IIM Kozhikode is led by Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director of IIM Kozhikode. He is the Director & Distinguished Professor on Leadership & Organisational Behaviour, IIM Kozhikode for a second term (June 2018 onwards). He is the Mentor-Director, IIM Amritsar (June 2018 onwards). Dr Chatterjee has served as Dean, Singapore International Campus (2007-2009), S.P. Jain School of Global Management with campuses in Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore and Dubai. He promoted to HAG (Higher Academic Grade), Senior Professor at IIM, Lucknow w.e.f. 2016. He was Professor and Dean International Relations, IIM Lucknow (May 2003-2016) and was ACC Research Fellow and Co-Convener, Management Centre for Human Values, IIM Kolkata (1993-96). He has served as the Independent Director in Goa Shipyard Ltd., Henkel India, Aegies India (2010-2014) and Head, Centre for Leadership and Human Values, IIM, Lucknow (2002-2007). He was convener and Director-in-charge, Yale University-India Program on Higher Education for VCs (2012). Dr Chatterjee is Ph.D., Management (University of Pune) and did Master of Arts from JNU Delhi. He is Post-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow (Harvard University) and Pre-Doctoral Fulbright Fellow (University of St. Thomas, Minnesota & MIT).
IIM Kozhikode has well qualified and experienced faculty drawn from top B-schools or industry. IIM Kozhikode also has international adjunct faculty.