Prof Shweta Anand

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
PhD (Wealth Management) from MNNIT, Allahabad titled ‘Planning and Meeting Personal Financial Goals: Information and Tools, Case Study of NCR’ under the supervision of Prof. Peeush Ranjan Agrawal
MCom and BCom in First Division from Madras University
Cost Accountant (ICWA/CWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India,
PGDM (Finance) from AIMA-CME
NET (Commerce), AMT and various NCFM (NSE certification on Financial Markets) certifications in Derivatives, Mutual Fund and Securities Market.

Business, Management and Accounting, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Multidisciplinary, Strategy and Management

Papers were presented and discussed in several International and national Conferences. The full papers were thereafter published in the proceedings of reputed conferences such as
oIndia Accounting & Finance (IAF) Conference, IIM Lucknow, Lucknow India.
oInternational Conference on Contemporary Business convened by IIT Delhi and Curtin University, Australia at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
oCSITM Conference on Benefiting the masses profitably – An Opportunity for Indian Technology Industry, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), Bangaluru, International Conference on Innovations and Advancements in SoICT GBU,Gr Noida,
oInternational Conference on Marketing, IIM Lucknow, Lucknow, India.
oInternational Conference on Inclusive Growth and Microfinance Access, FMS, BHU, Varanasi, India.
oInternational Conference on Globalization and Economic Asymmetries in International Trade and Development, IIM Lucknow, Noida, India.
oInternational Conference on Infrastructure Finance, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India.
oInternational Conference on Agripreneurship & Rural Development, BHU, Varanasi, India.
oGlobal Conference on Business & Economics, Cambridge University, UK.
o'National Seminar on Managing
oInclusive Growth in India: A Re-look into the Socio-Economic Perspectives’, MNNIT, Allahabad, India.
oNational Annual Convention & IFEES International Conference at KIIT University, Bhubneshwar, India.

ICSSR funding Rs 5.5 Lacs received by Prof Shweta Anand (Program Director) and Dr Naveen Kumar (Co-Director) for organizing Ten Days Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences (RMC) from 26th Aug to 4th Sept 2019.

ICSSR funding Rs 2 Lacs received by Prof Shweta Anand and Dr Naveen Kumar (Co-conveners) wide F. No: ICSSR-NIS/AKAM/1st/6/2022-23 dated 17 May 2022 for organizing Two Days Conference Achievements@75 Achievements of Indian Economy: With Reference to Village, Youth, Women, Environment, Digitalization and Industries on 26th and 27th August 2022.

Anand S (2023) Position2/6 SUSTAPRENUER - A STEP TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY Indian Copyright Registration Number L-138964/2023
Anand S (2023) Position2/4 Streetoprenuership – A new dimension to Entrepreneurship Indian Copyright Registration Number Pending for Hearing
Anand S (2023) Position 7/9 CRYPTOCURRENCY AND DIGITAL WALLET Indian Patent Application Number 202311061875, published in Dec 23.

Mutual Funds Investment Vehicle Consultancy carried out for Funding Agency Standard Chartered Bank SCB was Completed during the period Jan’06 to Jul’06 at Polaris Software Ltd (Indian listed MNC) for 5 Lakhs.

Product and Pricing Consultancy carried out for Funding Agency Goldman Sacs was Completed during the period Aug’07 -Jun‘08 at Keane Inc. (US listed MNC) for 11 Lakhs.

Organized several Industry Academia meets for collaborations on Research, Consultancy and placements. MoU’s signed with other Institutes for collabotaion in R&D, Student and faculty exchange programs. MoU’s also signed with Industry for skill based trainings and other collaborations.

1994-2001 Worked with Public Sector Financial Institution of India Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) for an initial 7 years handling various Financial Services Operations and Business Development in different geographies such as Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi NCR. 2001- 2006 Thereafter, I entered IT Industry as a domain expert. Worked with a publicly listed IT Multinational headquartered in Chennai India, Polaris Software Lab Ltd (PSL) as a consultant and domain expert of their Investment Banking Centre of Excellence for 6+ years. 2006-2008 Worked with a public listed IT Multinational headquartered in USA, KEANE Inc as a consultant and domain expert of their BFSI (banking, Financial Services, Insurance) vertical for 2+ years. Overall the rich hands-on practical experience that I gained in the Financial Services and IT Industry helped me understand the Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) from multiple dimensions. Moreover, working in Indian Financial institutio and with MNCs for global clients like UBS, Goldman Sacs, Citibank, SCB etc. gave me a rich exposure to different laws and practices in BFSI in various parts of the world. Did SWOT analysis of the Clients and the BFSI Industry each day using Gratners and Forrester' websites (which were paid access provided by the company). Also extensively used Bridge call meetings for discussing future strategy with the rest of the country heads in Industry Exposure enriches my Academics journey.

I have worked closely with several Self Help Groups of marginalized women for the last two decades. I help motivate them with real-life stories. role model discussion etc. Also, they are encouraged to start their livelihoods towards financial freedom and social upliftment. Of late the change on this front has been to focus on Green Occupations to ensure more and more sustainable livelihoods at the grassroots level.

As SPOC of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan UBA, We work along with volunteers in a few villages that have been adopted by the university. We work on cleanliness drives, personal hygiene discussions, sustainable livelihoods and solid waste management.

My past Research and Development has resulted in several Patents and Copyrights. However, they have not been converted into a commercially viable startup.

I am also closely associated with the Enterprise Incubation Centre EIC of IIM Lucknow which is at Noida Centre. I am actively involved in their panel discussions, proposal evaluations, Investor meets, etc.

I occasionally collaborate with the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT). Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi campus to evaluate various innovative startups and discuss future growth trajectory.

Research work done by the investigator in National, State & public interest.

The Investigator has been working on Sustainable Development Goals related to
Goal 1: No Poverty,
Goal 5: Gender Equality,
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goals.

The same has been done over the past decades through high end research and high impact publications related to Livelihoods, Self Help Groups, Microfinance Institutions, Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy etc.
Overall the Investigator has been working on Developmental Finance.

The Investigator is also the SPOC for the Gautam Buddha University for the All India Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. This Pan India GoI project by Ministry of Education focuses of leveraging Institutional Expertise for inclusive growth of the nearby rural areas. Data is collected from the villages nearby and uploaded on the national portal for further All India level analysis.  We also work with the people of nearby rural areas of the district in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth. Also awareness campaigns have been held on Health, Hygiene, Covid Protocol, Government Beneficiary Schemes etc.