Dr. Sumesh Kumar holds Ph. D, M. Phil and M.A., degrees in economics and MBA degree in finance. During over 20 years of working experience, he worked with different organizations and is well versed in industry projects, practical implications of economic theories, methods of data collection and analysis, designing curriculum, academic administration and analyzing government policies for economics and industry. He has completed many research projects in the area of economics, health and life skills. He has published various articles in leading Indian newspapers and research papers in the field of economics and management. He has been a key speaker in national and international conferences and attended several workshops and seminars.

Dr. Pankaj Talreja is a “Master Teacher” trained by Indian School of Business(ISB), Hyderabad. He is an Assistant Professor at the International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi. He received his Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration from Institute of Management Studies, YMCA, New Delhi in 2001. Since then he has been part of various National Health Programmes. After twenty years of illustrious career, Dr. Pankaj is pursuing his passion for Healthcare Finance.

Dr. Vinay received his academic training in the discipline of Anthropology and obtained Masters, M.Phil., and Ph. D from University of Hyderabad. Before joining IHMR-Delhi, he was working with IHMR-Bangalore. With more than fifteen years of rich experience in the field of research and development, he has coordinated and evaluated different projects in health, climate change, water and sanitation, education, and rural development domain. With sound understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, he has been instrumental in developing various research grants and proposals. He has presented papers in national conferences and published papers. 

Dr. Nishikant Bele is an Associate Professor in the area of Information System. He has received his MCA from Amravati University Amravati, Maharashtra and Doctorate in Computer Science from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Dr. Nishikant has over 16 years of experience in teaching, training, administration and research with prominent organizations. He is a SAP certified ERP Solution consultant. He had published research papers in various journals of international repute and has attended and presented papers in many international and national conferences. Dr. Nishikant Bele has conducted MDP for Uttar Pradesh Police on Computer Competency. His areas of interest are: Business Intelligence, ERP, Data Modeling & Database Designing, Data Analysis through MS-Excel, Web and Text Mining.

Ekta Saroha is a Doctor of Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with over 20 years of experience in implementing public health programs in India. As a seasoned Epidemiologist and Social Scientist, she is passionate about applying quantitative research methods to address health disparities. Dr Ekta has extensive experience in teaching and training health professionals in study designs, hypothesis testing, statistical methods, data analysis, and scientific writing. Her publications in international and national peer-reviewed journals focus on infectious diseases epidemiology and health disparities. Ekta is a keen learner; she completed her master’s in Social Work from Jamia Millia Islamia and bachelor’s in Geography from Miranda House. She has basic competence in creative writing and basic fluency in Spanish. Ekta is now on a journey to master data science and artificial intelligence to maximize her impact in public health. Ekta is a fitness enthusiast who has spotted many hidden gems while trekking in India and abroad.

Dr. Praveen Kumar is a Management IT professional having 17 plus years of work experience in Corporate and Academic environments. He holds a degree in electronics engineering and has obtained his MBA and PhD from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.

As an IT Professional, he has expertise in project management and solution designing using multiple technologies across various business verticals. As a seasoned project manager, he had successfully executed multi-location projects with managing of stakeholders from Government of India departments (ministries and research labs), wherein, he worked on business process implementation.

As an academic researcher and trainer, he has worked in the field of emerging technologies and its utilization to various business domains and verticals. He has presented papers in national and international conferences, published research articles in journal of international repute. He has teaching and supervisory work experience in Management IT, Research Methodology, Data Science, Information Technology, and various other areas of management studies.