IIM Calcutta faculty Dr. Prashant Mishra has been appointed New Dean for School of Business Management (SBM), SVKM's NMIMS, Deemed-to-be University, Mumbai. Sharing his vision and priorities, Dr Mishra said to MBAUniverse.com, "Building further on the achievements of the school, we would continue to promote further curriculum relevance for industry readiness of our graduates, thought leadership through academic research and policy advocacy, furthering global outreach and recognition through collaboration and partnerships, and offering diverse and dynamic learning experience for our programme participants.”
Prior to joining NMIMS, Dr. Mishra was Professor of Marketing (since June 2004) at IIM Calcutta. He served as Dean (New Initiatives and External Relations) during 2018-21, leading IIM Calcutta's Executive Education Portfolio, International Outreach, and collaborations including Student Exchange and CEMS Programme, Alumni Relations and Development Initiatives, Media, Rankings, Archiving, and several other Student Affairs activities.
Dr Mishra was Chairperson, Post Graduate Programmes at IIM Calcutta for two consecutive terms during 2008-2012. This was the time when IIM Calcutta saw one of the most significant expansions since inception. He was the Convenor of the task force responsible for starting up IIM Bodhgaya, which IIM Calcutta was mentoring during 2016-2018. Dr Mishra was also actively engaged with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) as a member of the board of directors, facilitating the goal of furthering the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Eastern India. In the past 23 years, the professional journey of Dr. Prashant Mishra includes his role as an educator, researcher, trainer, consultant, and institution builder.
Dr. Mishra earned his Doctorate and Master's degree in Management from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, and Bachelor's degree in Science from Patna University. He has authored several research papers, case studies and published in both national and international journals, including Journal of Advertising, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal of Strategic Marketing, AMS Review among others.
Dr Mishra has designed and delivered learning and development initiatives for Business Leaders, Mid-level Sales and Marketing leaders, Unit Heads for more than 50 organisations both in the Public and Private sectors. He has also conducted Programmes for Senior Management Professionals with an International learning component. He has led several senior business executive delegations across the globe for interactions with the Corporate Headquarters, Policy Research Institutions, Local Nodal Ministries, Local Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce, Manufacturing Units of Leading Firms, International multilateral institutions such as WTO, UN, ILO, EU, OPEC, etc.
School of Business Management, NMIMS Mumbai was running without the permanent dean and Dr Ramesh Bhat, now the Vice Chancellor, SKVM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University, was serving as the Dean and Provost, School of Business Management, NMIMS since 2017.
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