Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. Sanjay Padode was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Company for a term of 5 (five) years w.e.f. 30th August, 2019. Mr. Sanjay Padode is a 1989 pass out from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, with Honors in M. Sc. (Math) and B. E. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) has been an entrepreneur from day he completed his graduation. He founded Dataline and Research Technologies Ltd (DART) to launch a nationwide online service with a gateway to Internet viz. India Online in 1993. This service was locally accessible in more than 30 towns and cities of the country. The company also launched DART Mail, India’s first secure and corporate email service. Due to the changing license regime, this company pivoted its business model to become a provider of real time market data and financial trading systems under the name of Asian CERC Information Technology Limited.
Whole-Time Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Pranav Padode is appointed CEO and whole-time director of the company for a term of 3 years w.e.f. 5th December, 2020.He did his undergraduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and graduated in 2019. During the course of his undergraduate degree, Pranav worked at multiple companies like PayPal, YotaScale, TeamIndus and the Stanford Solar Car Project. Some of his notable work includes being a part of building the world’s first privately-funded moon mission as part TeamIndus and building a fraud detection system for PayPal to detect suspicious purchases. Prior to stepping up as the role of DSJ Keep Learning’s CEO, he was part of entrepreneur first: an incubator for young age start-ups based in the UK.
Whole-Time Director & Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Anurup Doshi was appointed Chief Operating Officer and whole-time director of the company for a term of 3 years w.e.f. 12th August, 2023. Mr. Anurup Doshi was a Consultant at Dalberg Advisors, a strategy consulting firm focused on social impact issues. At Dalberg, his projects have spanned sectors such as education, youth employment, public health, financial services, and agriculture. Mr. Anurup Doshi has worked with a range of stakeholders in the social impact space in India (and more generally in Asia) including philanthropies, non-profits, foundations, start-ups, govt. ministries, and impact investors. Prior to Dalberg, Mr. Anurup Doshi worked at Zendrive, a mobility safety-focused start-up. Anurup graduated from BITS Pilani in 2019, with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
Mrs. Kalpana Padode was appointed as an Additional (Non-Executive and Non – Independent) Director of the Company w.e.f. 13th March, 2021. Mrs. Kalpana Padode, who is successfully running her food business, comes from a sound educational background. She has done her Masters in English literature. She has done Diploma in Women Entrepreneurship from IIM Bangalore. She is the Secretary of Centre for Developmental Education and the Member of the Governing Body of Vijaybhoomi University. She has written article on Women Empowerment. She is heading Kanyathon, an initiative to educate girl child in association with CRY. She is very active in social causes like Swachh Bharat and generated funds to build 2 bathrooms for girls in Govt School Jamrung. She believes in enablement of education for upliftment of society.
Independent Director
Mr. Sameer Paddalwar was appointed as an Additional (Independent) Director of the Company w.e.f. 13th March, 2021 for a period of 5 (Five) consecutive years. He has expertise in Global Corporate Structuring, strategic partners and investor relationship management, M & A synergies, Post-acquisition business integration management, financial re-engineering and systems transformation and reducing product portfolio complexity.
Independent Director
Mr. Atish Kumar Chattopadhyay was appointed as an Additional (Independent) Director of the Company w.e.f. 02nd February, 2022 for a period of 5 (Five) consecutive years. He is the recipient of the first Y K Bhushan Memorial Award for his ‘outstanding contribution to management education’ instituted by Higher Education Foundation of India. He led the rechristening of IFIM Business School as JAGSoM and the institute emerged as one of the top B-Schools from India with an international profile – Being the 6th School to be accredited by AACSB and ranked in the QS World University Rankings for the Masters in Marketing, Masters in Analytics and Finance Masters Programs. JAGSoM made its debut in Indian rankings being ranked amongst the top 30 B-Schools in India (Business Today-MDRA 2021).
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