Faculty

As a nonprofit institution and pioneer in innovative higher education, Southern New Hampshire University is deeply committed to student success.

Our faculty’s role in student success and transformation is a central piece of our mission to provide quality education and first-class support to all students, from day one to graduation and beyond.

With a low student-to-teacher ratio, SNHU stays focused on our mission to build a values-based, student-centered environment.

Our faculty members bring their expertise, passion for pedagogy and years of industry experience to SNHU to help prepare our students for lifelong success.

Krupa Aditya Desai

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Professor

Professor Krupa has over 10 years of experience in delivering customized learning solutions in areas such as Indian capital markets, financial risk management and portfolio management. Along with this, she has years of professional experience in the banking and financial service industry. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Gujarat University, is a Certified Financial Risk Manager through GARP and obtained a Master’s in Finance from ICFAI.

Professor Krupa has been a consultant for Bloomberg Training at a leading education trust and has also taught postgraduate subjects at various business schools, including Mumbai University. In addition to teaching at SNHU, she has recently joined Russell Square International College as a visiting faculty member to teach subjects at the University of London, managed by the London School of Economics.

Rahul Bhandari

MBA, PMP

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Professor

Professor Rahul is a committed, results-driven project management professional with over 9 years of industry experience in end-to-end project management in fields such as pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, supply chain and digital transformation. He has managed projects at organizations such as RGP, Accenture, Flipkart and Rubicon Research. In 2019, he became PMP-certified and is a member of the PMI Institute, in addition to holding his MBA in Operations Management from Mumbai University.

Rakesh L. Das

PhD

Dr. Rakesh has earned an Integrated Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and a PhD from a program entitled “Production and Procurement-based Inventory Models Under Imprecise Environment” from NIT Surat. During his PhD he earned awards including Young Scientist Award and the Best Research Paper Presentation Award.

With 6 years of teaching experience, more than 2 of which online, he is a passionate scientist and mathematician who enjoys helping his students of diverse backgrounds understand the concepts they’re working on. In addition to mathematics, he has taught English for English proficiency exams and university entrance exams for students hoping to study at U.S. universities.

Dr. Meera Iyer

PhD

Dr. Meera Iyer is a child and adolescent psychologist with over 12 years of experience as a mental health practitioner with a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in cyberpsychology. She is a member of prominent international and national psychological associations (APA, INSPA, NAOP and BCPA). She has made notable contributions to several government-based initiatives (NCPCR, Mission Shakti-Gov. of India) for counseling trauma and domestic abuse victims. Dr. Meera’s areas of interest include cyberpsychology, psychometric tool development, child and adolescent psychology, military psychology, counseling, artificial intelligence, and educational technology.

Nilakantan Narasinganallur

In addition to more than 32 years of experience in the finance industry, Dr. Narasinganallur has 15 years of experience teaching MBA programs and advanced subjects in quantitative methods. He received his Ph.D. in Management from Mumbai University, where his research focused on financial derivatives and the comparison of option valuation for indexes and equities in the Indian stock market to valuations in the US stock market.

Dr. Narasinganallur has published a book on modern risk analysis and published many peer-reviewed research papers in international journals, in addition to presenting his work at many international conferences.

Sivaraman Eswaran

Dr. Sivaraman completed his Ph.D. at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in 2019. He has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) and Tamil Nadu State Eligibility Test (TN SET) for Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Application, conducted by the University Grants Commission and the Government of Tamil Nadu respectively. In addition, he is a CompTIA Security+ certified professional and EC-Council Certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator in addition to a Microsoft Certified Professional and EMC Academic Associate. His research interests include cyber security, 5G networks, and cloud computing.

In addition to teaching at SNHU, Dr. Sivaraman Eswaran is working as a Senior Lecturer of Computing (Cyber Security) with the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia and is the program leader for the Bachelor of Computing in Cyber Security. He received an internal research grant funded by PES University for a research project titled, "Similarity Mapping of Substantial Metadata for Sustainable Cyber Crime Investigation" in September 2020 in addition to several research projects funded by Curtin University Malaysia in collaboration with the University of Nottingham Malaysia and the Swinburne University of Technology Malaysia.

Veena Tripathi

PhD

Postgraduate professor

Dr. Tripathi’s experience spans various industries (automobile, banking, entertainment, NGOs and educational institutions) and regions including Europe, North America, India and Central Asia. Professor Veena is a certified coach from HarvardX and University of Michigan and her major focus is to bring purpose, positive energy and creative confidence to every teaching experience. Currently, she is the Director of Global Strategic Partnership of an NGO, a marketing professor at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Delhi in addition to being faculty member at SNHU. She brings to the table a varied set of skills and experience ranging from mental health to personal branding to marketing communications. She is also a columnist for the Indian Sleep Product Federation magazines, Loud Applause, Data quest and more.

Shivani Sharma

Professor Shivani comes to SNHU with more than 15 years of experience in domains including online teaching, soft skills training, content creation, educational guidance, career counseling and psychometric testing. She completed a Master of Human Resource Management from Allahabad University, earned her second master’s in education from Kanpur University and is currently pursuing her third master’s degree in English literature.She has also completed the Executive Program in Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. Professor Shivani’s diverse career has led her to work with the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of India as a Project Officer for Model Career Center. She is also a communication skills trainer, certified career coach and academic advisor.

Study Areas

Business Degrees

Communication Degrees

Marketing Degrees

Mathematics Degrees

Psychology Degrees

Technology Degrees