Dr. Sharad Mhaiskar
Pro-Vice Chancellor – NMIMS University, Director – AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Dr. Sharad Mhaiskar graduated in Civil engineering from Mumbai University in 1978. He subsequently earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from IIT Bombay. He has professional experience in a consulting firm in the Middle East of 4 years and academic experience for about 30 years.
He has been a member of Engineering Accreditation Evaluation Committee (EAEC) of the National Board of Accreditation, India and has evaluated several programs across the country for accreditation. He has guided 40 students for their M.Tech. Dissertation and 3 Ph.D. research scholars in different areas of Civil and Materials Engineering. He has been member of the BIS committees for drafting codes and standards. He has to his credit several research papers in international and national journals.
Mr. Chintan Patel
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Chintan Patel is the Joint Managing Director of Deesan Group and is also a Trustee of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students). An entrepreneur himself, Mr. Chintan jointly oversees the textile-related business activities in Shirpur that has given employment to around 8000 locals in and around Shirpur. He is also currently overseeing the implementation of the upcoming Textile Park in Shirpur in an area of over 150 acres, which would house 55 industrial units when fully developed.
Mr. Chintan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and also actively participates in several educational and developmental programs conducted at the SVKM and NMIMS group of Institutions, including entrepreneurship.
Mr. Tapan Patel
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Tapan Mukesh Patel is the Joint Managing Director of Deesan Group and is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Autoriders International Limited. He is also a Trustee of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students) and serves as the Vice President of Shirpur Educational Society that focuses on imparting education to tribal communities in and around Shirpur.
Mr. Tapan completed his education at the prestigious Millfield School, Somerset, England and holds an MBA (Family Business) from NMIMS, Mumbai. He actively participates in several educational and developmental programs conducted at the SVKM and NMIMS group of Institutions, including entrepreneurship.
Mr. Harshad Shah
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Harshad H. Shah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He is a renowned entrepreneur and is a director with two firms Dweta Garments and Sumukha Textile Private Limited.
Mr. Harshad H. Shah is the Joint Treasurer of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students) .He is also the trustee in Shirpur Educational Society that focuses on imparting education to tribal communities in and around Shirpur.
Mr. Asoke Basak
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Asoke Basak is presently working, after retirement from Government Service, in SVKM as Chief Executive Officer, looking after the administration of SVKM managed institutions. He has 10 years of experience in the Rural Development sector. He has held positions like that of Principal Secretary – Agriculture, Rural Development, Co-operation etc.
He has also worked in the energy sector for 10 years as Chairman of MSEB, Chairman of MSEDCL and Principal Secretary [Energy] in Government of Maharashtra and also worked in different other capacities like Addl. Chief Secretary [Home Dept.] and Planning Dept. He had joined Indian Administrative Service in 1967 and worked with Government of Maharashtra till retirement in March 2004.
He holds a M. SC in Geology. He has completed his Diploma in Systems Management from Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and MBA from University of LEEDS, U.K.
Mr. Harshal Shah
CEO, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Harshal is currently the CEO of AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre and is also a mentor at the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, one of India’s premier private law institute founded under the NMIMS banner. Harshal, by profession is a trained Lawyer and Chartered Accountant. He has pursued his maters in law (L.L.M.) from Harvard Law School and his legal education from Government Law College (Mumbai). He is a member of the New York State Bar Association (United States), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (India).
Harshal is an entrepreneur himself and is also the Co-Founder of Awarathon, a Start-up focusing on creating a cloud based first-of-its-kind platform which seeks to revolutionize the way trainings are conducted in India by infusing data analytics in a classroom. He is also the Founder/Ideator of NMIMS Chancellor’s Challenge, which aims on developing and nurturing entrepreneurship among the students of NMIMS/SVKM group of Institutions.
Mr. Prateek Jain
Manager, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Prateek Jain (https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateekjsun) is currently the Manager of NMIMS – Atal Incubation Centre, Mumbai. A competent professional with rich knowledge & experience into the Startup Ecosystem. He actively mentors Startups in terms of Marketing & GTM Strategies. He pursued his MBA (PGDM) in Marketing and Systems from SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysuru and Shanghai University, China. He also holds B. E. (Computer Science) from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal.
Prior to joining AIC – NMIMS, Prateek worked as Incubation Manager at JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation (JIIF), Mumbai. Prior to this he worked as Asst. Manager – Business & Operations at Amplifi Business Incubation Services in Bengaluru & Mumbai; after Marketing Research experience at Britannia Industries Ltd, New Delhi.
In his last stint (at JIIF), he managed 30 Startups and is hands on in charting out marketing / business strategies. Prior to that (at Amplifi), he single handedly managed the overall business and operations of the company & managed 16 startups in India & 4startups in Hong Kong.
Ms. Poonam Soni
Marketing Manager, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Poonam is currently working as a Marketing manager for AIC-NMIMS. She has a core experience of Brand management and advertising of 10 years and have worked as a brand manager for companies like Mother Dairy (handling Fresh and Frozen Category), Wockhardt (handling Protinex Brand Portfolio) and Inbisco (Handled chocolate and confectionery category for brands like Kopiko and Choki Choki).
She had done her MBA in marketing and hold a diploma degree in food and nutrition. She is very passionate to seek challenging assignment in Branding and Marketing.
Ms. Veena Hejmadi
Coordinator, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Veena coordinates the day-to-day administrative and logistical requirements of the AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre. She holds a B.Com from R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Matunga, Mumbai University, Prior to joining AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre she has worked in various administrative capacities that include Junior Officer Accounts in Sharepro Services, Mumbai, as Accounts Executive in Wholesale Warehousing (India) Ltd. Mumbai, as Secretary in Bureau Veritas, Qatar and as Secretary in Dragomar International, Qatar. Her last job was as a Front Office Manager in ASAPP Info Global Services Pvt. Ltd. – Mumbai
Ms. Bhumi Soneji
Innovation Associate, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre.
Bhumi is currently working as Innovation Associate for AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre.She holds bachelor’s degree of Mass Media focused in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management from Mumbai University. She is skilled in photography, web content writing, communications & event management.Before joining AIC NMIMS, she worked as a content writer, event manager & handled social media for event management company named “Swar Aalap”.
Ms. Karishma Shah
Innovation Associate at AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre.
Karishma Shah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karishmashah03/) is curently working as a Innovation Associate at AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) by profession , a competent profession with rich knowledge in the Start-up Ecosystem. She also holds a Masters in Accountancy from Mithibai College.
Prior to joining AIC – NMIMS, she worked as a Associate Manager at JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF), Mumbai. Prior to which she worked as a Research Intern at Omega Capital Consultants, Mumbai.
In her last position ( at JIIF), she was involved in the screening and funding phase for Start-ups in the Seed and Per Series Stage. Prior to that (at Omega Capital Consultants), she was actively involved in Business Development and Turnaround in the Food & Beverage Industry.
Dr. Sharad Mhaiskar
Pro-Vice Chancellor – NMIMS University, Director – AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Dr. Sharad Mhaiskar graduated in Civil engineering from Mumbai University in 1978. He subsequently earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from IIT Bombay. He has professional experience in a consulting firm in the Middle East of 4 years and academic experience for about 30 years.
He has been a member of Engineering Accreditation Evaluation Committee (EAEC) of the National Board of Accreditation, India and has evaluated several programs across the country for accreditation. He has guided 40 students for their M.Tech. Dissertation and 3 Ph.D. research scholars in different areas of Civil and Materials Engineering. He has been member of the BIS committees for drafting codes and standards. He has to his credit several research papers in international and national journals.
Mr. Chintan Patel
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Chintan Patel is the Joint Managing Director of Deesan Group and is also a Trustee of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students). An entrepreneur himself, Mr. Chintan jointly oversees the textile-related business activities in Shirpur that has given employment to around 8000 locals in and around Shirpur. He is also currently overseeing the implementation of the upcoming Textile Park in Shirpur in an area of over 150 acres, which would house 55 industrial units when fully developed.
Mr. Chintan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and also actively participates in several educational and developmental programs conducted at the SVKM and NMIMS group of Institutions, including entrepreneurship.
Mr. Tapan Patel
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Tapan Mukesh Patel is the Joint Managing Director of Deesan Group and is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Autoriders International Limited. He is also a Trustee of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students) and serves as the Vice President of Shirpur Educational Society that focuses on imparting education to tribal communities in and around Shirpur.
Mr. Tapan completed his education at the prestigious Millfield School, Somerset, England and holds an MBA (Family Business) from NMIMS, Mumbai. He actively participates in several educational and developmental programs conducted at the SVKM and NMIMS group of Institutions, including entrepreneurship.
Mr. Harshad Shah
Director, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Mr. Harshad H. Shah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He is a renowned entrepreneur and is a director with two firms Dweta Garments and Sumukha Textile Private Limited.
Mr. Harshad H. Shah is the Joint Treasurer of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal, an educational trust running many prestigious institutions (with 60,000 students) .He is also the trustee in Shirpur Educational Society that focuses on imparting education to tribal communities in and around Shirpur.
Mr. Asoke Basak
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Asoke Basak is presently working, after retirement from Government Service, in SVKM as Chief Executive Officer, looking after the administration of SVKM managed institutions. He has 10 years of experience in the Rural Development sector. He has held positions like that of Principal Secretary – Agriculture, Rural Development, Co-operation etc.…He has also worked in the energy sector for 10 years as Chairman of MSEB, Chairman of MSEDCL and Principal Secretary [Energy] in Government of Maharashtra and also worked in different other capacities like Addl. Chief Secretary [Home Dept.] and Planning Dept. He had joined Indian Administrative Service in 1967 and worked with Government of Maharashtra till retirement in March 2004. He holds a M. SC in Geology. He has completed his Diploma in Systems Management from Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and MBA from University of LEEDS, U.K.
Mr. Harshal Shah
CEO, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Harshal is currently the CEO of AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre and is also a mentor at the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, one of India’s premier private law institute founded under the NMIMS banner. Harshal, by profession is a trained Lawyer and Chartered Accountant. He has pursued his maters in law (L.L.M.) from Harvard Law School and his legal education from Government Law College (Mumbai). He is a member of the New York State Bar Association (United States), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (India).…
Harshal is an entrepreneur himself and is also the Co-Founder of Awarathon, a Start-up focusing on creating a cloud based first-of-its-kind platform which seeks to revolutionize the way trainings are conducted in India by infusing data analytics in a classroom. He is also the Founder/Ideator of NMIMS Chancellor’s Challenge, which aims on developing and nurturing entrepreneurship among the students of NMIMS/SVKM group of Institutions.
Mr. Prateek Jain
Manager, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Prateek Jain (https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateekjsun) is currently the Manager of NMIMS – Atal Incubation Centre, Mumbai. A competent professional with rich knowledge & experience into the Startup Ecosystem. He actively mentors Startups in terms of Marketing & GTM Strategies. He pursued his MBA (PGDM) in Marketing and Systems from SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysuru and Shanghai University, China. He also holds B. E. (Computer Science) from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal.…
Prior to joining AIC – NMIMS, Prateek worked as Incubation Manager at JITO Incubation & Innovation Foundation (JIIF), Mumbai. Prior to this he worked as Asst. Manager – Business & Operations at Amplifi Business Incubation Services in Bengaluru & Mumbai; after Marketing Research experience at Britannia Industries Ltd, New Delhi.
In his last stint (at JIIF), he managed 30 Startups and is hands on in charting out marketing / business strategies. Prior to that (at Amplifi), he single handedly managed the overall business and operations of the company & managed 16 startups in India & 4startups in Hong Kong.
Ms. Poonam Soni
Marketing Manager, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Poonam is currently working as a Marketing manager for AIC-NMIMS. She has a core experience of Brand management and advertising of 10 years and have worked as a brand manager for companies like Mother Dairy (handling Fresh and Frozen Category), Wockhardt (handling Protinex Brand Portfolio) and Inbisco (Handled chocolate and confectionery category for brands like Kopiko and Choki Choki).
She had done her MBA in marketing and hold a diploma degree in food and nutrition. She is very passionate to seek challenging assignment in Branding and Marketing.
Ms. Veena Hejmadi
Coordinator, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre
Veena coordinates the day-to-day administrative and logistical requirements of the AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre. She holds a B.Com from R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Matunga, Mumbai University, Prior to joining AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre she has worked in various administrative capacities that include Junior Officer Accounts in Sharepro Services, Mumbai, as Accounts Executive in Wholesale Warehousing (India) Ltd. Mumbai, as Secretary in Bureau Veritas, Qatar and as Secretary in Dragomar International, Qatar. Her last job was as a Front Office Manager in ASAPP Info Global Services Pvt. Ltd. – Mumbai
Ms. Bhumi Soneji
Innovation Associate, AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre.
Bhumi is currently working as Innovation Associate for AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre.She holds bachelor’s degree of Mass Media focused in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management from Mumbai University. She is skilled in photography, web content writing, communications & event management.Before joining AIC NMIMS, she worked as a content writer, event manager & handled social media for event management company named “Swar Aalap”.
Ms. Karishma Shah
Innovation Associate at AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre.
Karishma Shah (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karishmashah03/) is curently working as a Innovation Associate at AIC NMIMS Incubation Centre. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) by profession , a competent profession with rich knowledge in the Start-up Ecosystem. She also holds a Masters in Accountancy from Mithibai College.
Prior to joining AIC – NMIMS, she worked as a Associate Manager at JITO Incubation and Innovation Foundation (JIIF), Mumbai. Prior to which she worked as a Research Intern at Omega Capital Consultants, Mumbai.
In her last position ( at JIIF), she was involved in the screening and funding phase for Start-ups in the Seed and Per Series Stage. Prior to that (at Omega Capital Consultants), she was actively involved in Business Development and Turnaround in the Food & Beverage Industry.