Gayatree Siddhanta Sarma joined Linfield in 2015. She teaches marketing, management, and wine courses primarily focusing on international business. Prior to joining Linfield, Gayatree taught at Marist College. Gayatree has lived and worked on three continents. This included work in Japan in marketing, and India as an investment destination in the crucial early stages of India’s economic liberalization. Her culturally rich lived experience shapes her teaching style. Her areas of academic interest include domestic and global marketing, sustainability, and transforming consumer behavior in emerging economies. Gayatree is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in many media outlets including Newsweek magazine. Gayatree is the 2024 Business Faculty Excellence award recipient.