Rajendra Nargundkar

CEO

Pune City, Maharashtra, India29 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

Authored four books on marketing topics.
Launched MBA programs and hired top faculty.
Conducted extensive research in digital marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Marketing StrategyLeadershipMarketingTeachingMarketing ResearchDigital Marketing

Other Skills

ResearchSocial MediaBrandingCustomer ServiceBusiness StrategySPSSData AnalysisBusiness AnalysisCompetitive AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelTeam LeadershipProject ManagementAnalysisHigher EducationCRM

About

I am an author of four books on Services Marketing, Marketing Research, International Marketing and Brand Management (co-authored with Bhagyalakshmi Venkatesh). Recently, I co-edited a book titled Digital Marketing Cases From India. My experience includes teaching, training, consulting and research in marketing. My goal is to contribute to management thought and action, and to mentor faculty and students. I blog regularly, at Madhosh Kiye Jaa. My autobiography titled My Experiments with Half-truths is available online at pothi.com as well as e-commerce sites. I love playing Golf and teaching how to play Golf. Specialties: Branding B Schools, Market Research, Digital Marketing, Tourism, Retailing

Experience

29 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Jis university

Pro-Vice Chancellor

Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 · 11 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India · On-site

Prestige university india

Vice Chancellor

Oct 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Indore

Launched MBA and 5-year Integrated Management Programs. Hired faculty from top institutes. Set up processes for administration and governance. Networked with industry through visits. Got top-notch visiting faculty from corporates and academia. Gave a lot of invited keynote addresses to increase visibility.

Marketing StrategyLeadership

Svkm's narsee monjee institute of management studies (nmims), bangalore

Director

Nov 2020 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

Headed the Bangalore campus.

Iim indore

2 roles

Professor and Dean (Faculty)

Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 · 2 yrs · Indore, India

Teaching courses on Retailing, Data Analysis, Marketing Research and Digital Marketing, across the FPM, PGP and PGP MX programs. Dean (Faculty) at present, in a team of 100 faculty. Mentoring a couple of Industry FPM students as a member of their Thesis Advisory Committee.
Recent research includes work in Social Media, Personal Branding, Tourism motivations, and Cases on Digital Marketing and M.P. Tourism.

TeachingMarketing ResearchDigital MarketingMarketing

Professor Of Marketing

Dec 2013 – Nov 2020 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Indore, India

Imt ghaziabad

Senior Dean-Academics

Jun 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos · Ghaziabad

Headed academics at Ghaziabad

Imt nagpur

Director

Nov 2009 – Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Nagpur

Heading IMT Nagpur

Ifim business school

Director

Nov 2008 – Nov 2009 · 1 yr

I was in charge of the Business School.

Pes institute of management

Director

May 2005 – May 2008 · 3 yrs

Was heading the Business School, set up a new culture with autonomous functioning and achieved top 50 ranking for the school in India.

Iim kozhikode

Professor

May 2003 – Apr 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

Taught marketing and was chairperson, research. Served as a governing board member.

Iim lucknow

Professor

Oct 2001 – Apr 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos

Taught in MBA and Executive Development Programs on CRM, Services Marketing and Marketing Research.

Kirloskar institute of advanced management studies

Professor

Apr 1995 – Sep 2001 · 6 yrs 5 mos

Conducted over 50 training programmes in marketing, negotiations, customer service, dealer management and international marketing. Consulted for a major company, reengineering their processes, resulting in huge improvements. Taught MBA students, coordinated the program.