Educational Qualification:

B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), MBA (Marketing), Ph.D. (Consumer Behavior)

Experience:

Dr. Rony Kurien has over 35 years of experience in Business Development, and Management of Education and has held various leadership positions in Indian and multinational organizations across diverse sectors such as Education, International business, consumer products and service industries. He has skills in scoping business opportunities, developing entrepreneurial skills and consulting roles. He has held senior leadership positions in various reputed educational institutions and business organizations including Director Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore; Dean, Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa, Pune; Asst. Dean Indus Business Academy, Bangalore; Regional Manager – South Asia, Eduquity Corporation, Sydney; Head Australian Trade Commission, Karnataka and Kerala, Bangalore; Robert Scherrer Academy, Mumbai among others. He has extensive exposure to markets in India, Australia, the Middle East, and the USA, and has set up and successfully run education and training enterprises. He is presently associated with ISME as Dean of the institute.