Prof. Rajat K Baisya | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Gairdner International Award |
Awards | Best Professor Award from Bloomberg |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Management Science, Project Management, Operations Research |
Institutions | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
Notable students | Siddhartha Paul Tiwari |
Prof. Rajat K Baisya is an Indian management professor, author, and researcher. [1] He was formerly Professor & Dean of Dept of Management Education, IIT Delhi. [2] He was awarded Canada Gairdner International Award for the year 1974. [3] He was also awarded Dr J.S.Pruthi Award for the year 2001 for significant contribution to the food industry. [4]
Prof Rajat Kanti Baisya obtained his B. Sc. (Honours in chemistry) degree from Calcutta University and thereafter got his B.Tech. , M.Tech , and Ph.D degrees in Engineering from Jadavpur University. He served in the same institute as CSIR , UGC and Ministry of Defence research scholar working on various projects in the areas of Biochemical and Food Engineering as well as Chemical Engineering. [5]
Dr Rajat Baisya served as Dean of Dept of Management Education, IIT Delhi. He has written over 350 research articles and six books, besides supervising seven PhD thesis in the areas of supply chain management, marketing management, strategic management and international business. [6] Prior to becoming Dean at IIT Delhi Dr Baisya was Professor at the Department of Food, Dairy and Agriculture Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
He was President and CEO of the Emami Group of Companies from 1988 to 1994. For many years prior to that, he was the Global Senior Vice President, Business Development at Reckitt Benckiser Ltd. In addition, he has held senior management positions at companies such as Escorts Ltd, United Breweries Group, Unilever Group, and Parle-Bisleri Group. [7]