Professor Dr. Shaikh Aftab Anwar, is an educationist, researcher, social activist and a transformational leader. He has more than 30 years of teaching, research, consultancy, executive education and industry experience. He was nominated as Senate Member of Savitribai Phule Pune University by the Governor of Maharashtra. Recently he has been elected as Chairman of Board of Studies (Marketing) of the same University. He has served as BOS member, Faculty member, Examination Committee member of Savitribai Phule Pune University. Presently, Dr. Shaikh is working as Principal of Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune -411001(MS).

Dr. Shaikh is also Member of several Educational and Professional Bodies in India and abroad. He has been accorded with several prestigious awards including National Youth Award by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, and Prof. G. B. Kulkarni Award for Best Teacher in Commerce by the University of Pune.

He is Ph.D. and M.Phil. Research Guide of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. 33 students have completed Ph.D. and 16 students have completed M.Phil. under his guidance.

Dr. Shaikh has authored several books and published research papers and articles in refereed National and International Journals and presented papers in international conferences.

As a Social entrepreneur, Dr. Shaikh has established and run the organizations from scratch. He also offers advice to upcoming Educational Institutions and IT Education sector. He is a motivational speaker, Result-focused and effectual leader. He has extensively travelled to countries like China, Iran, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore Oman, UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia), Fiji, Kingdom of Tonga, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Dr. Mukhtar Shaikh, is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune. He completed his graduation and post-graduation from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. He obtained his doctorate degree from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. He has more than 10 years of teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He is a recognized research guide of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.

Dr. Mukhtar Shaikh is the author of five books: "Western Political Thought" (2022), "Principles of Political Science" (2022), "Universal Human Values" (2023), "International Administration" (2023), and "New Horizons of Social Sciences" (2023). Recently, two of his patents have been accepted and published by the Patent Office of India, one on "Analysis of gender diversity and team performance under time pressure in an organization" and the other on "Assessing the Impact of Emotional Intelligence Development Programs on Teaching and Learning Outcomes." He has over 25 research papers published in numerous national and international journals.

Dr. M. Shahid Jamal Ansari, is working as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Economics at Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune. Before joining this college, Dr. Ansari taught at Daulatram College of Delhi University. He has teaching experience of more than ten years and he is a research guide recognized by Savitribai Phule Pune University. He did his Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University in the area of health and human development. He has authored many books and articles on his research area and on current issues.