An entrepreneur and an educator, Dr. Atish is a keen proponent of globalization of Indian business schools. He is currently associated with IFIM Business School, Bangalore as its Director. Prior to this, he has held leadership positions at three top management institutes of the country namely S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai; MICA Ahmedabad; and Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad (IMTG). Prior to joining IFIM, he was the director of IMTG. Under his leadership, IMTG received the AACSB accreditation and bounced back to reclaim its position amongst the top 10 B-schools of the country. Under his leadership, the ‘Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR)’ initiative got the Innovations That Inspire award of the AACSB. Dr Atish holds Ph.D. in Marketing Strategy from Aligarh Muslim University and loves to speak on topics such as strategic marketing, brand management and retail shopper marketing.