Dr.Suresh B. Pathare holds an M.Sc. in Statistics (1998), an M.Phil. in Statistics (2004), and a Ph.D. in Statistics (2016), all awarded by the Department of Statistics and Centre for Advanced Studies in Statistics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. He has also qualified for the State Eligibility Test (SET) for Assistant Professorship. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Commerce, SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with over 26 years of academic excellence. He has significantly contributed to teaching and mentoring students in Statistics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Research across premier institutions.