The Faculty

The faculty is drawn from distinguished professionals in the field.
Over the years, they have developed excellent rapport with the student body,
which explains the high degree of involvement and participation which characterizes the activities of the Institute.

Board of Directors

  • Dr. Fr. Conrad Pesso, SJ

    Dr. Fr. Conrad Pesso, SJ Director

  • Dr. Fr. Keith D'Souza, SJ

    Dr. Fr. Keith D'Souza, SJ Chairperson, Rector,
    St. Xavier's College

  • Sandra K. Rana

    Sandra K. Rana Dean, Finance & Administration

Management Advisory Board

  • Fr. John Paul Swaminathan

    Fr. John Paul Swaminathan CEO Don Bosco International Media Academy (DBIMA), Paris

  • Dr. Karuna Gokarn

    Dr. Karuna Gokarn, Vice-Principal (Academic), St. Xavier’s College

  • Mr. Anthony D’Silva

    Mr. Anthony D’Silva MD & CEO, IMCL & Grant Investrade Ltd.

  • Fr. Gordon Daniells, SJ

    Fr. Gordon Daniells, SJ HeadCorporate Ext. Services, XIC

  • Dr. Rajendra Shinde

    Dr. Rajendra Shinde Principal
    St. Xavier's College

  • Dr. Annapurna S.

    Dr. Annapurna S. Vice-Principal (Arts)
    St. Xavier's College

  • Dr. Jehangir B. Mistry

    Dr. Jehangir B. Mistry Professor Emeritus
    St. Xavier's College and XIC

  • Dr. Hrishikesh Samant

    Dr. Hrishikesh Samant Vice-Principal (Science)
    St. Xavier's College

Course Heads

  • Ms. Anu Sinha

    Ms. Anu Sinha Course Head Advertising & Marketing Communication

  • Meghaa Ghosh

    Ms. Meghaa GhoshCourse Head Event Planning & Experiential Marketing

  • Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph

    Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph Associate Dean Technical & Administration Course Head Film, Television & Digital Video Production

  • Ms. Sandra Vaz

    Ms. Sandra VazAssistant Course Head Journalism & Mass Communication

  • Mr. Yogesh Kamdar

    Mr. Yogesh Kamdar Course Head Journalism & Mass Communication

  • Mr. Rajeev Chawla

    Mr. Rajeev ChawlaCourse Head Public Relations & Corporate Communication

  • Mr. Vinod Srivastava

    Mr. Vinod Srivastava Academic Advisor & Course Mentor Strategic Integrated Communication Programme (SICP)

XIC Faculty List

  • Dr. Agnelo Menezes
    (AM, JR) Associate Prof. Economics Former Principal, St Xavier's College (Autonomous)

  • Dr. Atul Thakur
    (JR) Freelance Graphics, Web Designer

  • Abhilash Vijayan
    (FT) Film-maker

  • Apaar Bhandari
    (EPEM) Sr. Vice President, Experiential Technology & Content Hyperlink Brand Solutions

  • Ashraf Engineer*
    (PR) Executive Director, Pitchfork Partners

  • Ajoy Vakil
    (AICP) Chief Executive, DirectMart India

  • Anu Sinha
    (AM) Co founder, RusTeak, Educationist, Course Head-AM

  • Asif Upadhye
    (AICP) Director, Never Grow up and Yellow Seed

  • Avinash Thadani
    (AM) Co-founder, Please See

  • Arnob Mukherji
    (AICP) M.B.A. (Marketing)

  • Arnab Chowdhury
    (AM) Creative Controller

  • Dr. Aruna Pednse
    (JR) Retd. Prof. Political Science, Mumbai University

  • Amit Raj
    (FT) Script Writer

  • Amit Garg
    (FT) Producer / Creative Producer

  • Bijoy Idicheriah*
    (JR) PGDM JR (XIC)
    Independent Journalist & Columnist

  • Brijesh Mehta
    (FT) Music Composer

  • Chirag Mistry
    (PR) True North - Corporate Communication Lead

  • Cyrus Jogina
    (AICP, PR) Sr. Vice President - Technology and Startups

  • Chaitanya Marpakwar
    (JR) MA LLB - Special Correspondent, Times of India

  • Adv. Dominic D'Souza
    (EPEM, PR, AM) Head Legal (Consultant) Balaji Telefilms Ltd.

  • Deepshikha Dharmaraj
    (PR) Chief Executive Officer BCW India Group

  • Daryl Suchitha*
    (AICP, EPEM, PR) Integrated Communication Strategist, Educator

  • Deb Medhekar
    (FT) Filmmaker

  • Dhiraj Sharma
    (FT) Filmmaker

  • Dolly Tayal
    (PR) Chief Client Officer - BSE

  • Fali Singara
    (JR) Radio Jockey, Writer, Producer All India FM Service (107.1FM)

  • Faiyaz M. Khairaz
    (AM) Consultant, Corporate Trainer

  • Gordon Daniells SJ
    (AICP, AM, EPEM, FT, JR, PR) M.S. (HRM) (Scranton Univ.) Corporate Trainer

  • Gavin Rego
    (EPEM, JR) Corporate Trainer, Coach and Visiting Faculty

  • Gautam Jukar
    (EPEM) Sr. Vice President Production Hyperlink Brand Solutions

  • Ganapathy Viswanathan
    (PR) Independent Communication Consultant

  • G.V. Ajay
    (FT) Photographer / Journalist

  • Indranil Kashyap
    (FT) Filmmaker

  • Indranil Mukherjee
    (JR) Staff Photographer Agence France Presse (AFP)

  • Dr. Jehangir B. Mistry
    (FT) Ph.D. (Phys) (Bombay Univ.)

  • Jayanta Sengupta
    (AM, EPEM, JR) Educator, Author, Consultant

  • Josy Paul*
    (AM, EPEM) Chairman & Chief Creative Officer BBDO India

  • Joseph Rose
    (JR) MA, B.Ed. ISC Co-ordinator & HOD (English)

  • Joy Bhattacharya
    (EPEM) Director, Pippip Media Pvt. Ltd.

  • Dr. K.N. Vaidyanathan
    (EPEM, JR) Director, Xavier Institute of Management & Research

  • Karan Bali
    (FT) Filmmaker (FTII)

  • Kavita Gadkari
    (AICP) Advertising & Branding Consultant

  • Krishna Warrier
    (AM, AICP, EPEM, FT, JR, PR) Communications Consultant, Inclusion Expert, South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Former Deputy Editor, Reader’s Digest

  • Linus Chettiar
    (PR) Head of Communications, Bank of America

  • Manek Premchand
    (JR) Broadcaster, Columnist, Historian of Bollywood Music, and Author

  • Mahesh Aney
    (FT) Cinematographer, Director, National Award Winner

  • Mangesh Borse
    (AICP) Marketing at Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research

  • Mihir Mukadam
    (AICP, PR) Marketing Consultant

  • Mihir Sutaria
    (EPEM) Offsite Technical Producer, Facebook India

  • Mohan Sivanand
    (JR) Former Editor-in-Chief, Reader’s Digest

  • Nandita Chalam *
    (AM) Retd. Senior VP & Executive Creative Director, JWT

  • Neha Dhanani
    (AICP, AM) Director, Client Servicing & Project Management Head at Condé Nast India

  • Nitin Mantri
    (PR) Regional Executive Managing Director, APAC Group CEO, AvianWE

  • Nishant Malsisaria
    (AM) VP - Product Strategy, Dentsu Data Sciences, APAC

  • Nachiket Marathe
    (AICP) Manager, Market Research, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

  • Noel Keymer *
    (AM, AICP, PR, JR) PGDM AM (XIC) Ex. Radio Jockey, Author & Corporate Soft Skills Trainer

  • Neale Murray
    (AM, EPEM) Co-Founder, Fountainhead Experiential Professional

  • Namrata Sachdev
    (AM) Founder & Chief Ideator, NVISAGE, Brand Storyteller, Spatial Designer

  • Naveen Lawrence
    (EPEM) Director, Sales & Marketing W Media India

  • Omkar Sane
    (AICP, AM) Author, Freelance, Copywriter

  • Patricia Chandrashekar
    (AM) Teacher / Writer / Coach at Writestuff Foundation

  • Piya Mahtaney
    (JR) Economist / Author

  • Piyush Shah
    (FT) Cinematographer

  • Pranil Naik
    (AM, EPEM, JR) Ashoka Fellow, Founder & Chief Executive, LeapForWord

  • Priya Adivarekar*
    (JR) Editor-Diary of a Dancebee Digital Creator, Voice Actor

  • Pravin Thakur
    (AM, PR) Digital Media Consultant

  • Priti Kumar
    (JR) Journalist & Columnist

  • Pooja Ahuja Nagpal
    (PR) Founder, A-List Public Relations

  • Punya Raheja
    (AM) Founder and Owner at SyncWorks.in

  • Dr. Ramkrishen
    (AICP) Corporate Trainer-Retailing

  • Rahul Merchant
    (FT) Managing Partner Mantraa Luminosity DS LLP

  • Rohan J. Battise*
    (AICP, PR) Director, Experience Box 21 Media Solution Pvt. Ltd.

  • Rajeev Chawla
    (PR, AM, AICP, EPEM) Founder-Blue Tree Course Head-AICP & PR

  • Ranjan Das
    (FT) Filmmaker and Scriptwriter

  • Ramesh Iyengar
    (AM) Managing Director, Select Direct Marketing

  • Rohan Moorthy*
    (PR) Communication Consultant

  • Rohan Oberoi
    (EPEM) Co-Founder & CEO, Momentum India

  • Rajkamal Pandey
    (AICP, EPEM, PR) Group Head, Media Networking

  • Ruth Broyde Sharone
    (FT) Filmmaker / Author (USA)

  • Ruchi Mehta
    (EPEM) Head of Product Design, BookMyShow

  • Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph*
    (EPEM, FT, JR) International Documentary Filmmaker, Award Winner, Course Head-FT

  • Sanju Surendran
    (FT) Filmmaker, National Award Winner

  • Sourabh Mishra
    (AICP) Founder & Managing Partner, Azendor Brand Consulting LLP

  • Sarang Bhalerao*
    (JR) PGDM JR (XIC), Producer, Star India Pvt. Ltd.

  • Saroj Merani
    (JR) M.A Literature, PG Dip. American Studies, Smith College, U.S.A.

  • Sapna Chandra
    (FT) Director / Production Designer

  • Seema Kamdar
    (JR) Journalist, Columnist, and Media Consultant

  • Subramaniam Krishnan
    (AM) Experienced Go to Market Strategy Professional

  • Shana Parihar
    (AICP, PR) Director, Communicate India

  • Sharmila Joshi
    (JR) Editor and Writer; Former Executive Editor, PARI

  • Shabnam Minwalla
    (JR) Author

  • Shreeraj Nair
    (FT) Sr. Motion Graphics & VFX Mentor

  • Sujit Patil
    (AICP) VP and Head, Corporate Communications

  • Sumira Roy
    (AM) Creative Head & Proprietor, Sow Design & Digital

  • Suresh Rajamani
    (FT) Sound Engineer (FTII)

  • Suvir Nath
    (FT) Editor

  • Srinath Sridharan
    (AICP) Senior VP & Head Strategic Alliances

  • Soumya Vajpayee*
    (JR) PGDM JR (XIC),
    Sr. Journalist, Comm & Content Specialist, TOI

  • Sandra Vaz
    (AICP, JR, PR, AM ) MA, English Literature
    Graphic Design Consultant
    Asst. Course Head-JR

  • Srinath Sridhan
    (AICP) Senior VP & Head Strategic, Alliances

  • Sidheshwar Sharma
    (AM) General Manager, Brand Marketing, Tata Motors CVBU

  • Simran Gill
    (JR) Founder & Content Head Film Trotters Media

  • Sushant Waidande
    (EPEM) Creative Design Consultant

  • Sundeep Nagpal
    (AICP) Founder - Director, StratagemMedia Pvt Ltd.

  • Subramaniam Krishnan
    (AM) Customer Experience Officer (CEO)· Two Cents Consulting

  • Tabassum Barnagarwala
    (JR) Health Reporter, Scroll

  • Dr. Venkat Iyer
    (JR) LLM, Ph.D. (Queen’s Univ. Belfast) Barrister-at-law, Adjunct Member of Faculty

  • Vidya Srinivas
    (JR) Freelance Journalist & Creative Writer

  • Vandana Kakar
    (AM, EPEM, PR) PR Consultant

  • Dr. Vanita Banjan
    (JR) Assistant Professor, SIES College

  • Venkata Subramanian
    (AM) Faculty XIMR

  • Viveka Roychowdhury*
    (JR) Editor, Express Pharma Indian Express Ltd.

  • Vinod Srivastava
    (AICP, EPEM, PR) Knowledge Practices Consultant

  • Vinay Khamkar
    (JR) Management Consultant

  • Vimal Raju
    (FT) VFX Specialist

  • Yogesh Kamdar
    (JR) Joint Director, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan
    Course Head-JR

  • Ziegler Colaco
    (PR) Viscomm 360 Communications,
    Chief Strategy Officer

* an XIC alumnus

Workshops (Certificate Courses)

  • Gavin Rego Public Speaking & Personality Development

  • Himali KothariCreative Writing

  • G. V. Ajay Photography

  • Noel Keymer* ABCDE, Radio Jockey

  • Rajeev Chawla Branding, Business Communication & Personality Development, Conversational English

  • Sandra Vaz Computer Graphics for Print Design

* an XIC alumnus

Administration

  • Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph Associate Dean Technical & Administration

  • Edita Fernandes Secretarial Services

  • Ramesh Kori Accounts / Financial Services

  • Maxwell Fernandez Admin Academics

  • Clera T. Salvi Office Administration

  • Niharika Masani Office Administration

  • Caroline Fernandes Office Administration

  • Sophie Mergulhao Office Administration

  • Vaishali Deshpande Office Administration

  • Shraddha Shinde Office Administration

  • Edita Fernandes Alumni Relations / Website / Hospitality

  • Nivedita Bobade Alumni Relations / Website / Hospitality

  • Aparna R. Bagwe Media Resource Centre

  • Nayana K. Karvir Media Resource Centre

  • Reborn Dias Media Resource Centre

  • Mario Fernandes General Administrator

  • Dheeraj Waghela Support Services

  • Ashok Sode Support Services

  • Pankaj Meher Support Services

  • Devang Gohil Support Services

  • Mithlesh Das Support Services

  • Praveen Waghela Support Services

  • Arvind Bait
    (Sound Editor) Technical Services

  • Rajesh Pawar Technical Services

  • Rushikesh Gardi Technical Services

  • Paresh Daki Technical Services

  • Anil Waghela Technical Services

  • Tushar Parab Technical Services

  • Pradeep Dhopte
    (Video Editor) Technical Services

  • Sagar Kambli Technical Services

  • Sanjay Tisulkar Technical Services

  • Romeo Monteiro Computer Services

  • Rajendra Thopate Computer Services

  • Rajnath Patel Computer Services

  • Alzira Barretto Computer Services