Meet Our Board Members
Dr. Pooja Chopra
Director (Marketing and Training)
Ph.D (Management)
MBA (Marketing)
By profession, she is a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Ph.D. (Management), MBA (Marketing). Currently, she is a visiting faculty at the University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS), Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has also been associated with University Business School (UBS), University School of Open Learning (USOL), Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). She also has corporate experience of more than 4 years with CitiFinancial and Cholamandalam DBS Finance Limited. She is a skilled Master Trainer under the Skill India Mission at Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana. At EduRize India Foundation, she aims to bring about change at the grassroot level in people's lives through skill enhancement.
Dr. Prachi Verma
Director (Training and Development)
Ph.D
MHA (Master of Hospital Administration)
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
She holds a BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), MHA (Master of Hospital Administration) and a PhD (Management) from Punjabi University, Patiala's School of Management Studies. After receiving training at hospitals such as SGPGI, Lucknow and PGIMER, Chandigarh, in the field of Hospital Management, she worked as a manager in various hospitals. She has more than nine years of teaching experience as a faculty member of management at UIAMS, Panjab University, and has taught a wide array of management subjects. She has presented several research papers at various conferences and has won awards for the best paper. Her research papers are published in high-quality journals of national and international repute. As a Master Trainer for Skill courses in healthcare, she has also coordinated various teaching and training programs. She is passionate about skill development and is committed to providing knowledge and skills to students at the grassroots level. With her experience, she wants to pursue her future at EduRize India Foundation.
Flt Lt Renu Lamba PhD
Director (Technical & Operations)
Ph.D. (Management)
B.E. (Electrical)
With over 25 years of experience, she is currently a Faculty member at Panjab University's University Business
School (UBS). Her previous position was as an Associate Professor at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun.
Before turning to education as her full-time career, she worked in the corporate world, primarily in operations.
She is from the pioneering batch of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and was responsible for the ground defence
telecommunications network. She received her PhD in Management from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh,
and a bachelor’s in technology from NIT Raipur. Her research interests include leveraging technology to achieve
Financial Inclusion, social and rural entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, and Innovation. Furthermore, she has
given lectures at universities abroad and co-authored a book about information technology for entrepreneurs in
addition to several publications. At EduRize India Foundation she aims to provide the skills to empower the youth
of the country.
She fosters a culture of creativity and innovation among the next generation. She also mentors and counsels entrepreneurs to help them achieve their goals.