Faculty

A rich and lively student-teacher interaction is at the heart of SPJIMR's success. Our faculty members are known to be great teachers, who can bring alive the subject, encourage critical thinking and offer a wider, holistic perspective that is critical in today's complex business environment.

Our faculty members are drawn from academia, industry, government sector and non-profits. Collectively, they bring in a wide range of experience in building and delivering knowledge and skills to prepare participants for leadership roles.

The teaching-learning process at SPJIMR is vastly enriched by a series of non-classroom initiatives through which our faculty help build among participants the right attitudes to enable them lead with purpose, meaning and with an idea of service to society.

The average experience of the core faculty is over 18 years, with several who have come to academics after years of experience as practitioners. In addition, we have around 20 adjunct faculty and several more visiting faculty who engage with participants of various courses.

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Ms. Saadia Lobo

Vice President - External Relations

Saadia Lobo has 30 years of cross-functional experience in the Education and Technology sectors in local, regional and global markets. In her career prior to SPJIMR, she had the opportunity to work for renowned technology multinationals, where she spent 20 years in diverse leadership roles across India, Ireland, Singapore, USA and Germany.

Saadia's time at SAP India saw her take a fledging Education division, develop a strategy for the future and manage it to fruition. She set up and delivered the first successful partner model for the Education LOB which drove business growth and profitability. This model was successfully adopted by the emerging countries. She has demonstrated the ability to suggest radical solutions that will preserve the business uniqueness and become a differentiator for the future. Some of her key achievements at SAP ( 1999 - 2011) were the successful conceptualisation, design and roll out of the Value Engineering global syndication program, Industry Sales Education Program, driving and strengthening the SAP Education LOB.

On her return to India, Saadia co-founded Scientia Academy , with a vision of building the next generation of young innovative scientists. Saadia was keen to build a scientific temperament in young students through guided, scientific principles through practical labs and a focus on application. She was responsible for the brand, go-to-market strategy, operations and stakeholder/customer engagement. Her efforts saw the academy turn into a strong local brand that grew annually until her exit in 2018.

Saadia's strengths are in business development, key stakeholder management, value creation and marketing. She enjoys challenges and new ventures. A strong believer in the value of diversity and inclusion, she has been successful in building high performing cross cultural teams. A Pyschology enthusiast Saadia is passionate about mentoring young leaders to be the best they can be.

Saadia was an athlethe, a long distance runner, a two time national player for basketball and table tennis, school /college captain of basket ball, table tennis, volleyball and field hockey. Saadia loves outdoor activities involving nature.

Education
BA - Economics - Sophia College
Masters in Marketing Management - Jamnalal Institute of Management Studies

Experience