THOUGHT LEADERS
A Network of Distinguished Scholars and Practitioners
MSSRC's Thought Leaders are drawn from the highest levels of academia, public service, and international organisations. They include former Secretaries to the Government of India, Vice Chancellors, IAS officers, IIT and IIM faculty, World Bank experts, and senior scholars from institutions across India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, Fiji, Taiwan, Austria, Belgium, and beyond.
Their engagement with MSSRC reflects a shared commitment to rigorous research, evidence-based policy, and the advancement of knowledge in management and social sciences.
44
Thought Leaders
15
Countries
6
Continents
20+
Institutions
GLOBAL REACH ACROSS 15 COUNTRIES
INDIA
Prof. Som Deo (Retd.)
Senior Academic and Former Professor
Jaipur
Dr. Rajesh Kothari
Former Vice Chancellor, ICFAI University | Former Director, R.A. Podar Institute of Management
University of Rajasthan
Dr. K N Jehangir
Former Director (International Collaborations)
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Education, Government of India
Dr. V Balachandran
Former Dean
Central University of Kerala, Kasargod
Shri B V K K Rao
Former Financial Advisor and Chief Administrative Officer
Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), New Delhi
Dr. K Srinivasa Rao
Former Secretary, Bank of Baroda | Adjunct Professor
Indian Institute of Risk and Insurance, Hyderabad
Prof. V K Malhotra
Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Food Commission | Former Member-Secretary
Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India
Dr. Somnath Ghosal
Faculty, Centre for Rural Development
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Prof. G M Bhat
Former Head, Department of Economics and Dean, School of Social Sciences
Central University of Kashmir
Dr. Naresh Kumar Sharma
Professor (Hon.) and Former Dean, School of Economics
University of Hyderabad
Dr. Prasada Rao Mecharla
Chairman, State Finance Commission, Government of Andhra Pradesh | Former Professor, School of Economics
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Shri Venkateshwara Rao
Former Additional Chief Secretary
Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru
Dr. Tosib Alam
Professor, School of Social Sciences
Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar
Dr. Shakeel Ahmad
Additional Secretary
University Grants Commission, New Delhi
Prof. (Dr.) Devinder Kumar Banwet
Former Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi | Former Founding Vice Chancellor
University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
Dr. Upinder Dhar
Chairman and Distinguished Professor, People Development Foundation India | Former Vice Chancellor
JK Lakshmipat University and Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya
Prof. Subhrabaran Das
Professor of Economics and Deputy Coordinator, UGC-SAP-DRS-II
Tripura University (A Central University)
Dr. J K Tandon
Director (Research)
Jaipur National University, Jaipur
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Gupta
Senior Academic, Amity International Business School | Former Director (MoU)
Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India
Dr. Ashok Haldia
FCA, ICWA, CS, LLB, PhD | Former Member-Secretary, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Former Director Finance, Power Trading Corporation, Ministry of Power, Government of India
Dr. Febi Varghese
Director and CEO, Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra, Government of Kerala | Visiting Professor
Department of Management, Turin University, Italy
Dr. Samar Verma
Strategy Advisor and Knowledge Partner
Gurgaon
Dr. Subir Chaudhury
Former Director, IIM Calcutta (1992–1997)
India
Dr. Vinay Kumar Sharma
Professor, Department of Management Studies | Recipient, National Teacher's Award 2024
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee
Former Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India | Former Director General and CEO
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Dr. Prajapati Trivedi
Former Secretary to the Government of India, Cabinet Secretariat
Special Envoy to the Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat
Shri Priyadarshi Thakur, IAS (Retd.)
Former Secretary to the Government of India | Former Director-General
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Slovenia
Dr. Davinder Kumar Madaan
Professor and Head, School of Social Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala
Secretary-General, Indian Economic Association
Dr. Deepak Tandon
Senior Professor, Finance and Accounting
Jaipuria Institute of Management, New Delhi
Mr. Baroruchi Mishra
Partner and Group CEO
Nauvata Energy Transition (NET) Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru
INTERNATIONAL
United Kingdom · Australia · Nepal · Sri Lanka · South Africa · Indonesia · Fiji · Austria · Taiwan · USA
Dr. Qingxiu Bu
Associate Professor and Chair, Global Law and Policy Programme | Co-Director of Internationalisation
University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Dr. Bob Smith
Former Director, School of Business
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Ghanashyam Bhattarai
Chairman, Tribhuvan University Service Commission
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Athula Gnanapala
Professor of Tourism Management and Dean, Faculty of Management Studies
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
Dr. Randhir Auluck
Head, School of Organisations, Economy and Society
Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London
Prof. Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy
Professor, Graduate School of Business and Leadership | Professor Emeritus, School of Public Governance | Vice-Chairperson, Programme and Research Committee, IIAS Brussels
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dr. Hj. Ratna Januarita
Vice Rector for Corporation, International, and Public Relations
Universitas Islam Bandung (UNISBA), Indonesia
Dr. R D Pathak
Adjunct Professor and Former Head, Graduate School of Business | Former Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Alexander Balthasar
Member, Cabinet of the Austrian Federal Minister for Defence | Vice-President for Western Europe
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), Brussels
Prof. Ajantha S. Dharmasiri
Senior Professor in Management | Adjunct Professor, Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, USA
Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Prof. Christoph Nedopil Wang
Director, Griffith Asia Institute
Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Dr. Lawrence L. Lee
President and Professor of Law
China University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
Prof. Kaushik Basu
Professor of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies | Former Chief Economist, World Bank | Former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India
Cornell University, USA
Prof. Pawan Budhwar
50th Anniversary Professor of International HRM | Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (International)
Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Research Collaborations and Academic Engagements
MSSRC welcomes proposals for collaborative research, joint publications, policy consultations, and academic engagements with members of our Thought Leader network. To explore opportunities, write to us at info@mssrc.in
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