Shreyans Khemka

Co-Chair India Business Forum

Shreyans is a second year MBA candidate at London Business School. Prior to LBS, he was managing his family business in Dubai and was responsible for business development across the MENA region. From 2008-2010 he was an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse, New York where he primarily worked on corporate advisory and structuring various transactions including M&A, IPOs and High Yield debt offerings. Shreyans holds a major in Chemical Engineering and Economics from Columbia University, New York.

 

Dr. Ramit Mehta

Co-Chair India Business Forum

Ramit is a second year MBA candidate at London Business School. Prior to LBS, Ramit worked as an Investment Banker in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions at Rothschild and Credit Suisse. Ramit holds a doctoral degree in Corporate Finance from Technische Universitaet Darmstadt and pursued his undergraduate studies at European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and New York University.

 

Neeraj Dalmia

Co-Chair India Business Forum

Neeraj is part of the MBA 2016 program at LBS. Prior to LBS, Neeraj was working in his family business in India in the consumer electronic space. He was leading the business development initiative at iBall. He was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. Neeraj holds a Chartered Accountants degree from Institute of Chartered Accountant India and a Bachelors of Commerce degree from Mumbai University.

 

Khilen Shah

India Business Forum – VP Sponsorship

Before starting the MBA programme at LBS, Khilen worked in the real estate development industry in Mumbai, India, focusing on strategy, business development, sales and marketing. Among other things, he has worked on several government projects, including infrastructure projects in Public Private Partnership mode with the Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat in India. Through his involvement with the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI), he has helped organize India’s largest property exhibitions in Mumbai. He has a BSc (Finance, Management) 2011 from the Stern School of Business, New York University.

 

Vishnu Chundi

India Business Forum – VP Sponsorship

Vishnu is a corporate entrepreneur and Product leader with experience of launching digital products in the UK. He launched Wonga’s peer to peer lending product Invest and Borrow in the UK. Prior to that, he was with Bain and Company in their Global Tech, Media and Telecom Practice. Vishnu has a Masters in Nanotechnology with distinction from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He is interested in launching a fintech startup during his MBA. He also manages Bain's AlumniStartups network in the UK. Vishnu is a keen snooker enthusiast and is learning salsa.

 

Prachi Deedwania

India Business Forum – VP Speakers

Prachi is a first year MBA student at London Business School. Prior to joining London Business School, Prachi worked in Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse as an Analyst for about four years. Prachi was part of India coverage team and during her time there she worked on Mergers and Acquisitions, Equity and Debt Capital Market projects across different industries like e-commerce, Consumer goods, Automotive, Industrials and Insurance. At London Business School, Prachi is a committee member of the India Business Forum and responsible for speaker sourcing. She holds a bachelor in technology from Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, India.

 

Arun Venkatachalam

India Business Forum – VP Speakers

Arun started his investment banking analyst at Axis Capital & Lazard where he served as ECM & M&A analyst in sectors such as Education, Healthcare, Industrials & Technology. He then joined his family business - Murugappa Group, where he spearheaded the Sustainable Agriculture business. Arun is one of India's leading Angel Investors having made investments in companies such as ZoomCar and IndustryBuying.

 

Amartya Sinha

India Business Forum – VP Speakers

Amartya is a first year MBA student at London Business School. Prior to joining LBS, he was a consultant with A.T. Kearney for 4 years, specializing in the Consumer goods and automotive sector in the Mumbai office. Amartya completed his undergraduate degree at Carleton College where he double majored in Economics and Mathematics.

 

Aayush Sharma

India Business Forum –  VP Logistics

Aayush joined LBS from Deloitte's London office where he spent 5 years executing finance transformation and audit assurance engagements for companies in the energy sector globally, including Vedanta and Essar Energy. In addition, he led business development initiatives for finance transformation in India.  He joined the MBA program to benefit from global diversity, which he finds extremely enriching. As part of the India Business Forum executive committee he wants to work with likeminded individuals who share his passion towards the business and economic development of India and want to contribute whilst at LBS.  He is a chartered accountant and holds a bachelor degree in Economics from University College London. He enjoys travelling and photography. 

Nalin Mittal

India Business Forum – VP Logistics

Nalin is a Masters in Management candidate at London Business School. He has experience in the start-up of a hospitality sector business and has previously worked as an Auditor for PwC Malaysia. Nalin is an ACCA affiliate and holds an Undergraduate degree in Commerce with a double major in Accounting and Finance from the University of Melbourne.

 

Akshay Mishra

India Business Forum – VP Outreach

Akshay is reading for MBA at the London Business School and is a part of class 2017. Prior to joining London Business School, Akshay was a Lead Consultant and predictive analytics expert at FICO, and has 6-years of industry experience across banking, insurance, aviation, and retail sector. He is interested in technology-enabled business transformation models, and is currently working on his own FinTech initiative. At London Business School, Akshay is the VP of Outreach for the India Business Forum and responsible for fostering relationships with partner organizations, speaker sourcing, and raising sponsorship. Akshay holds a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, India.

Esha Vatsa

India Business Forum - VP Marketing 

Esha is a first year MBA candidate at London Business School. Prior to the MBA, she worked with BMR Advisors (an off-shoot of Arthur Andersen) for over six years advising multinational corporations across industries such as transportation, telecom, energy and financial services entry, operating and divestiture strategies. Alongside her full-time job, for a couple of year, she worked on content and product strategy with an education technology start-up in India, which worked with schools to translate textbook material onto a digital platform. Esha holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant. 

Sakshi Bhandari
India Business Forum – VP Marketing
Sakshi is a Masters in Management candidate at London Business School. Prior to joining LBS, she worked in the digital marketing space in the art sector and was involved in her family’s sculpture business in India. Sakshi holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi. Sakshi is a trained classical dancer and an avid painter.

 

Alumni Advisory Committee:

Sakate Khaitan (IBF Co-Founder, MBA 2003)

Neeraj Bhardwaj (IBF Co-Founder, MBA 2003)

Sanmit Ahuja (IBF Chair 2004, EMBA 2004)

Ankit Agarwal (IBF Co-Chair 2010, MBA 2010)

Gaurav Mehta (IBF Co-Chair 2010, MBA 2010)