Prof (Dr.) Brajesh Bolia

Ph.D.@ IIM Mumbai, UGC-NET, MBA (Marketing), B.E. (Civil)

Prof Brajesh Bolia is an Associate Professor in the Marketing & International Business Department & Program Director (MBA Executive Program) at K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai.

He facilitates the following courses - Sales & Distribution Management, Business to Business Marketing, Business Development, & Marketing Management with a high emphasis on Digital & Social Media Marketing and Technology driven International Marketing Environment.

Before joining academics in 2010, Prof Bolia has worked with the corporate sector for over a decade with organizations such as A V Birla Group (Cement Marketing Div.), ICICI Bank Ltd., BHW Home Finance Ltd & ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co Ltd and the passion for teaching and engaging with students prompted him to shift to a full-time academic career.

He has also served as a visiting faculty with IIM Trichy (Sales & Distribution Management & Marketing Initiatives in International Marketing), IIM Mumbai (Business to Business Marketing), and XIM Bhubaneshwar (Sustainability Marketing).

He has delivered Over 300 hours of corporate training sessions (Customer Centricity, Sales Process, and Marketing Dynamics) to over 2000 participants of various categories like Business Centre Heads, Branch Heads, Branch Managers, Senior Managers, and Direct Recruits from various companies like Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), Owens Corning & Schaeffler India, National Insurance Co Ltd, GIC, ECGC, Participants of several Private General Insurance Companies.