About Us

MSP Research Academy was founded by Prof Suraksha Gupta in the 2016 to promote global collaborations amongst marketing, strategy and policy academics and facilitate knowledge exchange that is interdisciplinary, impactful and theoretically rigorous amongst academia and industry. The MSP Research recognizes and honours the contributions of deserving scholars with TARA Lifetime Achievement Award and industry with TARA Best Practices Awards. It also supports innovative learning through scholarships and grants.

Marketing Strategy and Corporate Policy are viewed critically by stakeholders due to the commercial value they create for a company. The fellows of the MSP Research are highly acclaimed business, management and social scientists who have contributed to their field of expertise and are recognised worldwide for their contribution. Through various research and scholarship initiatives MSP Research supports the community of scholars and nurtures future talent. One of the main agenda of MSP Research is to connect esteemed scholarly community with practitioners in the industry to learn from their challenges and support them with innovative business models that are backed by scientific evaluation.

Our Team

  • Founder, Prof Suraksha Gupta, University of the Arts London, UK
  • Chair India Chapter, Prof Kavita Sharma, Delhi University, India
  • Chair UK Chapter, Prof Natalia Yannopoulou, Newcastle University, UK
  • Chair USA Chapter, Dr Matthew Shin, Pacific State University, USA
  • Director Academics, Dr Pantea Foroudi, Brunel University London, UK
  • Director Research, Dr Sena Ozdemir, Lancaster University, UK
  • Co-Director Research-led Teaching Pedagogy, Dr Saurabh Bhattacharya, UK
  • Co-Director Research-led Teaching Pedagogy, Dr Arpita Agnihotri, Penn State University, USA
  • Head University Industry Linkages, Dr S P Sharma, PHDCCI, India
  • Head Impact, Dr Rama Kanungo, University College London (UCL), UK
  • Chair SIG Responsible Technology, Dr YiChuan Wang, Sheffield University, UK
  • Chair SIG Responsible Futures, Dr Klara Scheurenbrand, ESSCA, France
  • Chair SIG Responsible Health, Dr Mingxue Wei, York St John University, UK
  • Chair SIG Responsible Consumption, Dr Kaouther Kooli, Bournemouth University, UK

Community

  • Sr Advisor, Prof Dorothy Yen, Brunel University, UK
  • Sr Advisor, Prof Shyama Ramani, UNU Merit, Maastricht
  • Sr Fellow, Dr Nandakumar Mekoth, Goa Institute of Management, India
  • Fellow Dr Roopa Johri, Delhi University, India
  • Fellow Dr Swati Khanna, Delhi University, India
  • Fellow, Dr Gaurav Chhaparwal, AI & ML Corporate Trainer
  • Fellow, Dr Richa Sen, Data Scientist
  • Fellow Dr Arnab Banerjee, University of the Arts London, UK
  • Fellow, Dr Shahpar Abdollahi, University of the Arts London, UK
  • Fellow, Dr Jingwen Shi, Greenwich University, UK
  • Fellow, Dr. Jayakar Sodagiri, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Commerce