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 D'Souza Rana Dean, Finance & Administration

  • Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph

    Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph Associate Dean, Technical & 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, Principal St. Xavier’s College

  • Fr. Gordon Daniells, SJ

    Fr. Gordon Daniells, SJ Associate DirectorCorporate Ext. Services, XIC

  • Dr. Jehangir B. Mistry

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

  • Mr. Yogesh Kamdar

    Mr. Yogesh Kamdar Director, Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education & Information Technology Hon. Secretary & Trustee, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya

  • Mr. Vinod K. Srivastava

    Mr. Vinod K. Srivastava Associate Dean - Academic

  • Adv. Dominic D'Souza

    Adv. Dominic D'Souza Legal Advisor

Course Heads

  • Ms. Anu Sinha

    Ms. Anu Sinha Course Head Advertising, Marketing Communications & Customer Analytics

  • 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 Media

  • Ms. Sandra Vaz

    Ms. Sandra VazCourse Head Journalism & Media Convergence

  • 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)

  • Mr. Rohan Moorthy

    Mr. Rohan MoorthyCourse Head Mass Communication & Digital Media

XIC Faculty List

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

  • Abhinav Gupta
    (FT) Director & Writer

  • Alex Mathew*
    (JR) Senior Editor & Anchor, NDTV Profit

  • Akhila Joshi
    (SICP, SMDC) Digital Media Consultant

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

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

  • Arnab Chowdhury
    (AM) Creative Controller

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

  • Aruna Chandrasekhar
    (JR) Climate and environmental journalist, Carbon Brief

  • Ashish Kher
    (AM) Account Director, Strategy & Planning, Please See

  • Ashraf Engineer*
    (PR) Head, Brand Strategy SBU

  • Bhavini Trikha
    (SICP, SMDC) Creative Group Head,
    FCB India

  • Bijoy Idicheriah*
    (JR) Communications Consultant,
    Reserve Bank of India

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

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

  • Chinmay Vasdev*
    (JR) Research Analyst, NDTV Profit

  • Clyde Affonso
    (EP) Sr. Manager, Events - AMEX Global Business Travel

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

  • Adv. Dominic D'Souza
    (EP, PR, AM) Legal Professional - Indian Media and Entertainment Industry. Ex Star, Disney, Zee and Balaji Head

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

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

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

  • Ganapathy Viswanathan
    (PR) Independent Communication Consultant

  • Grishma Mathew
    (FT) Director / Production Designer

  • Hemant Matai
    (EP) Founder, Jt Managing Director Trinity Entertainment & Strategic Consultants LLP

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

  • Jayanta Sengupta
    (EP) Educator, Author, Consultant

  • Jane Borges
    (JR) Independent journalist, author and oral archivist

  • Josy Paul*
    (AM, EP, SICP, SMDC) Chairman & Chief Creative Officer BBDO India

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

  • Karan Bali
    (FT) Filmmaker (FTII)

  • Kalhan Raina
    (FT) Production Sound Mixer and Sound Designer

  • Krishna Warrier
    (AM, EP, FT, JR, PR, SICP, SMDC) Communications Consultant, Inclusion Expert (South Asia) Hindustan Unilever Limited

  • Kunal Purandare*
    (JR) Editor-Desk, Forbes India

  • K V Sridhar
    (SICP) Chief Creative Officer Global, Nihilent Limited

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

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

  • Meghaa Ghosh
    (EP) Course Head - EPEM, XIC Author, Curator, Creative & Immersive Experiences Director

  • Mihir Sutaria
    (EP) Technical Producer, Meta

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

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

  • Neale Murray
    (EP) Director - Hyperlink Brand Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

  • Nitin Mantri
    (PR) Regional Executive Managing Director, for Asia-Pacific, WE and Group CEO, Avian WE

  • Nishant Malsisaria
    (AM) Business Head - Growth @Policybazaar

  • Nilan Ghosh
    (JR, SMDC) Head of Post-Production, Brut India

  • Omkar Sane
    (AM) Entrepreneur @ Storysurf and Founder @ Sane Difference

  • P. Savita Rajiv
    (JR) Co-founder, Start-Up Green Founder, Springs Innovations

  • Piyush Shah
    (FT) Cinematographer

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

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

  • Priyanka Kashikar
    (FT) Producer, Assistant Director

  • Pravin Thakur
    (AM, JR, PR, SMDC) Digital Media Consultant & Founder - heyfind.me

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

  • Rajeev Chawla
    (PR, AM, EP, SICP, SMDC) Founder-Blue Tree Course Head - PR

  • Ranjan Das
    (FT) Filmmaker and Scriptwriter

  • Ramesh Iyengar
    (AM) Founder, IYENGAR'S KAAPI Founder, Select Direct Marketing Communications Pvt Ltd

  • Rahul Karwa
    (EP, PR) Founder and Chief Ideator, The Idealogy

  • Rachna Baruah
    (SMDC) Founder & CEO, Madchatter Brand Solutions

  • Rajkamal Pandey
    (EP, PR) Senior Group Head - Media Networking. Adfactors PR

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

  • Rohan Moorthy*
    (MCDM, PR, SICP) Communication Strategist, L&D Coach, Author, Course Head - MCDM

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

  • Rushnan Jaleel
    (FT) Filmmaker, Educator & Writer

  • Rutu Ladage
    (JR) Content Writer & Editor

  • Richa Pinto
    (JR) Assistant Editor, Times of India

  • R.N. Bhaskar
    (JR) Journalist, educationist, researcher

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

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

  • Sabhiha Lalljee
    (PR) Microsoft certified trainer/ Content Writer

  • Sachin Kalbag
    (JR) Editor-in-Chief (Print, Digital, Social), Mid-Day

  • Sandra Vaz
    (JR, PR, AM ) MA Journalism, Educationist, Print,
    Radio/Podcast Content and Design
    Course Head - JR

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

  • Dr. Shaison P. Ouseph*
    (EP, FT) International Filmmaker, researcher Award Winner, Course Head - FT

  • Shana Parihar
    (PR) Director, Communicate India

  • Shabnam Minwalla*
    (JR) Author

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

  • Shatakshi Saxena*
    (JR) Engagement Manager, Koita Centre for Digital Health, IIT Bombay

  • Shruti Ganapatye*
    (JR) Senior Journalist

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

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

  • Smita Nair*
    (JR) Independent Journalist

  • Sourabh Mishra
    (SICP) Founder @ ManagingPartner, Azendor Brand Consulting LLP

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

  • Subramaniam Krishnan
    (AM) Vice President - Marketing Anunta Technologies

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

  • Suresh Rajamani
    (FT) Sound Engineer (FTII)

  • Suvir Nath
    (FT) Editor

  • Sushant Waidande
    (EP) Creative Production Designer

  • Tanay Sukumar
    (AM) Data Editor, Mint

  • Tanaaz Basrur
    (EP) Business Consultant & Wedding Curator

  • Tanurupa Pal
    (SICP) Creative Consultant Grey Group and Lowe Lintas

  • T J Ravishankar
    (JR, PR, SICP) Editor, www.challenginginteligence.com

  • Vandana Kakar
    (AM, EP, PR) PR Consultant and Trainer

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

  • 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

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

  • Vinod Srivastava
    (AM, EP, PR, SICP, SMDC) Knowledge Practices Consultant Associate Dean, Academic & Course Head - SICP & SMDC

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

* an XIC alumnus

Workshops (Certificate Courses)

  • Gavin Rego Public Speaking & Personality Development

  • Himali KothariCreative Writing

  • G. V. Ajay Photography

  • Maeva Ramkalia (DBIMA, Paris) Online Script Writing Workshop

* 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

  • 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