A passionate professor and an institution builder with experience of near 28 years. Trained significantly in international environment. Has been key element in growth journeys of several institutions. Likes to comment on Indian and Global macroeconomic dynamics. Currently he is a Professor and Director (PGDM) at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon. It has been almost 11 years being at Great Lakes. Before that he headed the Deptt. of Economics and International Business at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies(UPES), Dehradun. At UPES he was Head of the Executive MBA and the PhD program. For more than.

Academic Background:

• PhD from University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Selected for European Union sponsored ‘Doctoral Student’ Program. Completed a part of the PhD  work at International Relations Dept., School of Management, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• MBA from CT Bauer Business School, University of Houston, Houston, USA. Have MA in
  Economics from Department of Economics Panjab University, Chandigarh.
• Current interest: Macroeconomics; Pricing; Public Policy and Analytics.
• MDPs Conducted: Have been a resource person in 43 MDPs conducted in areas of
  Statistics/Analytics; Worldwide business environment for Oil & Gas and Power industry;
  Public Finance and Pricing.

Publications

• Book: Economic and Fiscal Gains from Liberalisation in Punjab, Ajanta Publishers, New Delhi (Co-author with Prof. G.S. Sahota, eminent Economist of Vanderbilt University, USA).

Articles published in Popular Media:

• Matching Price With Operations Design in India's Vaccination Policy" In ET Health World June 2021.
• Pricing Liquid Medical Oxygen” in ET Health World , May 2021
• Could the government spend more during the lockdown?" in Forbes India, Oct 2020
• To save the economy, businesses need social distance too" in Forbes India, May 2020
• Corona Scare Scar and Care" in Business World, March 2020
• Say no to a tax cut this Budget" in Business Line on Campus, Jan 2020
• How the NDA can begin to fix agrarian distress and the job crisis" in Forbes India July
  2019
• Of, a buzz- less Budget and fizz- less fiscal" in Sify Finance; July 2019
• What we can do to generate employment in India? In India Today online edition, Jun
  2019
• MPC Stance of 'calibrated tightening' is more like 'calibrated loosening' in The Financial
  Express; Dec 2018
• Is it oil behind the turmoil" in The Financial Express, 30 Oct 2018
• The 'education' we can take from Budget FY19" in the Financial Express
• Looking back: Was 2017 the year of disruption or of consolidation" in the Financial
  Express
• The Budget Buzz: Big Bang Or Business As Usual"
• Oil on a high Government goes dry”
• “Rupee Depreciation 72 fold since Independence: What to infer” in Forbes
  India4.Published article
• The Big Push: Are we ready for the Ambitious Targets” Renewable Watch, Dec 2015
• Published article "Energy Demand Growth: India vs China" in Power Today May 2016
• Reviving Power Sector: A need for sustaining India's Economic Growth', India Power,
  Jan- Mar 2015
• Building Skill to Match the Will, Financial Express, Nov 24, 2014
• Smart Analysis of Energy Demand: Key to Energy Management in India's Electricity
  Sector', published in ENERGY MANAGER, Jan-March 2015, a quarterly print magazine,
  brought out by Energy Press, the publishing wing of the Society of Energy Engineers and
  Managers (SEEM). The article has been accepted as Cover Feature.
• Flaring Oil, Financial Express, Feb 7, 2011