Dr. Atish Chattopadhyay — CEO

Dr. Atish Chattopadhyay is a teacher, fondly called ‘Master Moshai’ in his native place, Calcutta. He believes that the purpose of education is to instill “curiosity” and build “character.” - a philosophy that guides his leadership and pedagogical innovations. An entrepreneur turned academic, Dr. Atish is an educator and institution-builder, his work has shaped some of India’s most respected business schools. He is the recipient of the inaugural Y. K. Bhushan Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to management education, instituted by the Higher Education Foundation of India, and the "Legendary Teachers Award" by the Federation for World Academics. Currently the Director of IMT Ghaziabad, Dr. Chattopadhyay has been instrumental in elevating the institute to global prominence. Under his leadership, IMT Ghaziabad made its debut in the Financial Times Global Top 100 in Masters in Finance, a landmark achievement in its institutional journey. He has also driven major initiatives in sustainability, social responsibility, design thinking, and international accreditation—leading the institute through its AACSB initial accreditation process. He has previously held influential leadership roles at SPJIMR Mumbai, MICA Ahmedabad, and JAGSoM Bangalore. As the Founding Vice Chancellor of Vijaybhoomi University, he pioneered a liberal–professional curriculum rooted in the multiple-intelligence model, establishing five schools across diverse disciplines. His pedagogical innovations received global acclaim, featuring in AACSB’s “Innovations That Inspire”. Across institutions, Dr. Chattopadhyay has spearheaded transformational reforms—revitalizing admissions at MICA, scaling academic excellence and global exposure at SPJIMR, and elevating JAGSoM’s international standing and rankings across campuses. A strong advocate for the global integration of Indian management education, he serves as a mentor and Peer Review Team member for AACSB, and is a founding member of the EFMD Indian Business Council. His research contributions include extensive work in shopper marketing in general trade retail, with field studies across Southeast Asia and Latin America supported by leading multinationals. In Leadership in Business Schools, Dr. Chattopadhyay brings together decades of experience in institution building, governance, pedagogical innovation, and global engagement—offering deep insights into the leadership mindsets and frameworks required to shape the future of management education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Education with a focus on Management and Marketing.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 26 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Leadership
Curriculum Development
Marketing Strategy
Consulting

Career Highlights

Pioneered liberal-professional curriculum at Vijaybhoomi University.
Led IMT Ghaziabad to Financial Times Global Top 100.
Recipient of prestigious teaching awards in management education.

Work Experience

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Director (1 yr 2 mos)

Vijaybhoomi University

Vice Chancellor (4 yrs 6 mos)

JAGSoM - Jagdish Sheth School of Management

Director (6 yrs 7 mos)

IMT GHAZIABAD

Director (2 yrs 1 mo)

MICA | The School of Ideas

Dean (10 mos)

SPJIMR

Professor of Marketing and Deputy Director (7 yrs 11 mos)

Professor of Marketing (7 yrs 11 mos)

ICFAI Business School

Faculty (7 yrs 9 mos)

Education

PhD at Aligarh Muslim University

at Kendriya Vidyalaya

Dr. Atish Chattopadhyay

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Pioneered liberal-professional curriculum at Vijaybhoomi University.
Led IMT Ghaziabad to Financial Times Global Top 100.
Recipient of prestigious teaching awards in management education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Education with a focus on Management and Marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipCurriculum DevelopmentMarketing StrategyConsulting

Other Skills

AACSB accreditationglobal collaborationsentrepreneurship supportexecutive educationshopper marketingexecutive development programsmarket researchexecutive developmentConsumer BehaviourBrand ManagementStart-upsRetailMarketing ManagementStrategyMarketing Research

About

Experience

Institute of management technology, ghaziabad

Director

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Vijaybhoomi university

Vice Chancellor

Apr 2020 – Oct 2024 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Karjat, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Jagsom - jagdish sheth school of management

Director

May 2018 – Dec 2024 · 6 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

During his tenure as Director, IFIM Business School got re-christened as Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM). In a short span, JAGSoM emerged as one of the top B-Schools from India with an international profile - accredited by AACSB and ranked in QS World University Rankings. Dr. Atish led the re- accreditation of JAGSoM across two campuses - Bengaluru and Vijaybhoomi University.
He played a key role in placing JAGSoM on the global map through the creation of a global board, collaborations with international universities, presentations in the forums of AACSB, EFMD, GMAC, GSDC, and featuring in AACSB’s ‘Innovations that Inspire’ list.
Dr. Atish led the collaboration with NHRDN to curate a curriculum to groom 'T'-shaped professionals aligned to Industry 4.0 resulting in the launch of role-defined career tracks. His support in entrepreneurship enabled students to graduate as entrepreneurs including one successful patent.
Dr. Atish nurtured a team of research-active faculties resulting in publications in top-tier journals. He led JAGSoM’s successful foray in Executive Education with more than 100 programs touching more than five thousand participants. His tenure also marked the launch of JAGSoM’s BBA program with its first batch graduating with a AACSB accredited degree.

AACSB accreditationcurriculum developmentglobal collaborationsentrepreneurship supportexecutive educationLeadership+1

Imt ghaziabad

Director

Apr 2016 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Delhi NCR

Mica | the school of ideas

Dean

May 2015 – Mar 2016 · 10 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

Spjimr

2 roles

Professor of Marketing and Deputy Director

Jun 2007 – May 2015 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Professor of Marketing

Jun 2007 – May 2015 · 7 yrs 11 mos

DR. ATISH CHATTOPADHYAY is a Professor of Marketing at S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.
He has studied shopper marketing in the general trade retail covering South East Asia (India, Philippines, Vietnam) and Latin America (Brazil and Argentina)
Companies supporting such work have include leading MNCs like J&J (Asia Pacific) and leading Indian retail groups like Spencer’s Retail, Pantaloons and Switz Foods (Monginis).
His paper titled "India's Emerging Retail Systems: Coexistence of Tradition with Modernity" was recently published in the Journal of Macromarketing, (http://jmk.sagepub.com/content/32/3/252.full.pdf+html)
Dr. Atish has consulted and conducted training programs for organizations like Reliance Retail, Tata Chemicals, Tata Tea, GEC Alsthom, Usha Communications, CARE, LIC , Welspun, Novartis and for some of the leading banks in India. He has conducted a series of executive development programs in Singapore and Dubai.
Dr. Atish has presented papers in number of international conferences and published in various journals of repute (http://www.profatishspeaks.org/publications)
Dr. Atish was the promoter/entrepreneur of a start-up bakery retail chain in the city of Calcutta prior to joining academics.
Dr. Atish holds a Ph.D. in the area of Marketing Strategy and loves to interact on topics like – Strategic Marketing, Brand Management and Retail Shopper Marketing.
Dr. Atish played a key role in bringing innovations( like introduction of 'Business Consulting Projects' in 1st Year and introducing a minor specialization in 'Consulting') and restructuring (introduction of semester system divided into clusters) the flagship 2 Year PGDM (MBA) program of SPJIMR as Deputy Director.
Dr. Atish has been an invited speaker on pedagogy of management education organized by leading international bodies like AACSB and GMAC in diverse locations ranging from Beijing to San Diego.