Mr. Vineet Jain is the Managing Director of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, also known as the Times Group. Mr. Jain has transformed the Times Group from the No. 1 publishing house into India’s largest, diversified, most respected and multi-faceted media conglomerate. As Bennett, Coleman’s strategist, marketing visionary and editorial architect, he has spearheaded the Group’s highly successful forays into the internet, radio, broadcast television and outdoor media. He is also responsible for revamping the Group’s stable of daily newspapers into youthful, contemporary and cutting-edge brands with market leadership in most parts of India.

Apart from taking the Group’s flagship English daily, The Times of India and its business daily The Economic Times to No. 1 position across markets in the country, Mr. Jain has widened the scope and reach of print into the metro news and lifestyle space with brands such as Mumbai Mirror, Bombay Times, Delhi Times etc., apart from forays into regional languages across the country. He has also transformed the flagship events of the company — Filmfare Awards, Femina Miss India, and The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence — into larger-than-life ground and television properties that are the toast of India’s crème de la crème. The newest offering is TOIFA or the Times of India Film Awards, which was first held in Vancouver, Canada, in 2013. His biggest contribution is to drive the Times Group aggressively into new media — internet, radio and television. In a short span of three years, Radio Mirchi and Times Now are No 1 brand in their respective domains. With the launch of ET Now in 2009 — the Times Group’s business channel, Movies Now – the English Movie channel, ZOOM – the Bollywood News channel, and the recent Romedy Now — the broadcast operations of the group have attained critical mass. Mr. Jain is also a director on the board of the Press Trust of India Ltd. and many of the Times Group companies. Mr. Jain is the recipient of the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Award for Corporate Excellence and Indian Telly Award for his contribution to Indian TV Broadcasting Industry in 2009

He was also adjudged IMPACT Person of the Year 2013 for his industry-shaping initiatives that have redefined media consumption in the digital age, setting a benchmark with young and vibrant media products. He is also recipient of Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013 from Bombay Management Association in recognition of The Times Group’s successful diversification from print to other forms of media – television, internet & radio. He also won Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association (IAA) in 2015. Mr. Jain is strongly committed to delivering value through customer delight in all group companies. Mr. Jain also enjoys travelling and sports like skiing and tennis.

Ms. Revati Jain is a Director of Bennett Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) which is the sponsoring body of Bennett University. In her capacity as an Executive council member of the University, she provides guidance to the operating team of the University on key strategic initiatives besides helping the University adopt global best practices in the Higher Education space.

She is also an Executive Director on the Board of Bennett, Coleman & Co Limited (BCCL) since 2017 and a member of the CSR Committee of the Board. BCCL is by far, India’s largest media conglomerate which publishes India’s largest circulating English dailies, besides various regional newspaper publications. The Company and its subsidiaries also operate some of India’s most well known and iconic brands like Radio Mirchi, Gaana, Times Now, ET Now, ET Money, Femina and Filmfare across business segments like radio, television, digital, internet and magazines.

In addition to being involved in the higher education foray of the Group, she was previously associated with “The Times Foundation” as a Governing Council member, where she actively redefined its overall purpose and operations in close coordination with the late Chairperson, Ms. Indu Jain. She is now actively associated with the “The Times of India Relief Fund”, “Times Research Foundation” and the “Times Eye Research Foundation” as a Governing Council member besides being on the Board of the All-India Heart Foundation which operates the National Heart Institute in Delhi.

Revati Jain, who graduated from Jesus & Mary College, New Delhi in 1986, is a multi-faceted personality, straddling diverse roles of an Entrepreneur, Spiritualist, Social Citizen, fitness enthusiast, Mother and Women’s Empowerment advocate with equal aplomb. She was the Chairperson of ASSOCHAM’s Women’s Foundation in 2016-17.

Dr. Raj Singh brings over 15 years of distinguished academic leadership experience, having served as Vice Chancellor at multiple reputed universities across India. His career is marked by an unwavering commitment to academic excellence, institutional advancement, and student-centered innovation.

Dr. Singh began his career in the Indian Air Force, where he served for over a decade (1981–1994), before transitioning to the field of higher education. Dr. Singh holds a master’s degree in economics, a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation, and a PhD in Strategic Finance. His professional journey has been shaped by diverse engagements as a teacher, researcher, consultant, trainer, and academic administrator.

He has served as Vice Chancellor at institutions such as JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), GD Goenka University, and Amity University in Jaipur and Gwalior. Prior to these roles, he was the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Amity University Noida and the founding Head of ICFAI Business School (IBS), New Delhi.

He has served on academic advisory boards of institutions such as IIT Delhi and Delhi School of Economics, and chaired expert committees of statutory bodies such as NAAC and NBA. He has trained over 6,000 educators across school and higher education sectors, and has contributed to policy and quality initiatives through his roles with the Quality Council of India, ASSOCHAM, and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.

Renowned as an educationist and policy contributor, Dr. Singh has played a pivotal role in shaping academic governance frameworks and implementing National Education Policy (NEP)-aligned educational models. His contributions to faculty development, research integration, and industry-academia partnerships have earned wide recognition across the education sector.

In his current role, he is steering Bennett University toward delivering high-quality, future-ready education while nurturing a culture of academic rigor, innovation, and ethical leadership. Dr. Singh brings to this role a legacy of academic leadership, strategic vision, and institution building, shaped by over decades of diverse experience across higher education and the Indian Air Force.

Mr. Senthil Kumar is a highly experienced professional with over 24 years of expertise in strategic negotiations, sales, business planning, and development. His specialization includes business development, institutional building, marketing management, partnerships, networking, education management, international alliances, project management, and CRM.

Currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Bennett University, Mr. Senthil was previously the Chief Growth Officer at VMRF Deemed University in Tamil Nadu, where he managed strategic alliances, international branding, communications, admissions, outreach, and industry-academia collaborations. He also served as Senior Director at Global University System (GUS), focusing on business development and growth, strategic planning, and international sales for UPES and Pearl Academy, maintaining key relationships with institutional partners.

Mr. Senthil has worked with several prestigious institutions, including SRM University Group, OP Jindal Global University, and firms like Rainmaker and Career Launcher. Academically, he holds a Master of Computer Applications from Bharathidasan University and is pursuing a PhD in management from Gandhinagar National Law University (2020-24).

Prof. (Dr.) R.S. Rai is the Director for Bennett University – Centre for Distance and Online Education.

Dr. R.S. Rai stands as a prominent figure in academic leadership currently serving as Professor and Director BU – CDOE. His career is characterized by a deep commitment to academic excellence, research, and the strategic enhancement of institutional quality.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Rai spent a significant period at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, where he held various key positions, including Professor of Decision Sciences, Director of IQAC and Research Planning and Statistical Services, and Head of the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Department. During his tenure there, spanning from 2005, he was instrumental in shaping the university’s research landscape and quality assurance frameworks.

Dr. Rai’s academic foundation encompasses a B.Sc. in Statistics, Mathematics, and Physics, an M.Sc. in Statistics, a Masters in International Business, and a Ph.D. in Statistics from MLS University Udaipur. Further enhancing his expertise, he obtained a Green Belt in Six Sigma from the esteemed Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

His scholarly pursuits are broad, encompassing Statistics, Operations Research, Research Methodology, Operations Management, Total Quality Management, and Six Sigma. Furthermore, he has shown a strong dedication to the growth of new researchers, by successfully guiding Fifteen doctoral students to the completion of their PhD’s and currently mentoring eight more.

In the realm of education, Dr. Rai has imparted knowledge across a spectrum of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral-level courses. His teaching repertoire includes Quantitative Techniques, Research Methodology, Marketing Research, Lean Management, Six Sigma, Biostatistics, Operations Research, and Research and Publication Ethics. He places a strong emphasis on the practical application of statistical analysis through software proficiency in tools such as MS-Excel, SPSS, and Minitab.

A key aspect of Dr. Rai’s expertise lies in coordinating university-level accreditation and ranking activities. He has played a pivotal role in preparing institutions for accreditation by prestigious organizations, including WSCUC (USA), QAA (UK), and NAAC. His strategic management of ranking data has also ensured institutional visibility in national and international rankings, such as NIRF, QS, THE, India Today, Outlook, The Week, and Times of India.

Beyond academia, Dr. Rai is actively engaged in training and consultancy, sharing his expertise with diverse organizations. His training Programmes in SPSS, MS-Excel, Statistical Quality Control, Service Quality, and Marketing Research have benefited employees, clients, faculty members, students, and scholars from organizations like Wal Mart, Tata Motors, and various governmental and educational institutions.

Dr. Niraj Mankad is Professor and Dean, School of Management, at Bennett University. A dynamic academician and researcher for over two decades, Dr. Mankad has been awarded his Ph.D. from Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, his MBA from the Leeds University Business School, UK and B.E. from Mumbai University.

Passionate about teaching and research, Dr. Mankad joined academics at a young age after a rich and learning stint in the industry. He was the first Assistant Dean of Programmes at FLAME University, India’s premier Liberal Education institution, where he was instrumental in setting up academic, quality and governance processes. As part of the senior leadership of the University he helped conceptualize the Centre for Digital Learning, steering the University into blended and online learning. His last assignment was with the UPES School of Business as Professor and Associate Dean where he was responsible for driving the faculty, academic design and delivery and student services to lead the school’s journey towards being a world-class business school.

A ‘Practicing Academic’, Dr. Mankad has been training executives and consulting in strategy and analytics. He has conducted customized analytics and strategy Programmes for clients like National HRD Network, Tata Motors, Siemens, HPCL, Zee Group, Sigma Electrical Systems, John Deere, and IBM. Senior executives from companies like Reliance, Amazon, TCS, Angel Broking, Hyundai Motors and Gabriel India have participated in his open Programmes. Dr. Mankad is adept at teaching using digital tools and platforms, having worked on blended learning models. He trains University and School educators on effective digital teaching and creating strategies for blended learning. He also mentors several start-ups on strategy and capability development.

Dr. Mankad’s research explores the triadic relationship between the extant and emerging digital technologies, firm competitiveness and societal change. His interests lie in exploring the Digital Economy, emerging technologies, the Internet and its impact on the changing global business, enterprise and social dynamics. He has published on technology, strategy and digital capabilities and part of his dissertation was published as a chapter in ‘The Indian Media Economy’, an edited volume by Oxford University Press. He has been an invited speaker at global Universities, like Hitotshubashi University, Tokyo and IIT Madras.

In the past, he has been part of a team of experts to develop a coursework for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research’s (part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India) course on Technology Management. He has also been a part of the Ministry of HRD’s IPR Chair Research Team at IIT Bombay. In his corporate avatar, he has worked across diverse industries like petrochemicals and plastics, software products, and consulting with companies like Reliance Industries and Mind Technologies.

Dr. Mankad is also an active member of the Academy of International Business, the Strategic Management Society, National HRD Network and co-founded an NGO – AMAYAH in its endeavor to bring a smile to children in cancer wards.

Dr. Munjal is a distinguished academician and strategic leader with over 35 years of experience spanning hicher education, academic administration, and consultancy. She brings her an exceptional record of achievements in institution building, quality assurance. policy development, and academic governance.

Prior to joining Bennett University, Dr. Munjal served as Director of the Apeejay School of Management, Delhi, and held senior leadership positions for over two decades at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, including Dean — Student Academic Affairs & Support Services, Director — Academics, and Professor — Finance & Strategic Management. She v.as also the Founder Director of Amity School of Business and has previously served at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.

A Ph.D. in Strategy and Finance from Jamia Millia Islamia, Dr. Munjal has consistently contributed to curriculum innovation. NEP-aligned reforms, NAAC/NBA accreditation leadership, and has served on quality assurance committees including AACSB, QAA. and WASC. Her scholarly output includes numerous research papers, books, and case studies in the domains of strategy, finance, corporate governance, CSR, and sustainability.

She has been invited as a panelist, keynote speaker, and MDP facilitator at leading institutions and public sector organizations including NT PC, BHEL, ONGC, SAIL, GAIL, Indian Airlines, and the Ministry of Defence. Her leadership in academic planning, digital learning enablement, and learnercentric systems has been widely recognized.

As Dean — Academic Affairs at Bennett University, Dr. Munjal will provide strategic direction to academic planning, institutional quality enhancement, and student-centric program delivery, while strengthening the university’s academic ecosystem in line with global standards and national frameworks.

Dr. Dahiya is a seasoned academic and administrative professional with over 16 years of experience in reputed universities, where he has successfully led examination operations, academic governance, and institutional process automation. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, an MTech in Power Systems and Drives from YMCA College of Engineering, Faridabad, and B.E. in Electrical Engineering from MD University, Rohtak.

Prior to joining Bennett University, Dr. Dahiya served as Controller of Examinations at K.R. Mangalam

University, Gurugram. He has also held several key academic and administrative positions, including Deputy Controller of Examinations, Academic Coordinator and Associate Professor at institutions such as Amity University, KIIT College of Engineering, and Manav Rachna International University.

Throughout his career, he has successfully overseen examination operations, ensuring strict adherence to academic regulations and institutional policies. He has played a key role in implementing technology-driven systems to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and transparency within examination and academic processes. Known for his professionalism and attention to detail, Dr. Dahiya excels in coordinating with faculty, maintaining confidentiality, and streamlining workflows. His expertise and leadership align strongly with the responsibilities of managing and improving academic and examination functions in higher education institutions/Universities. He has played a pivotal role in implementing digital transformation initiatives in examination and evaluation systems, including online and hybrid assessment platforms, digital evaluation frameworks and ERP-integrated workflows. His initiatives have ensured timely result declaration, enhanced transparency and improved operational efficiency across academic processes. An advocate of academic integrity and NEP-aligned reforms, he has successfully introduced flexible assessment systems, credit-based evaluations and data-driven result analytics. His leadership in deploying National Academic Depository (NAD) integration and AI-driven automation tools has contributed to institutional excellence and compliance with national standards.

Dr. Dahiya has authored and co-authored numerous papers in IEEE, Springer and Elsevier-indexed journals with contributions in renewable energy systems, artificial intelligence applications and sustainable engineering.