SP Jain's
Centre for
Executive Education
Shaping practice and research through relevance and rigour
Learn leading-edge
technology and business skills
Taught by world-class
FACULTY AND INDUSTRY LEADERS
Flexible on-campus learning &
ENGAGING
LIVE CLASSES
Application and
practical
focus
Thought leadership to
help you
succeed
in new ways
Inspire. Immerse. Impact.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted businesses worldwide, leaving organisations vulnerable to unforeseen challenges. Now, more than ever, executives need the knowledge, skills and tools to step up, adapt and lead sustainable growth.
The Centre for Executive Education at SP Jain School of Global Management offers a wide range of programs tailored to address your specific business needs and help you achieve your goals. Our programs are designed to empower individuals and organisations to become more effective in the workplace by inspiring new ideas, learning through immersive experiences and applying the learnings for lasting impact.
Meet Our Faculty
Our faculty are at the forefront of innovation, research and academic excellence. They bring in rich practical experience, years of teaching expertise and a fresh approach to develop contemporary solutions for your challenges.
Dr Christopher Abraham
Professor and Head of Campus – Dubai
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Christopher Abraham is a PhD in Business Administration (Design Thinking & Innovation) and has three postgraduate qualifications in HRM, Business Administration (Marketing), Labour & Administrative Law. He is a Certified Design Thinker from IDEO/Stanford and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM), UK. He has 35 years of experience in management consulting, marketing and management education in India, Singapore and the UAE.
He has been a Visiting Professor at many leading universities in Australia, the USA, Canada, Singapore and the UK. Earlier, in Dubai, he headed the Executive MBA program of XLRI, Jamshedpur, one of Asia’s top business schools.
His areas of expertise are Innovation, Design Thinking, Behavioural Design, Strategy, Neuroscience of Decision Making, Future of Education, Science of Happiness, Leadership, Human Potential, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Strategy.
A much sought-after 3-time TEDx and international keynote speaker, Dr Abraham has successfully presented at numerous global forums and conducted many consulting and executive development assignments for global organisations, including The World Bank, The Executive Council (Government of Dubai), Emirates Airlines, SEWA (Government of Sharjah), Aramex, DHL, Procter & Gamble, LG, Reckitt Benckiser and AW Rostamani (Nissan Auto).
Dr Gary Stockport
Dean – Executive MBA, Professor – Strategy and Chair – Examinations Board
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Gary Stockport is the Dean of the Executive MBA program at SP Jain School of Global Management across the Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney campuses. Having lived and worked at leading business schools in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the UAE, he has won numerous teaching and research awards including being shortlisted for the Australian Universities Postgraduate Teacher of the Year Award. He has consulted for many organisations including the Aboriginal Policy Services Directorate (Australia), Alcoa (Australia), Bank Nagara (Malaysia), BHP Billiton (Australia and South Africa) and Supersport (South Africa).
Dr Vanita Bhoola
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor – Executive MBA and Executive Education
SP Jain School of Global Management
With an experience of 20+ years in teaching and consulting, Dr Vanita Bhoola has a Doctorate in Project Risk Management from IIM Mumbai, India (2014) and she is also an INSEAD alumnus. Dr Bhoola has handled projects and consultancy assignments with corporate clients, as diverse as Bank of America, Brigade Group, CGI, Colgate-Palmolive, Godrej Infotech, KEC International, Quality Kiosks, Mahindra & Mahindra, Pfizer, Siemens, Tata Housing and many more.
Her areas of teaching expertise include Project Management, Risk Management, Negotiation Skills, Decision Making and Business Statistics. She has published in leading international journals (e.g. Australasian Journal of Information Systems; ABDC = A), in Project Management, Risk Management, Team Dynamics and more broadly HR.
Dr Balakrishna Grandhi
Professor of Marketing & Strategy and Dean – Global MBA & Master of Global Business
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Balakrishna Grandhi has nearly 45 years of experience in academics and industry as a professor, consultant, entrepreneur and practitioner across the US, Canada, Singapore, Sydney, Dubai and India.
He believes in adding value and making a difference through teaching and mentoring students, faculty, senior managers and CXOs. He is passionate about equipping participants with ‘Stragility’ – a strategic and agile thinking capability to grow stakeholder value in an ever-changing and uncertain business environment.
Dr Grandhi has designed and directed innovative courses for many senior managers from diverse organisations in India and around the globe. The use of case pedagogy and rigour in his teaching has facilitated interactive learning yielding a rich student experience.
He has been awarded ‘Outstanding Professor of the Year’ at SP Jain School of Global Management, out of nearly 300 full-time and adjunct faculties from across the world teaching in different programs.
Dr Grandhi holds a Master in Management Sciences from Madras University, India, an MBA and a PhD in Marketing from Carlson School of Management, USA, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.
Dr Monica Gallant
Associate Professor – Accounting and Assistant Dean – Executive MBA (Dubai On-campus and Middle East Online)
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Monica Gallant is a qualified Chartered Accountant from Canada with a Master’s degree in Education Technology and a Doctorate in Education. She has worked in the education sector in Dubai for 25 years as the Associate Dean of Business at the Higher Colleges of Technology, the President and CEO of The College of Fashion and Design, and the Dean of Esmod Dubai, French Fashion Institute.
She is a certified mentor, a certified Intercultural Intelligence and Personality Dimensions trainer, and a qualified site evaluator and mentor for the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). She has won a Global Teaching Excellence Award (ACBSP), a Research Excellence award (Emerald Literati Network) and a Professor of the Year – Learning and Teaching Award (SP Jain).
Dr Arindam Banerjee
Professor and Assistant Dean – Global MBA & Master of Global Business
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Arindam Banerjee is a Professor of Finance and the Assistant Dean – Global MBA & Master of Global Business at SP Jain School of Global Management’s Dubai Campus. He also serves as a strategic advisory board member at the Department of Finance, College of Business Administration at Ajman University. Additionally, he is on the board of Governors at Delhi Private School, Sharjah.
He has been part of university teaching for the past 15 years. During his stint in various universities, he has travelled across the globe and lectured in more than twenty countries across Asia, Africa and Australia. He has edited/authored over a dozen finance books as an academic.
In 2019, Dr Banerjee was recognised among the top 100 leaders in education by the Global Forum for Education and Leadership, US, for his continuous research contributions to higher education.
In 2021, he was awarded SP Jain’s most prestigious professor of the year amongst all professors from its global campuses, including Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and Mumbai.
Dr Banerjee holds two Master’s degrees and a Doctoral degree from the UK.
Dr Vaidyanathan Jayaraman
Professor – Supply Chain Operations, Data Sciences & Analytics and Dean – Undergraduate Programs
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Vaidyanathan Jayaraman oversees the undergraduate programs across the School's campuses in Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney. Prior to taking on this role, Dr Jayaraman was the Principal and Associate Dean at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India. Before joining Great Lakes, he was a tenured senior faculty at the School of Business Administration, University of Miami, USA, where he taught Supply Chain Operations and Analytics.
He received his MS in Mathematical Sciences and his MBA in Management and Information Technology from the University of Akron, his MS in Operations Research and his PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from The Ohio State University, USA.
In addition to his extensive consulting engagement with many Fortune 100 companies, he has more than 25 years of teaching (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Executive MBA and PhD) and research experience, and several years of experience in teaching Executive Education for various companies. He has received numerous awards in teaching and research. He has published over 100 research articles, and researchers and practitioners have heavily cited his work in Supply Chains and Service Operations. He has co-authored three books and is writing the fourth book on Supply Chain Analytics.
Dr Nada Sayarh Lebbar
Associate Professor – Marketing, Assistant Dean – Executive MBA,
and Deputy Director – Ethics, Sustainability & Social Responsibility (ESR)
SP Jain School of Global Management
Dr Nada Sayarh Lebbar has over 20 years of marketing experience. She has worked with leading brands like P&G, Colgate Palmolive and Shell.
She comes with 15 years of experience in academia in Switzerland (teaching, research, program management, dissertation supervision and community management).
Dr Lebbar holds a PhD in Management from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, an MBA from Binghamton University, USA, and a BBA from Alakhawayn University, Morocco.
Hansel D’Souza
Adjunct Faculty
SP Jain School of Global Management
Hansel D’Souza is a Keynote Speaker, Brand Consultant and Corporate Trainer. He owns a brand consultancy firm and has built over 50 brands across various domains. He has addressed and presented papers at more than 50 international conferences and seminars.
While he has spent his corporate life in marketing and branding, he has also taught general management subjects for over 25 years. His favourite topic is negotiation. His workshops are highly interactive. He captivates his audience with his humour, knowledge and vast experience. His motto is – to make learning fun!
Vikram Pandya
Director – Fintech
SP Jain School of Global Management
Vikram Pandya is the Director of the Fintech program at SP Jain School of Global Management. He is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA, USA) and Certified Information System Auditor (CISA, USA). He has more than a decade’s experience in Banking, Education and Consultancy. He has authored several white papers and articles on Fintech with extensive experience in Banking & Financial Services, Automation, Fintech, Consultancy and Training. He mentors various Fintech startups and funds across the globe. He is the Fintech Ambassador for the Government of Maharashtra, India.
Discover the Experience
Studying the FinTech course at SP Jain has been a turning point in my career. The course curriculum is designed to help you understand what you require to become an entrepreneur, how to execute – from idea to implementation – and what skills and resources you would need to run a FinTech innovation.
AJAY KHATRI
Director of Information Technology
Unimoni Enterprise Solutions
Design thinking isn’t just for solving problems. It’s a way to open your and your team’s minds to what’s possible.
CHARLES FERGUSON
CEO-Asia
ADP
SP Jain’s Professional Certification Course in Financial Technology has helped me understand the emerging technologies and their use cases. Using the skills and insights gained during the course, I am now confident in applying the technologies in my professional field of Corporate Law.
HARESH JANI
Founder & Managing Partner
Haresh Jani & Associates, Corporate Law Advisory,
Research & Advisory on RegTech & LegalTech
The participants loved the program, and I thought Dr CJ Meadows was brilliant! She not only shared valuable knowledge and expertise in the training sessions but also conducted them in an incredibly engaging and practical way. Dr Meadows presented great examples of design thinking which were insightful and educative. She introduced the participants to human-centred design in a way that they could immediately apply to their work.
RANDEEP SUDAN
Advisor
World Bank
Dr Vanita Bhoola’s teaching style is practical and based on her years of study and expertise in all the knowledge areas of project management. She is active and engaging during her sessions, and I always looked forward to her classes. She is an educator par excellence and a great mentor for life.
ROLAN D'COSTA
Executive Director
Silver Global Services
The sessions organised by Dr CJ Meadows were a great platform to interact with some of the prominent people in the consulting industry. Her charismatic presence makes us feel that we are guided by one of the most influential and knowledgeable mentors.
URVASHI JAIN
McKinsey & Company
About SP Jain
SP Jain School of Global Management is a leading Australian business school with campuses in the dynamic business hubs of Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney. The School is renowned for offering multi-city undergraduate and postgraduate programs and pioneering technology-led learning platforms like Premium Learning Online, Engaged Learning Online and Engaged Learning Classroom.