Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad

IIM Ahmedabad is led by its Director Prof Bharat Bhaskar. Prior to getting the reins of IIM Ahmedabad, Prof Bhaskar served as the Director of IIM Raipur. Before joining IIM Raipur, he was associated with IIM Lucknow for over two decades having served in various capacities including being the acting Director of IIM Lucknow. He had also served as the Dean Planning & Development at IIM Sirmaur from 2003 to 2005. Prof Bhaskar has been a Visiting Professor at ESSEC Business School, Paris, France and University of Texas, Dallas, USA. He was a Distinguished Professor at Chung- Ang University, Seoul, Korea, was a Research Professor at University of California, Riverside, USA and Adjunct Faculty at Information Systems, Univ. of Maryland, College Park. 

Prof Bhasker brings a rich industry experience in addition to his academic tenure. He has held senior positions with multiple organizations globally including the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, SYBASE Inc, MDL Information Systems amongst others. His areas of interest include IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, Electronic Commerce, Business Process Re-engineering, Business Analytics, Optimization, and Data Analysis. A B.Tech. graduate from IIT Roorkee, Prof Bhasker obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

IIM Ahmedabad faculty are highly qualified and experienced. Most of the faculty members are PhD and research focused. IIM Ahmedabad also has national and international visiting faculty. Adjunct faculty drawn from top industry and corporate also teach at IIM Ahmedabad.