Mukthy Sumangala is currently serving as Assistant Professor, Department of Fashion Management Studies (FMS), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kerala, India. She has rich industry experience of over 7 years. A major part of her career has been with some of the best-known export houses for international retailers such as GAP, Old Navy, Target, and Gerber. She joined NIFT in 2014 as Assistant Professor in the FMS department and has been the SDAC since 2015. She now has 9 years of work experience, in academic, administrative, training, consultancy and research. Her areas of research interest include Suitability, Luxury and Entrepreneurship. She is an excellent coordinator, people manager and trainer. She is associated with other universities as consultant to their fashion courses.