WE School’s Samir Karkhanis turns entrepreneur with Strategic Alliances

Samir Karkhanis, Head - Marketing & Business Development at Welingkar Institute of Management (WE School), has put in his papers after a stint of 12 years. He is turning entrepreneur with Strategic Alliances. The new venture will represent the business interests, industry interactions and alumni relations, and will manage India entry strategy of global and Ivy League universities and private industry sponsored universities in India as well as Asia. 

Karkhanis had joined WE School in February 2005 and spearheaded its marketing, corporate alliance, and business development functions. During his tenure, WE School launched leading MBA programmes in the areas of business design & innovation, rural management, health care, media & entertainment, family business management and the latest big data & analytics. 

He has earlier worked with leading Global Fortune 100 companies like Exxon Mobil, GE Capital, Fosters Brewing Group and ABD.