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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following persons was named as Dean of Harvard Business School in October 2020?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Srikant Datar.
Key Points
- Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School.
- He succeeded Nitin Nohria.
- He became the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-year-old institution.
- In 2021, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India.
- He has served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs for Research, Executive Education, and administration.
Additional Information
- Sanjit Roy
- Sanjit Roy is a social activist and teacher.
- He is the founder and director of Barefoot College in Rajasthan, India.
- It is a non-governmental organization offering practical training to poor and rural communities.
- In 2010, Roy was selected as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential figures for his work within rural communities.
- Skills taught in college such as solar engineering have been adopted in over 50 of the world’s least developed countries.
- Nitin Nohria
- Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020.
- He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.
- Achyuta Samanta
- Prof. Achyuta Samanta is an educationist, humanitarian, and statesman.
- He founded a University in 2004, KIIT, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology.
- He also founded the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) for providing education to indigenous boys and girls, free of cost.
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