Name: Dr. Chandana Paul
Profile: HOD & Assistant Professor
Qualification: PhD in Hospitality from Amity University Jaipur, Master’s in Tourism & Hospitality from Madurai Kamraj University, Hotel management from IHM Bhopal
Email: chandanapaul@sushantuniversity.edu.in
Brief Profile
With over 20 years of distinguished experience spanning luxury hotel operations and higher education, she is an accomplished hospitality leader and academician. Currently serving as Head of Department at Vatel Hotel & Tourism Business School, Sushant University, she brings a strong integration of industry expertise and academic specialization in hospitality management, service operations, and strategic leadership.
Her professional background includes extensive experience with globally renowned luxury hotel brands like The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, The Orchid Mumbai & International brand Speke group of Hotels Kampala, East Africa, where she has demonstrated excellence in operational management, SOP design and implementation, time and motion studies, workforce planning, vendor relations, and budgetary control. In academia, she was associated with G D Goenka University, Osmania University. She aligns industry best practices with curriculum design, outcome-based education, skill development, and industry–institute collaboration, ensuring students are equipped with both conceptual depth and practical competence.
Her career reflects a commitment to operational excellence, academic innovation, and leadership development within the hospitality and tourism sector.
Experience- 20 years of Academic & Industry experience
