Professor Dr. Shaikh Aftab Anwar, M.Com.; MBA; Ph.D. (Business Administration) is an educationist, researcher, social activist and a transformational leader. He has more than 30 years of teaching, research, consultancy, executive education and industry experience. He was nominated as Senate Member of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) by the Governor of Maharashtra, and recently, he has been elected as Chairman of the BoS of Marketing under the faculty of Commerce and Management of the same University. He has served as BOS member, Faculty member, Examination Committee member of SPPU. Presently, Dr. Shaikh is working as Principal of Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce.

Dr. Shaikh is also Member of several Educational and Professional Bodies in India and abroad. He has been accorded with several prestigious awards including National Youth Award by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, and Prof. G. B. Kulkarni Award for Best Teacher in Commerce by the University of Pune.

He is Ph.D. and M.Phil. Research Guide of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. 34 students have completed Ph.D. and 16 students have completed M.Phil. under his guidance.

Dr. Shaikh has authored several books and published research papers and articles in refereed National and International Journals and presented papers in international conferences.
As a Social entrepreneur, Dr. Shaikh has established and run the organizations from scratch. He also offers advice to upcoming Educational Institutions and IT Education sector. He is a motivational speaker, Result-focused and effectual leader. He has extensively travelled to countries like China, Iran, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore Oman, UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia), Fiji, Kingdom of Tonga, Sri Lanka and Nepal.