Atul Kumar is a Dean & Professor at Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School, Pune, India and a visiting professor at Boston International College. He has over seventeen years of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration in the higher education industry. He holds a Faculty Development Programme certificate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where he honed his skills in teaching pedagogy and research methods.His core competencies include quality assurance, accreditation, academic advising, and university teaching. He is passionate about creating and disseminating knowledge that contributes to the advancement of management and society. He has published multiple papers in reputed journals and presented his research at various national and international conferences. He can be reached at atul.kumar@dpu.edu.in or atulk.singh@yahoo.co.in.