Educated in Loyola Madras, IIMA, ISB Hyderabad & IESE Business School, Barcelona culminating in a Ph.d in Strategic Management from SCSMVV, Kanchipuram.Have 22 years’ varied business experience across sectors & functions in Blue Star Ltd, the Sanmar Group, Escorts Ltd & a subsidiary of ABB serving as COO/CEO during the final 8 years. Set up India’s first automated furniture factory. Served & held positions of responsibility on many committees of CII and other bodies.Presented papers whilst in industry on testing methodology for reliability evaluation and shared a joint patent in the area of metal detection. Since entering management education have more than 50 publications. Entered academics in 2000 with SDM-IMD Mysore and have since held academic leadership positions in ASB Trivandrum, IBS Bangalore, CIMP & with the Goa Institute of Management. Collaborate in various academic activities with KIAMS, BIM, IIMK, IIMB, Richard Ivey School of Business, Canada; LBS, UK; Kansas University School of Business, USA; IESE Business School Barcelona, Spain; Corvinus Univerity Budapest; Central European University Budapest, Hungary; Instytut Organizachji Zarzadzania W Przemysle, Warsaw, Poland & the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.Served on the Steering Network of the Initiative for Regulatory Innovation (IRI) of the CEU Business School and as a member of the Scientific Committee of INTREM, Hungary. A reviewer with the International Journal of Emerging Markets & the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business & Judge for the Richard Ivey-ISB Case Writing Competition since inception.The overarching theme of my career in both business and academia has been innovation and leadership. A key strength is the ability to work with people across gender, age, position and culture.In spare time fly microlights, drive cross-country, sail yachts & ride horses. Also a part-time RJ with an English FM channel offering top English pop hits