Former Director of IIPM (MoC&I-GoI), Bangalore. Core expertise on Administration of national academic institution (sectoral business school) with a rigorous research work, assurance of learning and executive education & management. Sector specific initiatives focused through start-ups, establishment of center of excellence and business models for the stakeholders in the areas of agri-food, agribusiness, plantations and commodities. Established a sustainable structural and functional dimensional model for FPOs/FPCs, as strategic people-centered organizations. A sustainable model developed for higher education institutional development strategy, where it led remarkable financial and academic growth, with NO Capex and Opex. Facilitated global academic exchange, study aboard programs, international accreditation and employability of graduates. Expedited institution towards 4Is perspectives from the senior management cadres of industry to grassroots workforces governance with a unique bottom up model and gained a title as 4Is Intensive-Industry-Institute-interaction with honours, grants and awards. Extensive executive development programs were designed and executed for Commodity Boards of India (CBI) for more than a decade. BOGs/the Ministry saw improvements in academic, infrastructure, research/consultancy, operational efficiency, and overall performance. Success at IIPMB positioned me as a perfect and critical leader to continue as Director (Apex scale) for FOUR terms. Alumni of Cornell University, Ithaca; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Northern Illinois University, Dekalb; and TNAU-Coimbatore. Grants and awards from the Rotary International Foundation, Evanston, USDA-OICD-WQ; UN IFAD-USFDA, GoI etc. Awards: Bharat Gaurav Award, Bharat Vidya Shiromani, Life time education achievement award, NAFSA award, Hosler award, etc.