Mahul Brahma

About Mahul Brahma

Higher Education academic administrator, institution builder, Communication, CSR & Brand strategist and thought leader with over two decades of industry experience in leadership positions with leading brands. Strengths - Two decades of industry experience in leadership positions in the corporate, media, and publishing with leading brands like Economic Times, India partner of New York Times, Tata group company, Zee, CNBC TV 18 group, ABP, RP-SG, among others- Academic Administrator and Institution Builder as Dean at Adamas University implementing industry-academia best practices in Higher Education and innovations promoting intrapreneurship and industry-readiness. Introduced concepts of outcomes/project-based teaching-learning, mentor-learner pedagogy, reverse mentorship, flipped classrooms, industry-focused curriculum, and experiential teaching-learning- Held leadership positions in industry such as Head – Corporate Communications, Branding & CSR, and Chief Editor- Author of seven books (with copyrights) that has received praises from Shri Amitabh Bachchan and Shri Ratan Tata- Author of over nine hundred articles and columns in leading publications as a senior journalist and thought leader- Alumnus of St Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta, Cambridge Judge Business School, Sri Satya Sai University, MICA, and IIM Calcutta- Have won several national and international awards- Have been taking sessions as a thought leader over one decade on CSR, Crisis and Strategic Communications, Branding in IITs and IIMs as well as international universities and industry bodies- International exposure: Have travelled to various continents as a senior corporate and media professional. Visiting Research Fellow of Bath Spa University, UK (teaching and research) Life Member of Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA). Member IAMCR Professor and Dean – School of Media and Communication (July 2021 - March 2023) Adamas University, Kolkata Impact: Transformed the media school into 7th ranking in India and best in Bengal by Outlook-iCare in 2022 from no ranking. Innovations in teaching-learning with industry best practices. mjunction services limited, a JV between Tata Steel and SAIL, India’s largest B2B ecommerce company Impact: Branded the company as a B2B ecommerce leader from a Process Management Company and generated web footprint with over one thousand coverage in leading media.

Experience

1. Dean & Professor

   NSHM Knowledge Campus

   Jun 2023 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   Dean of NSHM Media School & NSHM Design School

Education

• California Public University (US)

  Doctor of Letters or DLitt (h.c.), Luxury and Communications

  2020 — 2020

• University of Cambridge

  Executive Program in Strategic Digital Marketing (Alumnus EE), Digital Marketing

  2018 — 2018

• St Mary's School

  ICSE, Maths, English, Science

  1987 — 1997

• MICA

  PGP-Business Management (Alumnus), Business Administration and Management, General, A

  2017 — 2017

• SRI SATYA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & MEDICAL SCIENCES, SEHORE

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Economics, First Class

  2014 — 2019

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  EPCSCL (Alumnus EE), Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders, Excellent - Batch Topper

  2020 — 2020

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Management Development Programme, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation

  2017 — 2017

• Bath Spa University

  Visiting Research Fellow, Bath Business School

  2023 — 2024

• St. Xavier's College, Calcutta

  BSc, Economics

  1999 — 2002

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  Management Development Programme, Leadership Communication

  2016 — 2016

• University of Calcutta

  MSc, Economics, First Class Third

  2002 — 2004

• Bath Spa University

  Visiting Research Fellow, School of Art, Film and Media

  2022 — 2023