Sadhana joined the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) at the University in March 2013. At the Centre, she maintains the accounts, and helps manage the centre’s website, along with collating the Centre’s activities with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She works with the Centre Head, researchers, and resource persons for all programmes organised by the Centre.
She also assists the Academic Administration Department at NLSIU.
Previously, she worked as a data entry operator and QC reader at Envisage solutions and Coals solutions, Bangalore; as a Customer Care officer/Receptionist with Sterling Holiday Resorts, Bangalore; and as an Office Admin/accountant with Zhenkar Advertising, Bangalore.
Sadhana has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the SJRC College for Women, Bengaluru.
Sameer joined NLSIU’s Finance Office in July 2013. His current responsibilities include handling the university accounts and grants; procuring and overseeing tenders and quotations for various University related matters; and coordinating with the facilities team to organise university events; etc. He has previously worked as an Accounts Assistant at Nokia.
He holds a B. Com Hons. Degree in Advanced Accountancy from Bangalore University.
Sanchet is an Occupational Therapist by training with an administrative background and 8 years of work experience in the field of Higher Education.
Prior to joining NLSIU, he worked with the Registrar’s Office at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, to coordinate academic administration for postgraduate students of the School of Development. He has earlier worked with the Ministry of Railways in setting up India’s first rail and transportation university at Vadodara, Gujarat. He was a part of the founding projects team at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana where he worked at the Office of Outreach and Admissions.
Sanchet is a Fulbright Scholar from the University of Michigan School of Education and a graduate of the founding batch of the Young India Fellowship Programme.
Savithri joined the University in 1995 as a stenographer. Hailing from a remote area near Sirsi where access to education was very limited, she moved to Bengaluru for the purpose of higher studies. She completed her graduation with a B.A in History, Economics and Political Science from Bangalore University in 1993. Her skills include training in Typing and Shorthand.
Prior to joining NLSIU, she worked at the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru for a brief period. Over her nearly three decade journey at the University, she has primarily worked in the Registrar’s office and has also managed the Vice Chancellor’s for 10 years.
Seema has over 8 years of experience in higher education and e-commerce sectors.
Prior to joining NLSIU, she was working as an Assistant Director of Academics at Atria University where she was one of the founding members of the Academic Administration team. Previously, she has worked in Naropa Fellowship, Ladakh, Sai University, Chennai, Amazon, Bengaluru, and Infoedge, Noida in various capacities. She has juggled multiple roles in her career as an education consultant, an operations specialist, a career coach, customer service lead as well as team lead in the corporate sector.
Seema is an MBA graduate from Bangalore University and a graduate of the Young India Fellowship Programme, Ashoka University. She is also a trained Bharathnatyam dancer and Yakshagana artist, and an avid Kannada literature reader.
Shailendra joined NLSIU as the Manager of Academic Administration in February 2025. In his new role, he aims to leverage his diverse expertise to streamline processes, enhance student engagement, and contribute to the university’s growth and success.
Prior to joining NLSIU, Shailendra served as Manager in the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor at Ashoka University, where he was instrumental in overseeing university governance, policy development, administrative operations, budgeting, compliance, event management, and accreditation processes. He also held key positions at O.P. Jindal Global University where he managed academic operations for the Business School, led teams, and contributed to institutional accreditations among other responsibilities. He has also worked with MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul (Pune) and BML Munjal University (Gurgaon), and was involved in student affairs, operations, and event planning.
Shailendra has a BA from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. He also has a certification in Effective Management Skills and Leadership from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Outside of his professional endeavours, Shailendra is a passionate equestrian, having competed at the national level in horse riding.
In a career spanning 30 years, Mr. Shailesh has had the opportunity to lead large business units, strategic client relationships and operations at scale across industries and customer segments. Prior to joining NLSIU, he was the Business Head for the Smart World Unit of L&T, driving some of the largest projects in the field of Smart Cities and National Digital Backbone. Before that he spent more than 25 years with IBM and was instrumental in setting up a large domestic base for IBM in India. In the late 90s, he also set up the domestic Sales organization for Adobe Corporation in India.
Mr. Shailesh is an electrical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur.
In 2022, he took up the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at NLSIU to better manage and improve our infrastructure, facilities, and operations. During his time as COO, he led and executed all operational functions to meet NLSIU’s evolving needs and strategic goals across a variety of the University’s functions including its infrastructure projects, estate, facilities, and IT. He also worked in partnership with teams across the University to drive innovation, transformation and improved performance, within and across functions.
In 2024, he transitioned into the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Strategic Initiatives. He will continue to oversee the University’s IT infrastructure, platforms and services.
Sheshachala Murthy joined NLSIU in 2007 where he started working in the Finance Department. Prior to NLSIU, he worked at the National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) from 2004 to 2007. During his tenure at NAAC, he assisted the Deputy Advisor on academic matters such as assessment, publications, etc.
In his current capacity as Assistant Manager in the People & Culture Office, he covers the following work areas – payroll, matters involving local government stakeholders, income tax matters, budgets and financials. He also assists with HR related matters. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (2003) and a Master’s degree in Commerce (2015) from Bangalore University.
Shivendra’s research interests include laws surrounding virtual property, intellectual property rights, encryption, cyber laws and emerging questions of technology regulation. Through his work, he aims to contribute to the evolving discourse on the intersection of law, digital economies and technological innovation.
He has practised as an advocate, focussing on property law and intellectual property disputes. He was also a Teaching Assistant at NLSIU, supporting faculty in course delivery, research and academic activities.
Shivendra earned his BA LLB (Hons) from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab and completed his LLM from NLSIU.
Shruthi is a qualified Chartered Accountant with four years of work experience. She has previously worked with B S R & Co. LLP, Bengaluru – Member firm of KPMG in India. Her core responsibilities at the University include Student financials, Compliance, and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).
