Pooja Nataraj Suryanarayana
Academic Director
At the intersection of business strategy and sustainability, Pooja-Nataraj Suri is committed to reshaping brand narratives and corporate impact. A serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience across brand management, marketing communications, and sustainability consulting, she operates at the confluence of commerce and conscience.
Currently based in Milan, she serves as Academic Director and Faculty at Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), where she teaches courses on International Business and Biodiversity, Sustainable Hospitality Management, and Responsible Management and is a doctoral candidate exploring Business Feasibility of Carbon and Biodiversity Credits in Indian Tourism Industry. With a keen eye on the triple bottom line—people, planet, and profit, she remains committed in crafting business strategies that are as impactful as they are ethical.
Sustainability Consulting Projects:
• Impact ESG Report: Spotlight SC, Italy
• Impact ESG Report: Intersport, Switzerland
• Impact ESG Report: Mutoco, Switzerland
• Sustainability in Operations: Six Senses, Rome
• Green Marketing Strategy: Dusit Thani, Maldives
• Sustainability Communications Strategy: Metallurgica San Marco, Italy
• Impact ESG Report: Chambal Safari Lodge, Indian School of Nature, India
- MBA, Sustainable Hospitality Management, SUMAS
- LDP, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
- Certified Carbon Auditor (GHGP, ISO 14064)
- Marketing and Communications
- Impact ESG Reporting
- Sustainable Hospitality Management
- Sustainable Tourism Management