EMPI Business School

Pankaj Saran

President, EMPI
Hony. Consul General of St. Vincent & Grenadines (Commonwealth country),
Director, AIC-EMPI
Co-Founder & Director (AP Aerospace & Defence Electronics Park)

The world is experiencing exponential technological changes that are rapidly impacting all aspects of humanity. These ubiquitous changes are bringing forth dramatic transformation in socioeconomic structures and processes. Ancient civilisations, like India, are more effected, as they have indigenous traditions and cultures, embedded within them, having evolved slowly, suddenly facing this onslaught. Education, especially Management Education has to play a critical role in preparing the young mind to chart their own paths, that balance tradition and modernity; science and art; wealth creation and distribution; commerce and Social good, and above all Resources and the Environment.

 

EMPI, decided at its inception that it’s credo being Innovation Futures, shall be at the forefront of innovation, whereby, rather than passively being the recipient of change, it will be involved in shaping the future. Thus it has restructured itself as a platform that have created a number of “ India’s firsts”; from pioneering the Innovation movement under President Kalam, to enabling Policy formulation with PM Vajpayee and now Innovation clusters that evolved under the visionary guidance of the Hon’ble PM Modi. These opportunities, we feel are unique in that they allow our students and faculty to go way beyond the obvious classroom and learn from these “large thematic projects”.

We look forward to associating with multiple stakeholders to carry our mission of innovating futures forward.

 

Dr. Abira Saran

Vice-President & Director

EMPI is a unique institution and distinctly stands apart as it endeavours to live by the ideals and ideologies of value based education. The residential Gurukul B-School of EMPI is nestled in a serene green campus in the upmarket Ansal Villas complex near Chattarpur,with the upcoming surrounding institutional area of various Government ministries, including a huge hospital of AIIMS,and surrounded by the Asola green belt thus making it an ideal destination to focus,reflect and learn in itspeaceful ambience. The educational process at EMPI is designed for the holistic development of the students, as it was felt that in order to become an effective manager one requires an attitude of mind, of positive action and solution seeking rather than mere fault finding. The campus life is thus a simulation of the corporate life, wherein one is put through a disciplined lifestyle and learns to collaborate, adapt, demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm and above all develop an attitude of lifelong learning. Also, the high-point of EMPI’s educational process is personalisation and focus on each individual student and their development rather than a scaled up education model, thus making EMPI a boutique institution.

In an increasingly capitalistic, consumeristic world driven by bottom-lines and profit maximisation, EMPI is striving to constantly remind one of the core Indian value of Vidyadhanang Sarvapradhanam (The wealth of knowledge is most important among all the wealths) the essence of which is that while material wealth can provide comfort, it is knowledge that truly enriches life, fosters growth, and shapes a better future for individuals and communities a like.

We welcome all to the unique EMPI experience!

Dr. Swati Singh

Associate Dean

Dr. Raja Venkataramani

Distinguished Professor
Fmr. Director, Deloitte

Vinod Midha

Founding CEO, AIC-EMPI
Fmr. Exec. Director – BHEL (IIT Delhi Alumnus)

Founding Architect

Gurnam Saran, Founder President of EMPI, was an internationally acclaimed corporate leader who was one of the pillars who transformed BHEL. He is known for establishing the systems culture of BHEL that became a template for all leading companies in India at that time. In his career, he worked alongside legends like V. Krishnamurthy (Founder, Maruti), DV Kapur (Founder, NTPC), Col. Wahi (Turnaround Leader of ONGC) and played a leading role in connecting India to global companies and CEOs like the legendary Jack Welch, Legendary Chairman of GE, Percy Barnevik, Global Chairman of ABB and James Haybryne, Global Chairman, Strategic Thinking Group amongst others. He served on the boards of multiple MNCs. He was international Commonwealth Advisor to the then Prime Minister of Fiji, wherein his transformation of the Public Works Department became a global success story. Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi appointed him to play a key role in stabilising the Siemens 500 MV technology for the super thermal power stations of NTPC. He was sought out by the Japanese where he was invited regularly to interact with top Japanese companies and asian productivity organization, Japan for the promotion of Japanese Management Techniques. He believed in ’Simple Living and High Thinking’, which formed the core value of the educational philosophy of EMPI. Work was worship for him and he lived by this philosophy till the end.

Pillars

A.N. Haksar
Chairman –Emeritus, ITC
Founder Patron Chairman, EMPI
Mr. Ajit Narain Haksar was a distinguished alumnus of Doon School, Dehradun and Allahabad University from where he graduated in Humanities. He obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School, USA. He joined Imperial Tobacco Company (now ITC) in 1948 and served in various capacities including Marketing Director and Deputy Chairman during his over three decades of association with the company. He became the first Indian to lead ITC as its Chairman in 1969. He was appointed as Chairman-Emeritus, ITC in 1983. Haksar's managerial success earned him numerous awards, such as Man of the Year Award, the Outstanding Industrialist Award, Businessman of the Year Award, among others. He was the only Indianprofessional manager who was enshrined in Business World Hall of Fame.
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Arun Maira
Fmr. Chairman, The BCG
Founding Mentor, EMPI's Mission Innovative India
Arun Mairawas part of Tata Administrative Service for 25 years and worked at various important positions in the Tata Group till 1989. After leaving the Tata Group, he worked with Arthur D. Little in the US for 10 years where he was leader of the Global Strategy andOrganization Practice and Managing Director of Innovation Associates. He was also Chairman, Boston Consulting Group and thereafter member of the Planning Commission. Arun Maira is a thought leader and an author of several books on organizational and societal change. He has served on the boards of several companies, civil society organizations and education institutions. Presently, he is the Chairman of Help Age International.
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Gurnam Saran
Former Director BHEL
Founder President, EMPI
Gurnam Saran, after his engineering education in India and Britain started his career with Steel. He subsequently moved to BHEL and was part of the legendary team of Dr. V. Krishnamurthy that transformed the company. Subsequently he led BHEL’s productivity movement with international acclaim. Moving on as an Executive Director he turned around the Hardwar plant and stabilised the 500 MW technology . Thereafter he joined the Board and led BHEL’s diversification efforts into sectors like Defence, Aviation and Electronics. He was a Commonwealth Advisor to the PM of Fiji. After his BHEL innings he joined a number of MNC Boards but left them to support the founding of EMPI into a unique Educational Gurukul, wherein he led by example his value based educational philosophy.
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N. Vittal
Former Chairman, Telecom Commission, GoI
Patron Chairman and Chief Mentor, EMPI
Mr. N. Vittal has been Chairman, Telecom Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunication, GoI; Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board and Central Vigilance Commissioner. His experience of more than 35 years covers a wide spectrum with focus on industrial administration, science & technology and security. As Secretary to the Government of India, he initiated policies for boosting software, setting up of hardware and software technology parks and strategic alliances with industry. As Chairman, Telecom Commission he initiated the process of liberalization in the telecom sector. He is included in the list of "Fifty men and women who shaped the economy" in the fifty years after India's independence by the Business Today. He is the Honorary Fellow of the IETE.
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P.S. Bami
Former Chairman, NTPC
Chairman, Academic Council
Mr. P. S. Bami is an independent consultant providing advisory services on power sector reforms, utility management and power development in India Mr. Bami is the former Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC, a power generating company in India and fourth largest in Asia. He has been President of the India Energy Forum, a think tank in the energy sector. He was also Adviser (Power), Government of Orissa, India. He has more than 28 years of experience in planning, reorganizing and developing structures as well as systems and procedures, developing financial management systems, and organizing tariff formulation and tariff agreements of power utilities. He is a Board Member of Strategic Management Group, India, a recognized independent body of experts in management and economic field.
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S.P. Verma
Former Director IIPA
Sr. Dean & Director -Emeritus, EMPI
A Ph.D from Illinois & a Fullbright Scholar, Prof. S.P. Verma had been a Professor in the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Government of India. His played an important role in setting up the Department of Public Administration of India's first Open University IGNOU. Apart from his academic assignments, Professor Verma had been on a number of important government commissions, the last being the Railways Reforms Commission. He had represented India in the EROPA General Assembly in Manila in 1987. He was a member, Governing Board of the IIPA and was on the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Public Administration. Professor Verma had also beenChairman of the Northern Region Selection Commission for National Talent Scholarship.
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Tara Sinha
CEO, Tara Sinha Associates
Chairperson, Academic Council, EMPI's AdCoMM
Ms. Tara Sinha had over fifty years of experience in Advertising, PR, External Affairs and Corporate Communication in England, India and the USA. Considered as the pioneer of Indian Advertising, she was the Founder Director of Clarion Advertising Services Ltd. (later Clarion McCann Advertising Services Ltd.). She has been associated with various communication campaigns for family planning, nutrition and other areas with Govt. of India. She has authored numerous articles and presentations on related topics in National and International forums. She played the role of an adviser on marketing and a range of other corporate areas involving relationship issues. She has written extensively in leading newspapers and magazines. She was also Chairperson of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GOI.
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Ashok Jain
Hon. President, MOMBUSHO, Japan (India Asso.)
Vice President (Acad. Dev. & Research), EMPI
Dr.Ashok Jain is a Ph. D in Physics and Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr. Jain’s professional career started in Physics research and teaching at the Universities of Delhi, Kyoto (Japan), Bristol (UK) and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy). He has been Science Attaché, Indian Embassy, Tokyo; Director in the Department of Science & Technology and Director (NISTADS) National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies. He is also President of the Mombusho Scholars Association of India, promoting Indian and Japanese academic co-operation.Dr. Jain is also associated with S&T, Innovation Policy and Strategy work in several countries of Africa, Asia and Europe with the Commonwealth, European Commission, Asian Development Bank etc.
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D.V. Kapur
Founder Chairman, NTPC
Former Patron Chairman, EMPI
Dr. D.V. Kapur is the founding Chairman & Managing Director of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). He has had an illustrious career in the government sector with a successful track record of building vibrant organisations and project implementation. Prior to NTPC, he also served at the Hirakud dam project, Punjab state electricity board, the Indian Railways, and BHEL in various positions. He has been secretary to the government of India in the ministries of power, heavy industry and chemicals & petrochemicals. He has been associated with a number of national institutions, including Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; National Productivity Council, and IIM -Lucknow. In private sector, he served on the board of directors of Honda Siel, Tata Chemicals, Larsen and Toubro, Ashok Leyland, Reliance Industries and DLF.
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M.G.K. Menon
Advisor, ISRO
Founding Mentor, EMPI's Mission Innovative India
Prof. Menon has been an internationally known physicist. He studied Advanced Physics from University of Bristol and obtained PhD degree in 1953. He has worked with Nobel Laureate Prof. CF Powell. He was Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay; Chairman, Commission for Additional Sources of Energy; Secretary to GoI for 12 years and Director General of CSIR and DRDO. He was member, Planning Commission; Scientific Adviser to the PM (1986-1989) and Chairman, Science Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (1982-1985); Minister for Science & Technology, as also for Education in the GoI and Vice President, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) (1989-1990). He has been awarded with the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan from thePresident of India.
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P.S. Satsangi
Founder Chairman, CSKM Educational Complex
Advisor, EMPI Business School
Lt Col P S Satsangi, VSM (Retd), Army Education Corps, was the Founder Chairman of the All India Personality Enhancement and Cultural Centre for Scholars (AIPECCS) Society. His educational and professional experience was rich and varied. An early M.Sc (under 19 yearsage), Silver Medal at the Indian Military Academy, B.Ed (Chancellor Medallist) and M.Ed (Gold Medallist), he was Principal, Sainik School, Tilaiya, Bihar; Principal, Yadavindra Public School, Chandigarh; Chairman-cum-Principal, Rotary Public School, Gurgaon, and CSKM Public School, New Delhi. Colonel Satsangi won many awards and medals" the Vishisht Sewa Medal (1979), Bal Mitra (1983), Bal Sahyog (1987), PTA of India (1989), the Kohinoor Ratna (1991) and the Delhi Ratna (1998). He was model of relentless work, setting a hectic and exacting daily schedule for himself.
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Pankaj Saran
Co-Founder, APADE Ltd.
President, EMPI
Mr. Pankaj is an Institution Builder, ManagementConsultant, Policy Analyst and Cognitive Scientist. He has worked in International consulting practice. He founded one of India’s leading management institutions, EMPI, with corporate and academic legends. He has headed Research at the EU-India International Management Centre and has been a key contributor to GLOBE India, the Wharton School. He has conceptualized major first of their kind National initiatives focussed on innovation and futurization like WTI, Innovation awards, Mobility festival etc. He co-founded India’s first planned Innovation city on Aerospace & Defence, a JV with AP Government. He is the Director of EMPI’s Ata Incubation Centre, supported by Niti Aayog, GoI. He is also Honorary Consul General of Saint Vincent & Grenadines, a commonwealth country in West Indies.
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T.V. Rao
Chairman, TVRLS Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman, HR-LABS, EMPI
Dr. T. V. Rao is the Chairman of T V Rao Learning Systems Pvt.Ltd. He was a Professor at IIM-A from 1973 to 1994 and an Adjunct Professor since 1994. He was L&T Professor of HRD at XLRI, Jamshedpur. He was the Founder President of the National HRD Network and President of Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science. He was part of the Administrative Reforms Commission to review the personnel management practices for Civil Services and a consultant to UNESCO, Bangkok; USAID Indonesia for the Ministry of Health, Indonesia: NERDA, Malaysia; FAO Rome; and the Commonwealth Secretariat, London. Dr. Rao has authored or co-authored or edited over sixty books in Organizational Behavior, HRD, Education Management, Health and Population Management, Entrepreneurship Development, etc.
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Udai Pareek
Former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad
Founder Chairman, HR-LABS, EMPI
Dr. Pareek is considered as the Father of HRD in India. He was a professor at IIM-A and later a distinguished visiting professor at IIHMR, Jaipur. He has been Chairman of the Governing Boards of Institute of Development Studies; AHRD; SAAP; the National HRD Network, ISABS etc. He was also a member of the academic advisory board of the global committee on the future of OD.He had been US-AID HRD/OD advisor to the Ministry of Health, Government of Indonesia; L&T Professor of Organisational Behaviour, IIM-A. He was the only Asian to become Fellow of the NTL and the onlyFellow from India of the Society for Study of Social Issues. He authored or edited about 100 books and more than 1000 papers.
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Academic Council Memers

Name Designation
Mr. Alex Kuruvilla MD, Conde Nast (India)
Mr. Nikhil Nehru CEO, IN Communication (Pvt.) Ltd
Dr. Binod Agarwal Founder Director, MICA
Mr. N.P. Singh Director, The Indian Express
Mr. Prahlad Kakkar Ad Film Maker
Mr. Sanjay Sethi Chief Publisher & Head: Strategic Businesses, Macmillan
Mr. Chintamani Rao CEO, India TV
Mr. Sunil Rajeshekhar Director (Times Response), Times of India
Mr. Dilip Cherian CEO, Perfect Relations
Mr. Tony Joseph Fmr. Editor, Businessworld
Mr. Rakesh Endlaw CEO, Adbur Ltd.
Mrs. Usha Bhasin Deputy Director General, Doordarshan
Mr. Santosh Desai MD & CEO, Futurebrands, Author
Mr. Ram Sehgal Fmr. Vice-Chairman, M&C Saatchi
Mr. Mohammed Khan Chairman, Bates David Enterprises
Dr. S. K. Bhatia Sr. Vice President & Technical Consultant (Retd), Avery India Ltd
Mr. Piyush Sharma Joint Labour Commissioner cum Joint Secretary, Labour Dept, Commissioner Office, Govt of Delhi
Mr. S.K. Gupta CEO, Leroy Somer & Controls India (P) Ltd.
Mr. C. M. Krishna Hony. Advisor, PHDCCI
Mr. Om Kaul President, Om Kaul Associates Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Ashok Jain Fellow, National Academy of Sciences; Fmr. Director, NISTADS
Mr. R. N. Lakhotia Principal, Lakhotia College of Taxation and Tax Consultant
Mr. Aditya N. Saxena Fmr. Additional Secretary, Govt of India
Mr. Sasi Misra Distinguished Fellow, EDI, Fmr. Sr. Professor (IIM-A)
Mr. Manu Srivastava Director & Sales Head, Oracle India
Prof. V. Ramachandriah Director (Emeritus), EMPI B-School
Dr. Harpal Singh Fmr. Director & Chief of Agricultural & Rural Development, GoI
Mr. K. K. Duggal Regional Director (North), Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council
Dr. K. D. Gaur Administrative Officer, ICSSR, Ministry of HRD
Mr. Sunil Trikha Chief General Manager, Export-Import Bank of India
Prof. Sanjay K. Jain Head, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics
Mr. V. P. Mahendru Chairman & Managing Director, Indo Asian Fusegear Ltd.
Ms. Anupama Babbar HR Head, Agilent Technologies
Mr. Anand Prakash Professor, University of Delhi
Mr. C. Balaji Senior Director, Symphony University
Mr. K. G. Ramchandran Director-HR, Infosys
Mr. Dipankar Banerjee Asst. Vice-President-Human Resources, HSBC
Mr. G. P. Rao Founder & Managing Partner, Good People Relations
Mr. P. Dwarakanath Director-Global HR, Max India Ltd.
Ms. Shalini Sarin Exec. Coach & Strategic Advisor -HR, CSR, Sustainability, Transformation, Cairn India Ltd.
Mr. Abhijeet Ganguly Vice President-HR & Training (APAC), Digibee Microsystems Ltd.
Mr. S. Y. Siddiqui Chief Mentor, Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Mr. S. K. Jain Fmr. Director-HR, BHEL
Mr. K. K. Sinha Director-HR, NMSEZ Development Company
Mr. H. M. Jha Promoter, Delhi Institute of Service Management
Ms. Priya Soumaya Executive Vice-President, Shri Ram Group
Mr. Satish K. Kaura (Padamshree) Executive Director, Samtel Color Ltd.
Mr. Uday Kumar Verma (IAS) Deputy Secretary/Director in the Ministries of Rural Development and Human Resource Development, GoI
Ms. Rachna Mukherjee Strategic HR, Daksh, IBM
Mr. Ashok Narain Fmr. Executive Vice-President-HR, PepsiCo
Mr. Anagat Pareek Sr. Vice-President (Cyber Security), Paytm
Mr. Pankaj Agrawala Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT, GoI
Mr. Kamal Mansharamani Chief Executive Officer, Birlasoft India Ltd.
Mr. Sudhir Ahluwalia Senior Director, Symphony University
Dr. Uma Nambiar Chairperson, DHIndia Association
Mr. Akhtar Badshah Sr. Director Community Affairs, Microsoft Corp
Mr. V. J. Prakash Managing Director, Ultra Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Tanmoy Chakrabarty VP & Head - Global Government Industry Group, TATA Consultancy Services
Mr. Ashok Soota Chairman & Managing Director, MindTree Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ajay Chowdhry Chairman & CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd.
Mr. Saurabh Srivastava President, Xansa India Ltd.
Mr. Shekhar Dasgupta President and COO, Solix Technologies Ltd.
Dr. Sanjeev Singh Project Coordinator, Institute of Informatics & Communication (DU)
Mr. D. K. Ghosh Chairman and Managing Director, ZTE Telecom, India
Mr. Ashok Tiwari Fmr. Managing Director, iBILT Technologies Ltd.
Mr. M. C. Gupta (IAS) President, Korfball Federation of India
Mr. S. N. Zindal Fmr. Director General of Software, Technology Parks of India
Dr. Govind Sr. Director & Head, E-Infrastructure & Internet, Governance Division, Ministry of Comm. & IT, GoI
Mr. Harish Krishnan Sr. GovernmentalProgramProfessional, IBM India

* Academic Council Members since inception

Name Designation
Mr. Alex Kuruvilla
MD, Conde Nast (India)
Mr. Nikhil Nehru
CEO, IN Communication (Pvt.) Ltd
Dr. Binod Agarwal
Founder Director, MICA
Mr. N.P. Singh
Director, The Indian Express
Mr. Prahlad Kakkar
Ad Film Maker
Mr. Sanjay Sethi
Chief Publisher & Head: Strategic Businesses, Macmillan
Mr. Chintamani Rao
CEO, India TV
Mr. Sunil Rajeshekhar
Director (Times Response),Times of India

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