Dr. Jayaseelan holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Pune University, an M.Phil., and an MBA from Madras University. He is the founder and consultant of Skillsmith India, an international HR outsourcing firm. He was associated with iNurture Education as the Academic Head for the Marketing, Leadership & Innovation division. As a faculty member of management at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, he conducted MDPs for middle- and senior-management executives of the Godrej Group, Wipro, John Deere, L&T, and a consumer behavior study in the ITC Personal Care Products division. He also served as a jury member for L’Oréal, Johnson & Johnson,
and HUL board companies. He worked with Bayer Consumer Care, Philips Lighting, and ETV. He began his teaching career at the India campus of the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada, and was associated with institutions such as the Lintas-Northpoint Center of Learning, National Insurance Academy, and Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai. His research publications and working papers are in the areas of Marketing Automation, Energy Management, Rural Markets, AI, and ML.