KS Sastry
MCom, PGCFM, PhD, Visiting Fellow (Oxford)
Dr Sastry has wide experience as a management educator and consultant in India and abroad, having been the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Mauritius, Director of Manipal Institute of Management and on the faculty of the Administrative Staff College of India. He has also served with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the National Productivity Council and has been internationally on assignment with the United Nations and the Commonwealth Secretariat. An expert in corporate education, Dr Sastry has written five books.
John Stanley
PGDFM, DTL, LLB, ACS, PhD
He has over three decades of professional experience in designing corporate structures, developing business strategies, negotiating project funding, advising corporate, NGOs and universities, besides providing leadership in financial and corporate administration. Dr Stanley has served on the committees of University Grants Commission, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, etc. He is on the boards of several companies, trusts, societies and other organizations. He has extended his expertise as a financial advisor and management consultant to various projects in India, China, Indonesia, Sultanate of Oman, United Arab Emirates and the US.
Sandra Albert
MBBS, MD, DNB
Prof Albert has been a faculty member at leading medical colleges in India. She was awarded the prestigious PN Berry Fellowship and Walter Fredeunthal Fellowship for clinical work and research in the UK. A specialist in research methodology, she has authored numerous scholarly articles and several chapters in leading reference books. Dr Albert has designed and delivered Life Skills and Reproductive Health Programs and has trained peer-educators. She has also led several health and community development projects supported by various funding agencies.
S Nirmal Devadas
B Tech
After 24 years as a highly decorated officer in the in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army, Lt Col (Retd) Devadas has had 12 years of executive expertise in integrated facility management, purchasing services, stores and inventory. He has managed major biomedical procurements for tertiary hospitals. He had developed systems and led the implementation of ISO 9000-2001certification for purchasing and stores operations. He has also experience in conceptualizing, setting up and managing multi-campus student residential facilities. He provides specialized inputs in areas of security, transport, landscaping, arboriculture and eco-campus services.
Vasudevan R Kadalayil
B Arch, MDSc
Mr Kadalayil has been a Senior Associate Architect and energy consultant with Gayatri & Namith Architects Pvt Ltd since 1995 and has worked in various roles including as Chief Operating Officer of GN Infrastructure Development Pvt Ltd. He won the John Dixon Prize in Energy Conservation and was on the Dean’s Honour List during his tenure as a student of Masters in Design Science (Energy Conservation) in University of Sydney, Australia. An accomplished professional and a member of the Council of Architecture, Mr Kadalayil exudes a passion for green and sustainable built environment.
K Sabu
MBA
Besides his expertise in professional management, Mr Sabu is a Certified Quality Manager from Indian Institute of Quality Management, Jaipur. He is also a qualified ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor from Total Quality Management Institute and an ISO 14000:2004 Lead Auditor from Quality Management International, part of the Worldwide Quality Management Network (UK). He has obtained training in Six Sigma Quality Systems from GEMS and IQA training in ISO 14000 from TUV Rheinland. He brings invaluable technical knowledge and experience in quality management systems.