Dr. Sandip Sane

Dr. Sandip Sane is an accomplished academic leader, Professor, Director, researcher, corporate trainer, consultant, and marketing strategist with more than 25 years of experience across higher education, corporate leadership, management consulting, sales, insurance, and executive training. He currently serves as Professor and Director at ASM's Institute of Business Management and Research (IBMR), Pune, where he spearheads institutional strategy, academic excellence, AI integration, digital transformation, industry collaboration, accreditation initiatives, and faculty development. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University and is UGC-NET qualified. Throughout his career, he has successfully led premier business schools, established international collaborations, developed AI-enabled learning ecosystems, launched entrepreneurship initiatives, and strengthened academia-industry partnerships. His professional journey spans leadership roles at ASM IBMR, Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Saibalaji Group of Institutes, Aviva Life Insurance, NIS Sparta, Medsave Healthcare, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Dr. Sane is an active researcher with numerous Scopus, IEEE, ABDC, and UGC CARE-indexed publications, author/editor of several management books, reviewer for international journals, keynote speaker, conference chair, doctoral guide, and management development programme (MDP) expert. His research interests encompass Artificial Intelligence in Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Strategic Management, Blockchain, International Business, Marketing Research, and AI-driven management education. He has also conducted over 100 Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for corporate professionals and academic institutions.