MIT School of Distance Education

Dr. Suhrud Neurgaonkar is a seasoned academician and business leader with extensive experience in education, research, and business development. Currently serving as the Director of MIT School of Distance Education since 2018, he has been instrumental in driving innovation in online and distance learning.

With a rich career spanning over two decades, Dr. Neurgaonkar has held key roles, including Academic Director & Head- Student Development at MIT School of Telecom Management and Business Development Manager at Green Force Engineers Pvt. Ltd. His expertise lies in monetary economics, leadership, management, and research, with a strong focus on team management and organizational growth.

His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Management from "Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj University (RTMNU), Nagpur University, an MBA Finance & M.Com from the University of Pune, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Maharashtra Education Society’s Garware College of Commerce. His commitment to education and research continues to shape the future of management studies and economic thought.

Prof. Anant Chakradeo is a talented educationist and strategist who believes in thinking differently and consistently experiments with new concepts in education to build successful ventures. With a brief industry background of six years, he has been associated with engineering, design, and other higher education domains for more than three decades.

Starting humbly as a lecturer at MIT, he has worked at almost every level and successfully climbed each step of the organizational ladder over the last 31 years. He is currently working as the Group Provost for five units of the MIT Group. His vast experience includes teaching, applied research, and the development and management of higher education institutions. He has also established expertise in initiating new ventures in higher education. His deep knowledge of education management has helped create success stories such as MIT Institute of Design and Avantika University, both of which were conceived and developed by him and his team from scratch.

He has been actively involved in developing international relations and tie-ups for the MIT Group and has travelled extensively to around 20 countries worldwide. He has successfully developed more than 15 working agreements of various types for the MIT Group of Institutes.