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Faculty Profile

The faculty at Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur bring with them a diverse range of experience and
expertise from the academics and industry, both in India and abroad. The courses they offer reflect an ingenious mix of
theory and application to practical life. The teaching pedagogy ranges from lectures, to discussions, to case analyses,
to field experience. Faculty constantly endeavour to bridge the gap between what students want from them, what the
industry might need them to teach the students, and what they decide can help their students the most. In addition to
regular teaching, VGSoM faculty also routinely contribute to the industry through various consulting assignments and
specially designed training programs for different organizations, both on campus and in house. Faculty also routinely
dedicate themselves to contributing to the knowledge base in their own areas of interest and expertise through their
research.

Prof. Abhijeet Prof. Ajay Kumar
Chandra Mishra
PhD (JMI, New Delhi), Ph.D. (IBS, IFHE
Post Doc (IIT Madras) Hyderabad) Finance &
Finance & Accounting Accounting
Prof. Abhijeet Chandra has more than 9-yr Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra has more than four years
postPh.D. experience. He offers graduate of teaching and research experience in the
and postgraduate-level courses in Corporate Finance area. He received his Ph.D. in finance
Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, from IBS Hyderabad in 2014. He was a visiting
Investment Management and Behavioral research scholar in the Fogelman College of
Finance. Prof. Chandra’s research work in the Business and Economics (FCBE) at the University
areas of Behavioral Corporate Finance, Asset of Memphis during 2011-2012. Prior to joining
Pricing, Risk Management, and Individual Ph.D. program, he was a research fellow at Space
Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty has Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad India.
appeared in reputed national and international He teaches Financial Management, Corporate
journals. He has completed sponsored research Finance, Financial Markets, Security Analysis and
projects commissioned by National Stock Portfolio Management courses at PG level and
Exchange, ICSSR, and SRIC, IIT Kharagpur. Market microstructure course at the doctoral
level.

Prof. Anupam Ghosh
Ph.D. (ICFAI University) Supply Chain Analytics Production
and Operations Management
Prof. Anupam Ghosh has more than 15 years of teaching experience in the areas
of Supply Chain Management and Marketing. He has offered courses at the post-
graduate and doctoral level in Supply Chain Analytics, Supply Chain Management,
Warehousing and Materials Management, and International Marketing. He was
a Visiting Scholar at Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA. He has worked on
research projects on information visibility in supply chains, fare fixation for public
transportation system etc.

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