Dr.V Panduranga RaoVice Chancellor, ICFAIUniversity

Road # 3, Banjara Hills

Hyderabad 500034

Phone: 040-2335-8692, 23435353 (5 Lines)

Fax: 040-2335-0107

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Educational Background :

1.M.A. (Mathematical Economics)AndhraUniversity, Waltair (A.P.), India

2.Ph.DBirla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India

Work Experience :

2003 – Till DateVice-Chancellor, ICFAIUniversity

Founding Director, ICFAIBusinessSchool

1995 – 2003Director, ICFAIBusinessSchool (sponsored by ICFAI), Hyderabad, India

  • Responsible for building a unique All India Management Institution operating at 16 cities on the lines of Hub and Spoke System
  • Responsible for design, development and implementation of various Academic Systems and Procedures benchmarked with the best practices
  • Responsible for designing the academic management system for a complex model of higher education
  • Consultant and Project Leader for major consultancy project awarded by “Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion” (FIRE) Project, USAID (contracted by Price Waterhouse LLP) in the area of Financial Information Disclosure Study.

1974 – 1995Professor of Economics and Finance at Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India

  • Dean, PracticeSchool Division, BITS, Pilani
  • Taught several courses such as :

Business Policy

Financial Management

Security Analysis & Portfolio Management

Econometrics

And Project Appraisal

  • Worked as Consultant for RBI and other commercial banks in the areas of Customer Service, Credit Planning and Sick Industrial Units
  • Short-term Consultant for UNESCO
  • Guided and supervised several graduate level research projects in the areas of Business, Economic Policy and Information Technology
  • Responsible for design, development and implementation of in-house educational programs in “Industrial Management” for the employees of industrial organizations in India

1972 – 1973Research Associate, Administrative StaffCollege of India (ASCI), Hyderabad, India

1970 – 1972Research Assistant, DelhiSchool of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Professional MembershipsMember, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, St. Louis, USA

Member, European Federation for Management of Development (EFMD), Brussels

President, Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)

Member, Executive Board, Commonwealth Association of Management Development Institutions (CAMDI)

Member, Executive Board, Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), Hyderabad

Member, National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi

Member, All India Board of Management Studies, AICTE, New Delhi

Member, Board of Governors, Consortium of Strategic Management and Organization Development, (COSMODE), Hyderabad

Member, International Advisory Council, The Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS), Houston, USA

Member, Indian School of Business (ISB) Society, Hyderabad

Member, Advisory Board of Centre for Management Services (CMS) of All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi

Member, Governing Body of the ICFAIUniversity, Hyderabad

Member, Academic Council, ICFAI, Hyderabad

Member, Board of Studies, Dr.B R Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad

Member, World Association for Cooperative Education (1992-95)

Member, Educational Research and Innovations Committee (ERIC) of NCERT. (1993-96)

Member, Senate, BITS, Pilani (1987-1995)

Areas of Current InterestBusiness Strategy, Financial Management, Economic Theory & Policy and

InstitutionBuilding