Director, McCormack Department of Sports Management
Director, The McCormack Center for Sport Research and Education
University of Massachussetts, Amherst

Professor Bhattacharjee has over 35 years of diverse experiences working in Banking, Marketing and Education. He is an experienced educator and has held senior positions with the Global Leadership Center, Wadhawan Holdings, Fazlani Altius Business School, Reliance and is now the Director for the Centre of Executive Education at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).

Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee
Director – Centre of Executive Education
NMIMS

Mr. Gulati is the former President of the United States Soccer Federation(USSF) from 2006 to 2018. In April 19, 2013, he was elected to a four-year term on the FIFA Council. In March 2014, he was unanimously re-elected to a record third four-year term as USSF president; having been elected initially in 2006 and re-elected again in 2010. Mr. Gulati is also a senior lecturer in the economics department of Columbia University. He is the former president of Kraft Soccer for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Sunil Gulati
Michael K. Dakolias Senior Lecturer,
Colombia University

Mr. Bhattacharjya is a well-known Sports and Media industry veteran, having spent over 25 years in senior positions with organisations such as the History Channel, National Geographic, ESPN, the Kolkata Knight Riders, and FIFA. He made the country proud as the Project Director for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which had the highest attendance in the competition’s history with 1,347,133 spectators. He is currently the CEO of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League and a Cricbuzz Analyst.

Joy Bhattacharjya
CEO,
Prime Volleyball League

Mr. Borah is a seasoned professional with more than fourteen years of experience across multiple industries, having demonstrated a track record of achieving results through strategic planning, innovative execution, and data-driven insights. He has managed projects for International clients across sport, automobile, new media and entertainment. He established and led high-performing teams throughout my career, closed sizable commercial deals, oversaw large marketing budgets, and launched successful campaigns in a wide range of sectors.

Reuben Borah
Program Director, Global Institute of Sports Business

Mr. Shah has over 20 years of experience in the development and commercialization of football in North America, Asia & Europe. He was the CEO of DSK Shivajians FC and the Liverpool FC International Academy. He also served as the Business Director for Libero Sports where he was responsible for guiding and advising Indian football stakeholders with their investments and facilitating strategic partnerships to further the industry. In addition, he created commercially viable avenues for international football entities to enter the Indian market and has successfully helped football giants Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC and FC Bayern Munich build their brands in India. Prior to moving to India, Mr. Shah spent 7 years with New York based Major League Soccer serving as the league’s Director of Fan Development.

Neel Shah
Associate Dean, Global Institute of Sports Business

Ms Gandhi has over 18 years of varied experience across Consulting, Retail, Marketing, Client Servicing and Business Development. In 2010, she became an independent consultant for the Indian football industry and provided consultancy services for a number of prominent Indian organizations including: Tata Steel, Libero Sports, Salgaocar FC, Dempo SC, Fateh Hyderabad, DSK Shivajians and the Rajasthan Football Association. She previously served as COO of development through football NGO – Slum Soccer.

Pinky Gandhi
Academic Director, Global Institute of Sports Business

Mr. Sethia is the Founder and CEO of India On Track and a pioneer within the Indian sports industry. He completed his MBA from Cornell University and went on to work with Deloitte in their Consulting division in New York City. In 2008, he shifted back to India to serve as COO of Commune Sports & Entertainment before founding India On Track in 2013 which has quickly become one of India’s leading sports management firms. Mr. Sethia has successfully helped pave the way for top global sports organizations such as LaLiga, Arsenal FC and Major League Baseball establish themselves within India.

Vivek Sethia
CEO, India On Track