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Amrita Dutta

Gurgaon

Summary

Extensive experience in education, with a focus on both academic institutions and test-preparation organizations. Instrumental in founding and expanding multiple educational initiatives while providing strategic advisory support to government, academic, and corporate partners. Over ten years of expertise in navigating the education and social sectors, addressing leadership searches for large private universities and various public and private institutions.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal and Practice Head - Education and Social

Deininger
Gurugram / Gurgaon
06.2024 - Current
  • Spearheading the development of Deininger’s Education and Social Sector practices, establishing it as a credible vertical within a niche executive search firm. Responsible for end-to-end ownership of the practice — from client acquisition and relationship management to search execution and delivery.
  • Successfully onboarded several large institutional clients, including leading private universities and not-for-profit organizations. Secured and delivered on multiple senior-level mandates, with a strong record of repeat business from satisfied clients.
  • Actively showcased the practice to over 50 institutions across India over the past year, building visibility, trust, and long-term opportunity pipelines.

Associate Principal

Amrop, India
Gurgaon
10.2022 - 06.2024
  • Education practice Scale up and Growth: Amrop has an education practice which needed to be suitably scaled up and socialized with various strategic players across the entire education value-chain.
  • I developed a portfolio of new education partners and positioned Amrop as the long-term strategic partner for all education search related needs.
  • Project Execution: Managed end to end account project execution (for education and non-education searches) from the start of the search to candidate onboarding.
  • Strategic Initiatives: Devised new channels for enhanced and continuous visibility of Amrop through industry POVs, thought leadership and insights mailer series.

Associate Director: Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

Indian School of Business (ISB)
Hyderabad
11.2018 - 08.2021
  • I was responsible for growth and sustenance of CIE . The centre promotes an entrepreneurial mindset among students, provides entrepreneurial opportunities for underprivileged sections of society expecially for Telangana government and designs customized programs on innovation for corporates.
  • Managed and scaled the center. Understood market needs, developed customized interventions through experiential programs, and helped scale into newer geographies.
  • Developed and nurtured relationships with a variety of stakeholders ranging from Senior government officials, universities, senior faculty members, CXOs and students.

Head: Fund Raising

WaterHealth India
Hyderabad
06.2016 - 09.2018
  • First member in the Fund-raising team. Build market insights, value propositions and donor engagement models to position our offerings.
  • Onboarded corporate partners from varied industry verticals, co-created impact measurement tools with them and drove short, medium and long term impact for our offerings.
  • Build and expanded the commercial wing and partnered with leading IT companies and hotel chains to setup inhouse water purification units that were safe and cost-effective.

Freelancer
Zurich
09.2013 - 01.2015
  • Worked as a free-lancer with University of Zurich to proof-read the documents of researchers in History department.
  • Worked on drafting a manuscript called 'Hiraeth' that basically revolves around three cities across the world and lives in those cities. The book was finally concluded this year and is now globally published and has been receiving promising reviews.

Chief Manager (Zonal Head - North and East India)

ICICI Securities Limited (ICICIdirect.com)
New Delhi
05.2010 - 07.2013
  • Build and scaled ICFL (Education venture of I Sec) for North and East India. One of the core founding members of ICFL.
  • Drove massive growth for the vertical across North and East India in more than 12 states.
  • Responsibility included setting up this SBU from scratch, building processes, pricing strategies, GTM plan, collaboration with leading education players.
  • Over the course of 3 years, I scaled the SBU across three verticals - Retail, Institutional and through own branches. It broke even in the first year and continued to grow over the next 2 years.

Regional Manager - Marketing

IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi
02.2008 - 05.2010
  • As the Regional Marketing Manager, I was responsible to make a Great brand in test prep - Greater!
  • Designed innovative BTL and ATL activities across 17 centers in North India. The success of some of these mega events still remain undisputed to the day.
  • And monitored/ensured the academic quality across the franchised locations through audits and process support.

Assistant Manager - Marketing and Corporate Communications

Career Launcher India Limited
New Delhi
03.2006 - 01.2008
  • Was the only in-house verbal trainer in Bangalore CL. And was the Center Manager of Church Street center which grew from single digit batches to double digits.

Management Trainee, Marketing

DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited
Gurgaon
06.2005 - 03.2006
  • Worked in a startup - when the word "startup" wasn't acknowledged.
  • Was responsible for taking up new events (to enhance visibility and recognition) to promote the brand which was still new in the market. Completed website and undertook seasonal branding events etc.

Education

PGP - Marketing

International Management Institute
New Delhi
01.2005

B.A - English hons

R.D Women's college
Bhubaneswar
01.2003

Science -

F.M College (Utkal University)
01.2000

I.C.S.E -

ST. Vincent's convent school
01.1998

Total Work Experience

18 years

Accomplishments

  • Was awarded rating 1 (Exceeded expectations - highest rating) in two out of three years of my working in ICICIdirect.com as Zonal Head - ICFL.
  • Have ensured North and East zones stay as top revenue zones across the three financial years from 2011 till 2013.
  • Closed three new accounts in record time of seven (7) months in WaterHealth India. Closed 4 new accounts within 8 months at Deininger.

Extra Curricular Activities And Achievements

  • Published author of a fiction book. The book called 'Hiraeth' is published in February 2022 and is available worldwide.
  • Topper in school, college and in university.
  • Have done my graduation in guitar (Hawaiin).
  • Was the State level debater in Orissa in the year 2000 and 2002.
  • Got my poems selected to be published in an International compilation 'Sounds of music'. Won the 'Poetess of the Week' organized by the Asian age, thrice across 2003 and 2004.
  • Freelance verbal faculty for MBA training industry.

Academic Awards And Achievements

  • Was the District topper in English (Higher secondary examination) in 2000.
  • Was the State topper in English at the graduation in 2003.

Timeline

Principal and Practice Head - Education and Social

Deininger
06.2024 - Current

Associate Principal

Amrop, India
10.2022 - 06.2024

Associate Director: Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

Indian School of Business (ISB)
11.2018 - 08.2021

Head: Fund Raising

WaterHealth India
06.2016 - 09.2018

Freelancer
09.2013 - 01.2015

Chief Manager (Zonal Head - North and East India)

ICICI Securities Limited (ICICIdirect.com)
05.2010 - 07.2013

Regional Manager - Marketing

IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd.
02.2008 - 05.2010

Assistant Manager - Marketing and Corporate Communications

Career Launcher India Limited
03.2006 - 01.2008

Management Trainee, Marketing

DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited
06.2005 - 03.2006

PGP - Marketing

International Management Institute

B.A - English hons

R.D Women's college

Science -

F.M College (Utkal University)

I.C.S.E -

ST. Vincent's convent school
Amrita Dutta