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Prof. K. Ravindran is the chairperson for the Centre for Research Methodology. He has been teaching at TISS for more than 30 years. His interests and expertise include psychoanalysis, research methodology, philosophy and spirituality. Prof. Ravindran is much loved for the passion with which he teaches and the compassion with which he relates. In general, students have considered Prof. Ravindran's courses as transformational experiences in their lives.
He has been the Chairperson for the Centre for Research Methodology. He has also developed the curriculum for the M Phil program at TISS. In addition to being an academic, he has also been a consultant to many organisations in the private and public sectors.

Santhosh Babu is the Chairman and Founder of ODA (Organization Development Alternatives Consultants Pvt. Ltd) and author of India’s First book on Coaching published by Wiley.
He also wrote the column ‘Buddha in the Boardroom’ in Business Today and occasionally writes for Huffington Post.
He has also contributed a paper in the book, OD Accelerating Learning and Development published by Sage.
Santhosh has 20 years of experience as a consultant, helping organizations to be purposeful and successful.

Dr. Noel Machado is the Advisor for Industry-Academia Collaboration at C SOL and a visiting professor at TISS' School of Management and Labour Studies. He has over twenty years of experience in commerce and industry. He was the head of HR consulting at Ernst & Young, Mumbai; managing partner of Prashnodaya (an OD firm); and vice president, HR technology & organisational effectiveness at Accenture, India. Dr. Machado’s expertise lies in two complementary areas of leadership & organisation development, viz. (i) human psychology - how individual and interpersonal characteristics shape performance; and (ii) organisation science - how organisational structures and cultures influence success.

Ashok Kumar is the CEO of ODA (Organization Development Alternatives Consultants Pvt. Ltd).
He is an organization transformation professional with more than 30 years of experience spanning across armed forces, automotive industry and management consultancy, McKinsey. He has more than 14 years of experience in leading transformation engagements across diverse industries.He is passionate about working with MSME Leaders, coaching and supporting them in transforming their businesses.

Laurence has over twenty years of experience working in leadership and organisational development as a coach and consultant across a wide range of commercial sectors and international contexts. His most recent corporate role was as Director of Group Resourcing & Development for Prudential plc, where he was responsible for strengthening leadership capability and performance across the Group. He has extensive international experience, and has worked in over 25 countries across Europe, India, Asia and the United States. He also works as a Practicum Coach Supervisor with the INSEAD Coaching and Consulting for Change Executive Master Degree Programme and is a member of the International Association of Jungian Studies.

Dr. Vidyanand Jha Professor, IIM Calcutta
Prof Jha is a teacher, researcher and author in the Organisation Behaviour. He completed his doctoral studies from IIM Ahmedabad. In addition to teaching in the PGP, PGDBM and MDP programmes at IIM Calcultta, He has also taught in a large number of in-company programmes for clients such as Hindustan Lever Limited, L&T Ltd., Exide, Bharat Aluminium Co., Selvel Vantage Group, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Indian Oil Limited etc. Prof Jha has another competing side to his personality. He is a poet and fiction writer in Maithili, an East Indian Language. His poems have been translated into Hindi, English, Bangla and Telugu.

Whether it is small group or large group intervention and deep personal exercises as part of bringing mindset shifts, Shijin does it in a very high energy, inspiring and impactful manner. His personal style of facilitation is High Energy, inspiring and impactful. Shijin is a Gold Medalist from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Organizational Development and Change. He is also a scholar from ISABS (Indian Society of Applied Behavioral Sciences) in Culture and its impact on groups, organizations and communities.He has been into Leadership roles in International Not for Profit organization. In the last decade and more as part of Organization and Leadership consultant, Shijin has worked with companies of different sizes and sectors, viz. FMCG, Foods, Tech Start-ups, Pharmaceuticals, Agro Chemicals, Renewable Energy, Automotives, Graphis and Animation, Education, Not for Profits. He has worked with Senior Leadership team (CEO, CXOs) middle management and High Potentials as part of Leadership and organization development, team alignment, Business Scale-up processes and interventions.

Amitesh is an executive educator and corporate consultant with nearly two decades of experience bridging industry and academia. Amitesh Gir is a Partner at ODA and comes with a strong background in management and executive education. Amitesh helps clients improve leadership effectiveness, implement strategy and drive change. He has designed customized interventions, delivered courses and addressed executive audiences in India and abroad. Past clients include leading companies such as Qualcomm, Wells Fargo, Publicis Groupe and Flipkart. He completed his doctoral coursework recently and brings research based knowledge to his workshops. He has worked with international faculty and his ideas have been presented at both domestic and international forums. Amitesh is also a visiting professor and has been associated with well known institutions. He currently teaches at NMIMS and in the OD Certification Program offered jointly by TISS & ODA. During his career, Amitesh has managed teams, built new verticals and spearheaded international collaborations. He has operated in multiple geographies and now resides in Bangalore.

Aditya Jain is a senior consultant with ODA and before joining ODA, he co-founded a start-up focused on consulting Non-Profit and Social enterprises to apply organization development principles and initiatives to improve their impact. He has facilitated leadership development projects on Strategic Thinking, Organization Culture, Facilitation, Leading Self, Building High Performing Teams etc. for organizations like Wells Fargo, Walmart, CK Birla, Tata Realty, Anand Group, Flipkart, Innominds, Anarock, Recity Network etc. Most of his work is aimed at influencing cultural and systemic factors to create meaningful engagement and effectiveness leveraging his ongoing hypothesis of 2x to 10x i.e., 2x cultural transformation can lead to 10x impact with existing resources. He has held roles of a primary school teacher, management consultant, advisor to teacher training institute, among others. He is an empathetic listener and dynamic facilitator who can create reflective environment. He is passionate about human development and evolution, philosophy of change and human fulfilment.

Sushmita Usha Devarajan, a Partner at ODA, focuses on leadership and organizational development. She is an internationally certified Mediator, Coach, Trainer, and Dialogue Facilitator. She has worked with corporations, NGOs, government organizations, educational institutions, and individuals for more than 15 years of her career spanning 21 years. She started her career in the apparel industry and was a Fashion Buyer. Sushmita is the co-program director and guest faculty for the 'Workplace Conflict' training in the Executive Education Programs at IIM-Bangalore, specializing in conflict transformation. Sushmita was a trainer of trainers and a training design expert at a US-based peace-building organization for more than a decade, where she also served as the lead trainer for a UN-certified program- training, coaching, and mentoring diverse professionals from across the globe in the art of dialogue and facilitation. Currently, she is diversifying her focus to the ‘art of influencing’ and how to influence with integrity at work.