Jagdish Rattanani
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Jagdish Rattanani

Associate Professor of Practice, General Management

Jagdish Rattanani is a distinguished faculty at SPJIMR who has demonstrated excellence in media publications, news correspondence, editing, and writing for periodicals. He is the author or co-author of over 400 articles in various popular newspapers and media publications.

In his professional journey of over 35 years, he held strategic roles and responsibilities within the media and publications industry with prominent news media groups in India and abroad. During this period, he has been associated with leading journalism colleges as a visiting faculty.

His research interests lie in the areas of communication (journalism), ethics in business and sustainability. He received his BA degree (major in sociology and political science) from Mumbai University and his MSc degree (major in sustainability and responsibility) from Ashridge Business School, UK.

Some of the courses he teaches at SPJIMR are: Ethics in Business, Ethics and Governance, Responsible Leadership (co-taught), Systems Thinking (co-taught, with Design Thinking), Business and Society (co-taught), Business Communications, Media for Social Change, Six Stories to foster Interdisciplinary Learning (co-taught).

He is a series editor for ‘long-form conversation’ books that seek to explore new ways of ordering the world around us, can help challenge dominant narratives and assumptions, and open new spaces to debate the perils of modernity.

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Education

Ashridge Business School, Hertfordshire, UK

MSc, 2017

Major: Sustainability and Responsibility, Systems Thinking, Action Research

Columbia University Graduate School of Business

Personal Leadership (Online) – Executive Education, 2013

Major: Personal Leadership/Mastery

Mumbai University   

BA, 1998

Major: Sociology, Political Science

Xavier Institute of Communications

Diploma in Communication Arts, 1993

Major: Communication Arts (Journalism)

  • Courses

    Ethics in Business

    Responsible

    Ethics in Business

    Responsible Leadership

    Business and Society

    Leadership Communications

    Business Communications

    Ethics and Corporate Governance

    Leadership

    Business and Society

    Leadership Communications

    Business Communications

    Ethics and Corporate Governance

  • Work experience

    Association of Sustainability Practitioners, Dorset, UK (2019 – present)

    Director and Wisdom Council

    Foundation of The Billion Press, Mumbai. (2016 – present)

    Director, Editor

    S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai (March 2013 – present)

    Editor and Faculty

    Free Press Journal Newspaper, Mumbai, India (2010 – 2013)

    Business Editor

    Total Telecom, London, UK (2000 – 2010)

    Correspondent/Analyst

    Asia Week Magazine, Hong Kong (1998 – 2001)

    News Writer

    Sophia College for Women, Mumbai (2000)

    Visiting faculty

    Zee Television, Mumbai, India (1999 – 2000)

    Chief of Bureau

    Business India TV, Mumbai, India (1995 – 1999)

    Chief of Bureau

    The Associated Press (1987 – 1996)

    Correspondent/Writer

    The Telegraph, Kolkata, India (1992 – 1995)

    Special Correspondent

    Deccan Herald, Bengaluru (1988 – 1992)

    Western India Correspondent

    Bombay College of Journalism, Mumbai (1990)

    Visiting faculty

    Free Press Journal (1984 – 1988)

    Chief Reporter

  • Consulting

    For Non-Profit Organization, Foundation of The Billion Press (The Billion Press), Mumbai. (2016 – present)

    For Profit Organization, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Mumbai. (2008 – 2018)

  • MDPS/FDPS

    Faculty Programme, SIES Graduate School of Technology on “Communications: A View Less Heard” (December 01, 2021).

    Reddy’s Laboratories. (December 2021).

    Alkem, Advanced Programme in Sales (August 2021).

    Winter School Gandhi Camp, Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgoan. (January 2020).

    Management/Executive Development, Konkan Railways, 30 participants. (May 17, 2019 – May 19, 2019).

    Management/Executive Development, Scope Academy, 29 participants. (April 22, 2019 – April 27, 2019).

    Management/Executive Development, Pidilite Industries Limited. (August 2018).

    Workshop, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC), Mumbai. (April 2018).

    Management/Executive Development, SPJIMR and Times Group. (May 15, 2017 – December 2017).

    MDP for Lions International

    Mid-Career Training Programme for senior police officers, National Police Academy, Hyderabad, 2015

  • Board memberships

    Foundation of The Billion Press, Mumbai, India, India

    Association of Sustainability Practitioners, Dorset, UK

  • Professional service

    Session Chair, Conference Track at the 8th PRME Conference, Asia Chapter in partnership with UN General Compact Network India organized by SPJIMR, Mumbai, Maharashtra. (December 14, 2018).

    Speaker, Launch of UN Global Compact’s “Children’s Rights and Business Principles”, Mumbai. (August 2012).

  • Professional memberships

    Journalist member, The Press Club, Mumbai. (1988 – present).

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