Prof. R. S. Sharma
Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Research Interest:
Public Policy, Public Health, Network and Broadcasting
Experience:
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Kanpur (May 2023 - Present)
- Chairman, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) (Sept 2024 – Nov 2024)
- CEO, National Health Authority (Feb 2021 - Jan 2023)
- Retired Member of Indian Administrative Service (Oct 2020 – Jan 2021)
- Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) (Aug 2015 – Oct 2020)
- Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (May 2014 – Jul 2015)
- Chief Secretary, Govt. of Jharkhand (Apr 2013 – Apr 2014)
- Director General and /mission Director, UIDAI (Aug 2009 – May 2013)
- Principal Secretary, Science & Technology + Drinking Water & Sanitation Department, Govt. of Jharkhand (Sept 2008 – Jul 2009)
Key Achievements & Awards:
Dr. Sharma was the founding Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), where he played a pivotal role in creating and rolling out Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric identity system. As Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, he advanced key Digital India platforms — including Digital Locker, eSign, eKYC, and contributed to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem. Dr. Sharma spearheaded the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during his association with NHA. Dr. Sharma has been awarded several honors including: Voice & Data Lifetime Achievement Award (2022), Economic Times Telecom Award for Lifetime Achievement (2022), Voice and Data "Telecom Person of the Year" award (2019), Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kanpur (2016), and Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration (2008). Dr. Sharma has also authored a book titled “The Making of Aadhaar: World's Largest Identity Platform”.
Prof. Janat Shah
Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Research Interest:
Operations, Supply Chain Management and Sustainability.
Experience:
- Founding Director (2011-2022) and Professor of Operations Management, IIM Udaipur (2011-2023).
- Faculty at IIM Bangalore (1991-2011) and Institute of Rural Management (1989-1991).
- International faculty positions including Honorary Professor, Nottingham Business School, UK (2007-2025); Visiting Professor, The Logistics Institute, NUS, Singapore (2001); Visiting Researcher, The Sloan School, MIT, Boston, (1997), and held several professional leadership positions.
- President of Seva Mandir’s board since 2018.
- Joint Managing Director, Jaydeep Engineering Pvt. Ltd. (1982-85) and Planning Manager, Neeka Tubes Ltd. (1980-82).
Key Achievements & Awards:
Prof. Shah has received Best Faculty-Overall: Student Award (1999); IBM Faculty Award (2008, 2005 and 2004); Prof. M.C. Puri Award, Operational Research Society of India (2017) and Change Maestro and Institution Builder of the Year Award by Industry Academia Conference (2018).
Prof. S. Sadagopan
Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Research Interest:
Operations Research, Multi-criteria optimization, Simulation, Enterprise computing and e-Governance
Experience:
- Chairman BoG, IIITDM, Kancheepuram (2019 – 2023)
- Founder Director, IIIT, Bangalore (1999 – 2021)
- Faculty at IIM Bangalore (1995-1999) and DoMS (erstwhile IME), IIT Kanpur from 1979 to 1995.
- Visiting Professor roles at Rutgers University (1997) and AIT Bangkok (1990)
Key Achievements & Awards:
Recipient of the Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award (2024) for his contributions to developing IIIT-Bangalore and other institutions. Other honors include Cisco Digital Pioneer Award (2015), Fulbright Fellow (1992), and Fellow of IEE (UK, 2002) and Computer Society of India.
Prof. Rishikesha T. Krishnan
Distinguished Visiting Professor
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Research Interest:
Strategy & Innovation, in the context of emerging markets, with a special focus on India.
Experience:
- Faculty (Professor since 2005), Strategy Area, IIMB since 1996.
- Director, IIMB (2020 – 2025)
- Director & Professor of Strategic Management, IIM Indore (2014 – 2018).
- Visiting Fellow at ISB, Hyderabad (2011-2012) and Visiting Scholar at University of Pennsylvania, USA (Fall 2008).
Key Achievements & Awards:
Prof. Krishnan is well known for his work on the management of innovation. He held the Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship at IIMB from 2007 to 2010 and the Ram Charan Chair in Innovation and Leadership from 2022 to 2025. He has been listed in the Thinkers50 India list of most influential management thinkers from India. He received the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award – 2025, by IIT Kanpur.
Prof. Shantanu Dutta
Visiting Professor
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Research Interest:
Application of machine learning and natural language processing in financial decisions, mergers and acquisitions, financial irregularities, media coverage and financial decisions, corporate governance, market efficiency, dividend policy and technology management.
Experience:
- Full Professor, Finance and holder of the Ian Telfer Fellowship in Global Finance, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.
- Faculty roles at University of Ontario Institute of Technology, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia and Assumption University, Bangkok.
- Finance Manager and Project Controller at Lafarge - a world leader in construction materials
Key Achievements & Awards:
Prof. Dutta is a recipient of SSHRC grants and Barclays Global Investors Canada Research Award (2006) for the best paper on the Canadian security market. He is also a recipient of the Telfer School of Management Research Excellence Award in 2016 and Award of Excellence in 2021.
Prof. Anil Srivastava
Adjunct Professor
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Research Interest:
Public Policy, New & Renewable Energy, Transformative Mobility, Electric Vehicles, Monitoring & Evaluation Corporate Governance and Civil Aviation
Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, IIT Kanpur (Feb 2026 – Present)
- Director, Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Ltd (Jul 2024 – Present)
- Visiting Professor of Practice, IIT Kanpur (Oct 2022 – Sept 2024)
- Director, Epsilon Advanced Materials Ltd (Jul 2022 -Jun 2025)
- Group Head – Amara Raja Group of Companies (Apr 2021 – Jun 2022)
- Principal Consultant & Mission Director, National Mission on Transformative Mobility & Battery Storage, NITI Aayog (Apr 2019 – Mar 2021)
- Principal Advisor, Infrastructure Connectivity & Transport, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) (Mar 2017 – Mar 2019)
- Director General -DMEO (Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office), NITI Aayog (May 2017 – Mar 2019)
- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India (Feb 2012 – May 2017)
- Chairman & Managing Director, Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. (Mar 2012 – Jan 2015)
- Commissioner of Security, Civil Aviation, Government of India
- Director in the Boards of Air India, Airports Authority of India, Delhi International Airport Ltd, Mumbai International Airport Ltd.
- Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Various departments, State Government (Jun 2008 – Feb 2012)
- Divisional Commissioner, Jabalpur District Collector, Municipal Administrator, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (Jun 1987 – Jun 2008)
Key Achievements & Awards:
- Architect of the National Mission on Transformative Mobility & Battery Storage - India's transition to electric vehicles.
- Led the landmark Global Mobility Summit (MOVE 2018), bringing global thought leaders to India to shape future mobility in India.
- Turned around Pawan Hans Ltd., taking it from losses to record profitability and operational performance.
- Represented India internationally in key aviation negotiations, and forged strategic partnerships on mobility, transport and technology.
- Developed an Evaluation and Monitoring framework for International Solar Alliance (ISA) for all its programs and projects.
- Designed and developed Output-Outcome based Monitoring Framework for all Centrally Sponsored/ Sector Schemes (>600) of the central budget (around 100000 bn INR), introducing Outcome based budgeting for the first time in Government of India.
- Designed and developed the AirSewa web portal and mobile application.
- Prepared and facilitated the implementation of the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP).
- Played an instrumental role in advancing the Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN).