Prof Arya Kumar

Profile:
Prof Arya Kumar did his PhD from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani in the year 1982 in the area of Financial Management of Higher Education in India. He has a diversified experience for more than 29 years of serving in educational institutions, research organizations, banks and financial institutions. He was associated with Project Lending, Investment Banking, Reconstruction of Sick Units and all other aspects of managing a zone in his last assignment in IIBI - an All India Financial Institution as Chief General Manager and Zonal Head at New Delhi. He has served as Director on the Board of number of companies dealing in the area of telecommunication, metal, resins, sugar, aluminum casting, cable manufacturing etc. Earlier he was involved in strategic planning, research in banking in Canara Bank and designing, developing and conducting various training programmes for middle and senior level officers at an apex college of Indian Bank in the area of Project Finance, Management Development, Merchant Banking, HRD, Credit Appraisal etc. He was Guest Faculty with number with leading management institutions and colleges of various Banks. He has participated in number of training programmes conducted by National Institute of Bank Management, Management Development Institute, International Management Institute etc.and has undergone training in the area of entrepreneurship conducted by STVP, Stanford organised by National Entrepreneurship Network.He is presently Group Leader of Economics & Finance Group, BITS, Pilani. He is a Faculty Coordinator for the activities of Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BITS, Pilani. His basic interests lie in Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Values in Management and Financial Management. He has contributed many research articles in National Journals and Economic Dailies. He is a member of the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) India Faculty Advisory Board.

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