Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Chakrabarti has been appointed as the Director of MDI Gurgaon. Prior to joining MDI Gurgaon, he was serving as Professor and Dean at the Jindal Global Business School, O P Jindal Global University. Dr. Rajesh Chakrabarti has been appointed as the Director with effect from 01 June 2021. He takes over from Prof Atmanand, Director (Additional Charge) MDI Gurgaon and Director, MDI Murshidabad.
Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Chakrabarti has held key faculty and leadership positions in various academic institutions across the globe. He has taught at the University of Alberta, Canada; Georgia Tech, USA; and the Indian School of Business (ISB). He has also held visiting positions at several institutions including IIM Calcutta, ISI Delhi, ICN Nancy, France, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
As the founding Executive Director of the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at ISB’s Mohali campus, Prof Chakrabarti helped design and launch public policy programmes. He has also been Executive Vice-President, Research and Policy at the Wadhwani Foundation and is a co-founder of Sunay Policy Advisory, a policy advisory start-up in Gurgaon.
Team Campusutra wishes Prof. (Dr.) Rajesh Chakrabarti the very best in his new assignment. May he take MDI Gurgaon to newer heights.