We are pleased to announce the launch of the CEE – Alumni Forum. The purpose of this forum will be to increase interaction, knowledge sharing, and networking amongst the CEE Alumni community.

CEE Alumni chapters were recently launched at Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.

Chapter Officials meet at the ISB
The Alumni chapter officials met at the ISB on September 14,  2008 to take forward  their plan of action for the chapters and to discuss about the focus for the first year. Students from the Class of 2009 at the ISB, belonging to the Consulting Club, carried out an assignment and recommended a plan of action for the ISB-CEE alumni chapters. The recommendations were based on primary research, secondary research, benchmarking, and in-depth analysis. Dean Rao and  Associate Dean ,Centre for Executive Education, Deepak Chandra also put forth their expectations from the alumni chapters. The chapter office bearers presented their views on their chapters and indicated their area of focus.

Several details like frequency of the events, web portal requirement, nature of activities, and the task ahead were deliberated upon. Everyone agreed that getting all alumni to ‘glue’ together would be a very vital component, and needs to be executed on priority. The core team will now take ahead the vision, and plan the activities. This meet of the Chapter officials  was an occasion to experience the possibility of creation of a highly empowered platform which could bring together the industry and the academia, and leverage it extensively for the benefit of all. 

The evening provided valuable insights into the experiences of the CEE Alums, about their learning while at the ISB, and how the executive education programme helped them in leaps and bounds in their careers. It was also a moment of coming together and making plans for the road ahead. 

Delhi Chapter Meet
August 30, 2008
At the Delhi meet participants relived their experience while at the ISB. Dean Rao and Associate Dean ,Centre for Executive Education Deepak Chandra shared the vision of the ISB on its way forward. Here too the secret ballot process was adopted, and the chapter officer bearers were elected.
The office bearers elected to the Delhi chapter are:
President: Vijay Kiyawat , Special Advisor, Duraline Corporation
Secretary: Krishan Malhotra ,  Executive Director , PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd

Mumbai Chapter Meet 
August 10, 2008
Braving rain and water logging in several parts of Mumbai, a large number of CEE Alumni met at the Grand Central at Mumbai. The evening provided valuable insights into the experiences of the CEE alumni, about their learning while at the ISB, and how executive education programmes have helped them in their careers and organisations. It was also a great moment of coming together and making plans for the road ahead. The office bearers elected to the Mumbai chapter are:
President: Ashok Malhotra, Managing Director, Mettler Toledo
Secretary: Amarjit Batra, Head – New Business & Global Trade, eBay India Ltd.

Bangalore Chapter Meet 
August 9, 2008
In the City of Gardens the Executive Education Alumni Meet was held at the Windsor Manor. It was a huge gathering and a process of secret ballot was followed to elect the President and the Secretary. The office bearers elected to the Bangalore chapter are:
President:  Rajesh Gupta, Managing Director, Bearing Point
Secretary:  Rajmohan Krishnan, Sr. Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 


Hyderabad Chapter Meet
July 19, 2008
The Hyderabad Chapter formulation of the Executive Education Alumni Association on July 19, 2008 was an event to reckon with. It was an intimate gathering of our esteemed Alumni, and an evening of connect and network.  The office bearers elected to the Hyderabad chapter are: 
President:  Pradeep Dhobale, Chief Executive, ITC Limited
Secretary:  Dr Goutam Auknoor, CEO, Amogh International Consultants


 During the chapter launch meetings we conducted the following activities:

• Chapter member introductions
• Alumni charter formulation
• Recent developments @ISB – An overview
• Election of the Chapter President and Secretary
• Discussion on the activities for the next quarter

Through this forum the ISB will continue to bring cutting edge thought leadership to our Alumni community through annual gatherings at the different chapters.

We would need your active participation in making it a success. Should you wish to volunteer for this activity, please contact us at ceealumni@isb.edu

We solicit your feedback in making this initiative sustainable and immensely beneficial for you.

For any further enquires please contact:
Madhavi Velury, CEE Alumni – Coordinator
CEE Alumni Services
Tel: + 91 40 2318 7509
        + 91 9394568005
Fax: + 91 40 2300 7040
email: CEEalumni@isb.edu