Executive Board Members

AIMS Executive Board Members 2025-2026

PRESIDENT

Dr Ramakanta Patra​

Dean, Business Administration

Supreme Institute of Management and Technology Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions 1, Khan Road, P.O: Mankundu Hooghly 712139, West Bengal

TREASURER

Dr Parag Chandrakant Kalkar

Pro-Vice Chancellor

Savitribai Phule Pune University Ganeshkhind Rd, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Mr Sudhir Sharma

Chairman

Master School of Management DS-1, Pocket-D, Lohia Nagar, Hapur Road Meerut - 250005, Uttar Pradesh

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS​

North

Prof Anand Mohan Agrawal

Vice Chancellor

United University, Rawatpur, Jhalwa Prayagraj - 211012 Uttar Pradesh, India

East

Er Saroj Kumar Sahoo

Chairman

Srusti Academy of Management (Autonomous), Bhubaneswar 38/1, Chandaka Industrial Estate Near Infocity, Patia Bhubaneswar – 751024, Odisha

North

Dr Ganesh Rao​

Group Advisor​

P.C.E.T.'s S. B. Patil Institute of Management Sector No. 26 Pradhikaran, Nigdi Pune - 411044 Maharashtra, India

South

Prof Shrinivas Acharya T

Principal Director

Vishwa Vishwani School of Business, Sy No 129 & 130, Thumkunta, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad – 500078, Telangana

MEMBERS

North

Dr Harivansh Chaturvedi

Director General

IILM Institution for Higher Education 3, Lodhi Institutional Area, Lodhi Road New Delhi – 110003, Delhi

South

Prof Shrinivas Acharya T

Principal Director

Vishwa Vishwani School of Business, Sy No 129 & 130, Thumkunta, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad – 500078, Telangana

EAST

Dr Pritam Pal

Director

Regional College of Management RCMT Campus I Plot No. Gd 2/12 & 2/13 RCM Lane, Chakadola Vihar, Chandrasekharpur Bhubaneswar – 751023, Odisha

EAST

Prof Rabindra Chandra Bhattacharya

Vice Chairman

Globsyn Business School Mouza-Chandi, P.S.- Bishnupur J.L. NO 101, ADSR- Bishnupur, 24 Parganas (S) Kolkata – 743503, West Bengal

WEST

Dr Bigyan P Verma

Director

Institute of Management Technology 35km Milestone, Katol Road, Nagpur – 441502, Maharashtra

WEST

Dr Amol Anandrao Gawande​

Director

Dr. D. Y. Patil B School Sr. No. 87 & 88 Bangalore-Mumbai Highway, Tathawade Pune - 411033 Maharashtra, India

SOUTH

Dr P Narayana Reddy

Director General

ICBM-School of Business Excellence Upperpalli 'X' Roads, P O Hyderguda Rajendra Nagar Hyderabad – 500048, Telangana

SOUTH

Dr Indu Nair​

Group Director & Professor (Systems)

SCMS Group Prathap Nagar, Muttom Alwaye, Cochin – 683106, Kerala

Ninth Member

Dr V Srividya

Director

PSG Institute of Management PO Box No 1668, Peelamedu Coimbatore – 641004, Tamil Nadu

SOUTH

Dr Indu Nair​

Group Director & Professor (Systems)

SCMS Group Prathap Nagar, Muttom Alwaye, Cochin – 683106, Kerala

ON RECIPROCAL BASIS​

Dr Alain Domininique Perrin​

President

European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), Rue Gachard 88-Box 3 1050 Brussels Belgium

Mr Jeffery Alderman​

President & CEO

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) 11520 West 119th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 USA

Prof. Shakil Huda

President-AMDISA & Director (Acting)

Institute of Business Administration (IBA) University of Dhaka Dhaka – 1000, Bangladesh

Mr Jeffery Alderman​

President & CEO

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) 11520 West 119th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 USA

FOUNDER PRESIDENT​

Prof J Philip (1988-92)​

Chairman​

Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME) Electronics City Phase-II Hosur Road Bangalore - 561229 India

Mr Jeffery Alderman​

President & CEO

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) 11520 West 119th Street Overland Park, KS 66213 USA

FORMER PRESIDENTS​

(Late) Dr P K Ghosh
(1992-93)

(Late) Prof Y K Bhushan
(1993-94)​

Dr Subir Chowdhury
(1994-95)​

50 U, Garcha Road Calcutta – 700 019

Dr Abad Ahmad
(1995-96)​

A1-302, Milan Vihar Housing Society 72-I P Extension, Patparganj, Delhi - 110092 India

(Late) Prof Ramaswamy P Aiyar
(1996-97)​

Prof (Dr) Rakesh Khurana
(1997-98)

Chairman

Knowledge Network India (P) Limited KNI House, V-9/10, DLF Phase 3 Gurugram - 122002 India

Fr Thomas P D, SJ
(1998-99)​

Professor, Organizational Behaviour​

Xavier Institute of Management Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar - 751013 India

Dr Ashok Joshi
(1999-2000)​

Director General​

Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies & Research (IndSearch) 85/1, Law College Road Pune - 411004 Maharashtra, India

Prof D Panduranga Rao
(2000-01)​

Academic Advisor​

SITAM 1-9-8-1/1, Beside State Bank of Hyderabad Ramnagar, VST Cross Road Hyderabad - 500028 India

(Late) Dr J L Batra (2001-02)​

(Late) Fr E Abraham S J
(2002-03)

(Late) Fr Romuald D'Souza, S J
(2003-04)

(Late) Dr V Panduranga Rao
(2004-05)

Group Advisor​

ICFAI Plot No. 52, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabad - 500082 Telangana, India

Dr Devi Singh (2005-06)

Former Vice Chancellor​

FLAME University Gat No 1270, Lavale Off Pune Bangalore Highway Pune - 412115 Maharashtra, India

Prof Shekhar Chaudhuri
(2006-07)

Director and Chair Professor in Strategic Management

Calcutta Business School Diamond Harbour Road, Opp Nilgiri Cinema P O Bishnupur, Bara Gagan, Gohalia 24 Parganas South Kolkata - 743503 West Bengal, India

Prof (Dr) Uday Salunkhe
(2007-08)

Group Director​

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Lakhamsi Napoo Road, Next to R.A Podar College, Near Matunga Central Railway Station Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019 Maharashtra, India

(Late) Prof M Ramamohan Rao (2008-09)

Professor and Dean Emeritus, ISB​

Apt #309, Uma Park View Apartments Road No 5, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034 Telangana, India

Prof (Dr) Shefali Gautam
(2009-10)

Director​

Shiva Institute of Management Studies 364-365, Pandav Nagar Industrial Area Bulandshahr Road, NH-24 Near Razapur Railway Crossing Flyover, Ghaziabad - 201002 Uttar Pradesh, India

Prof (Dr) Prabir Pal
(2010-11)

Secretary

Regional College of Management Chakadola Vihar Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751023 Odisha, India

Prof (Dr) Mohd Masood Ahmed
(2011-12)

2-2-186/5/1/1, Turab Nagar Amberpet – 500013, Hyderabad

Dr D Y Patil
(2012-13)

Dean – Centre of Excellence for Research

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research Lakhamsi Napoo Road Next to R.A Podar College, Near Matunga Central Railway Station Matunga Mumbai – 400 019, Maharashtra

Dr Apoorva Palkar
(2013-14)

Vice-Chancellor (VC)​

Maharashtra State Skills University (MSSU) 1st Floor Elphinstone Technical High School, Metro Chowk, Mumbai - 400001

Dr Upinder Dhar
(2014-15)

Vice Chancellor​

Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya School of Management Shri Vaishnav Vidya Parisar 177 Jawahar Marg, South Raj Mohalla, Indore - 452002 Madhya Pradesh, India

(Late) Prof Dr L N Bhagat
(2015-16)

Dr Balkrishan V Sangvikar
(2016-17)

Professor​

Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) Ex. Dean Faculty of Management, SPPU Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune) Pune, India

Dr Anil Rao Paila (2017-18)​

Vice Chancellor​

IMS Unison University Dehradun

Dr Rattan Sharma
(2018-19)

Professor Emeritus

Delhi School of Business (DSB) Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Technical Campus AU Block, Outer Ring Road, Pitampura New Delhi - 110034 India

Dr Sujata Mangaraj (2019-21)​

Director cum Dean (Academics)​

Bhavan’s Centre for Communication and Management C/o Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Bhubaneswar Kendra Behind Keshari Cinema & RBI Plot No 9, Kharavel Nagar, Unit - III Bhubaneswar - 751001 Odisha, India

Dr Ajit Singh Thethi​
(2021-22)

0-1, Ground Floor, Joshi Building Plot No. 260, Sewree Wadala Road No. 19, Wadala Post Office Mumbai – 400 031

Dr Ramaswamy Nandagopal (2022-23)​

Director General

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College Thippampatti, Palani Road Pollachi – 642 107, Tamilnadu

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR​

Dr Ch S Durga Prasad

Executive Director

Association of Indian Management Schools, 6-3-348, MID TOWN BUILDING, Opp. Vengalrao Park, Dwarakapuri Colony, Panjagutta, Banjara Hills Hyderabad Telangana India 500034 Email: secretariat@aims.org.in; atma.secretariat@gmail.com

Dr Ramaswamy Nandagopal (2022-23)​

Director General

Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College Thippampatti, Palani Road Pollachi – 642 107, Tamilnadu