Business personalities like Niren Chaudhary, Harit Nagpal, and Sandip Das along with Ira Singhal (IAS) are few names that comes under FMS Delhi Notable Alumni.
FMS Delhi notable alumni have made their mark in society and popular names include Niren Chaudhary, Raghav Bahl, Sandip Das, and Anupama Verma along with others. Affiliated with Delhi University, FMS Delhi has gained a reputation for being the best ROI B-school in India. Its excellent placements, its experienced faculty, its relatively lower fees, and of course, its notable alumni.
List of FMS Delhi Notable Alumni
FMS Delhi alumni with vision, knowledge and endless potential have thus gone forward and brought honor to the institute. This article discusses some notable alumni of FMS Delhi and their enriching stories.
Raghav Bahl
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The media tycoon Raghav Bahl was the founder and head of an empire that spanned countless media and TV channels at its peak. He graduated from St. Stephens College and then completed post-graduation from FMS Delhi. Raghav started as a consultant for two companies before switching over to media. His first media job was as an Anchor Person at Doordarshan. Few would have thought that he would become the most influential journalism-based entrepreneur in India one day.
He founded Network18, starting with CNBC-TV18, and later expanded it to include Colors, CNBC Awaaz, Forbes India, etc. Raghav left Network18 in 2014, only to go on to found Quintillion Media, with The Quint as its centerpiece. He has also authored two books about super economies involving China and India and is a noted figure in economics. Raghav was also named the Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 1994, merely a year after he founded Network18.
Profession: Entrepreneur, CEO
Harit Nagpal
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There are few people as experienced in the business sector as Harit Nagpal. The current MD and CEO of Tata Sky, Harit, is a consummate businessman and renowned for his countless years of experience in the industry due to the various positions in the course of his career. Hart served as the Director of Marketing at Vodafone and was part of Lakme, PepsiCo, and Marico as well at one point. However, when he joined Tata Sky, the satellite was not seen as a product that could be sold extensively. Harit changed this perception, turning the premium product into a familiar sight for households and cementing Tata Sky's place in the DTH market.
Harit Nagpal focused on service to gain an edge over his competitors, and with quiet confidence, built a legacy of excellence and trust with the consumers. His policies proved wildly successful, and now Tata Sky is a name that echoes across India.
Profession: MD and CEO
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Niren Chaudhary
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Niren Chaudhary deserves the heartfelt thanks of every food lover in India. This man deserves a great deal of credit for bringing Mexican food to India. Without him, Taco Bell in India would still be a dream. Niren is a businessman with vast experience in the food sector. He worked for Yum! Brands India for over two decades, before joining Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in 2017. His work in the food industry made him the biggest headhunting target among India's various international and national food brands.
Niren later joined Panera Bread as CEO just a few months before Covid-19 struck. His capable handling and deft leadership ensured that the disaster that crippled the restaurant industry could not do so to Panera Bread.
Profession: CEO, MD
Ira Singhal
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Meet the topper of the 2014 UPSC Civil Services Examination. Ira Singhal is a larger-than-life personality whose story can make for a hit Bollywood movie. Ira has scoliosis, a disability that prevents her from properly using her arms. Despite this, she became the first differently-abled Indian woman to top the notoriously difficult UPSC exam. Her achievements have been recorded in the Limca Book of Records.
Ira is the brand ambassador for the Department of Disability of the government of India. She has also been part of various organizations in the government dealing with helping the differently-abled and women. In addition, she is a motivational speaker, expounding on topics such as discrimination, equality, disability, etc. Her efforts have been to betterment various people's lives, most notably child laborers who she has done her utmost to rescue from a life of struggle.
Profession: IAS, Public Speaker
Sandip Das
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One of the best telecom CEOs in the world, as noted by Global Telecom Business GTB PowerList 100, Sandip Das has spearheaded, advised, and built from scratch several telecom companies. He worked in Maxis Telecommunication, Bridge Alliance, Reliance Jio, Reliance Retail, Aircel, etc. He was the first employee of Hutchison Essar, a company now known as Vodafone India. Currently, he serves as an advisor at Analysys Mason and is a part of the advisory board of Sterlite Technologies.
Sandip's greatest accomplishment could be seen to be his time working for Hutchison Essar. He started as the first employee of the company, and by the time he left, he had served in numerous roles in it such as COO, Deputy MD, etc. The company was valued at US $22Billion, a testimony to its great success only over a mere fifteen years. Sandip can indeed be credited with bringing India to the global telecom industry.
Profession: MD, CEO, Board of Advisor
Mahesh Verma
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It might seem odd to some, but Mahesh Verma, the great master of Dentistry, is an alumnus of FMS Delhi. The recipient of the Padma Shri award for his contributions to medicine, Mahesh is a master of Prosthodontics. As the director of Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, he transformed it from a small school to the foremost dental hospital in India. He is also a part of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University as its Vice-Chancellor.
Mahesh is also a faculty member for healthcare management at FMS Delhi. He is the president of the Indian Dental Association, Delhi. He was also the former chairman of the Indian Prosthodontics Society. Mahesh is famous worldwide for his expertise in dentistry, and his dream is to be able to develop indigenous dental implants for patients.
Profession: Indian Prosthodontist, Director
Sandeep A. Varma
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Though Sandeep has numerous accomplishments to his name, the one that rings the loudest is his work on Manjunath, an Indian film depicting the story of an IIM Lucknow graduate Manjunath who was killed by the mafia for exposing the deep corruption and criminal activities in the oil sector in India. Sandeep has directed numerous movies and short films, and commercials that have received genuine praise from the big names of the TV industry. His fearless attitude and well-written film have been featured in various film festivals and have won many accolades.
Sandeep is also the founder of 'Film board Movies' along with his friend Rajesh Butta. It is a B2B market for film production-related merchandise. In 2015, Sandeep won the Screen Award for Best Screenplay for Manjunath and was also nominated for the Most Promising Debut Director.
Profession: Film Director, Co-Founder
Other Prominent FMS Delhi Alumni
FMS Delhi alumni have spread across all professions, taking the world by storm. It comes as no surprise to many that a B-school as distinguished as FMS Delhi would naturally produce an exceptional attitude, thinking, and work ethic. To name all the distinguished and prominent alumni is a hard task considering FMS’s long history. Therefore, given below are certain prominent alumni who have made their mark in their respective fields.
| Alumni Name | Profession |
| Anupama Verma | Actress |
| Sat Parashar | Financial Manager |
| Dinesh Kumar Khara | Chairman SBI |
| Subhash Chandra Agrawal | Businessman, RTI Activist |
| Pankaj Mohindroo | Founder- Indian Cellular Association |
| Girish Sharma | Chief Commissioner- Income Tax Department |
| Yogi Sriram | Vice President- L&T |
| Siddharth Banerjee | Director - Facebook |
| Sandeep Sahney | Head - Sanofi Genzyme (JPAC) |
| Bikash Kumar | Founder - Integrated Retail |
Official FMS Delhi Alumni Community
FMS Delhi honours its distinguished alumni by keeping their tales alive in their archives. The official FMS Delhi for alumni is a thriving environment where alumni can connect with the institute, the students, and each other. This community has helped the alumni, the college, and the students in various ways. Given below are the official links to the FMS alumni community, association, and their home website.
- Visit the official website of FMS Delhi- www.fms.edu
- Click on "Alumni Corner" on the left hand side to find the Amity University Noida Alumni Association.
