Dr. Madhumita Mahatme is an academician, researcher, and management professional with over 28 years of combined experience, comprising 13+ years in higher education and 15 years in the corporate sector. She holds a Ph.D. in Management from Goa University, along with an M.Phil. in Tourism, Master of Management Studies (Finance), and Bachelor of Pharmacy. Her multidisciplinary academic background enables her to bridge management, tourism, healthcare, and business education effectively.
Dr. Mahatme has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several reputed institutions in Goa, including Goa Business School, MES College, Rosary College, Goa College of Pharmacy, S.S. Dempo College of Commerce & Economics, Damodar College, and Chowgule College. Her teaching areas include Marketing Management, Tourism and Hospitality, Entrepreneurship, Business Ethics, Ecotourism, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Creative Thinking, and Soft Skills.
Her research interests focus on sustainable tourism, community-based tourism, rural and peripheral tourism, and management case writing. She has published research papers and teaching cases in reputed journals, including Asian Case Research Journal (Scopus Indexed) and the South Asian Journal of Management, and has contributed a book chapter on rural tourism. She regularly presents papers at national and international conferences and actively participates in faculty development programmes and research workshops.
Before entering academia, Dr. Mahatme built a successful corporate career in recruitment consulting, project management, event management, and financial services, working with leading organizations across the pharmaceutical, banking, hospitality, software, and automobile sectors. She is also trained in Indian Classical Music under the traditional Guru-Shishya parampara, reflecting her enduring commitment to lifelong learning and holistic personal development.
