Patron
CHANDNI KAPADIA
Professor of Marketing & E-Commerce
Executive Director
GLS University
Dr. Chandni Kapadia, Executive Director, GLS University, is a multiskilled entrepreneur, a lawyer, a brand consultant, a Tedx speaker and a designer. She studied Fashion Merchandising from FIT, New York and MBA from London School of Economics.
Her strong foresightedness and perseverance to keep moving forward come whatsoever, has led her to handle leadership roles as the Country and Asia Pacific head for various luxury brands like Calvin Klein, Starbucks and other Marquee organizations like Debenhams PLC, Delta Trade, etc.
Her journey as a leader and entrepreneur led her to study law and excelled in it with 11 gold medals. Her tryst with law and business, paved a way to associate with education and academics since over a decade now.
Chandni's steadfast determination, and passion towards her work has led her to carving her own niche whilst looking in the face of challenges with solution oriented approach.
A strong advocate of women rights and women empowerment, she has worked as President of WICCI National Design Council and Rotary Club of Mumbai Visionaries. Kapadia strongly believes in creating her own destiny to get a life one dreams of.
Dr. Chandni has featured in various magazines like the Fortune India, Business Today, Outlook, India Today and the Economic Times. She has named in top lists like Changemakers of India by Outlook, Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune India, Entrepreneurs of India by Economic Times, and Fabulous 40 women of India by Femina. Kapadia believes in creating her own destiny to get a life one dreams of.
A strong advocate of women rights and women empowerment, she has been accredited in the Forbes List of Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs of India as well as Forbes Women Power in 2022 and 2021. She has been named as one of the Asia's most Trusted Leader 2022 by WCRC International and Women leaders of India 2022 by the Economic Times & Femina and has also been honoured with other prestigious awards like the Times Women Icon by Times of India, Asia's Most Trusted leader by WCRC International, Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment in support of UN Global Compact Network & Government of India, the World Women Leadership Congress Award by the Hillary Clinton Foundation, "Leaders of Change 2021" Award by Economic Times and many more.
Her strong foresightedness and perseverance to keep moving forward come whatsoever, has led her to handle leadership roles as the Country and Asia Pacific head for various luxury brands like Calvin Klein, Starbucks and other Marquee organizations like Debenhams PLC, Delta Trade, etc.
Her journey as a leader and entrepreneur led her to study law and excelled in it with 11 gold medals. Her tryst with law and business, paved a way to associate with education and academics since over a decade now.
Chandni's steadfast determination, and passion towards her work has led her to carving her own niche whilst looking in the face of challenges with solution oriented approach.
A strong advocate of women rights and women empowerment, she has worked as President of WICCI National Design Council and Rotary Club of Mumbai Visionaries. Kapadia strongly believes in creating her own destiny to get a life one dreams of.
Dr. Chandni has featured in various magazines like the Fortune India, Business Today, Outlook, India Today and the Economic Times. She has named in top lists like Changemakers of India by Outlook, Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune India, Entrepreneurs of India by Economic Times, and Fabulous 40 women of India by Femina. Kapadia believes in creating her own destiny to get a life one dreams of.
A strong advocate of women rights and women empowerment, she has been accredited in the Forbes List of Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs of India as well as Forbes Women Power in 2022 and 2021. She has been named as one of the Asia's most Trusted Leader 2022 by WCRC International and Women leaders of India 2022 by the Economic Times & Femina and has also been honoured with other prestigious awards like the Times Women Icon by Times of India, Asia's Most Trusted leader by WCRC International, Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment in support of UN Global Compact Network & Government of India, the World Women Leadership Congress Award by the Hillary Clinton Foundation, "Leaders of Change 2021" Award by Economic Times and many more.