Prof. R. Kasthuri Rangan is an accomplished Strategic Management Consultant and educator with 38 years of diverse experience across industries such as industrial automation, electronics, and IT services. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Kanchi University, an MBA in Marketing from IGNOU, and a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Madras. Prof. Rangan is a Certified Management Consultant from IMCI-ICMCI, USA and has attained a Six Sigma Black Belt from the Indian Statistical Institute, Chennai. As a visiting faculty member, he has been associated with some of India’s top-rated business schools, including the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Great Lakes Institute of Management, and SSN School of Management, Chennai.
Prof. Rangan's contributions to academia and industry are significant, with numerous publications in esteemed journals and presentations at national and international conferences. He has conducted over two dozen workshops and seminars on topics such as management consulting, services marketing, and strategic management, catering to students, faculty, and industry professionals. His research interests focus on management consulting and marketing strategies, particularly within the Indian entrepreneurial context.