Leadership
Dr. K M Sharath Kumar
Professor and Dean – Faculty of Management and Commerce
Dr K M Sharath Kumar is the Professor & Dean — Faculty of Management and Commerce, RUAS. He has served in the capacity of Director – Sponsored Research and previously was a full-time Faculty and Coordinator — Sponsored Research in the Department of Management Studies. He is a life member of the Indian Society of Technical Education.
He has served as a PhD Examiner and has supervised the doctoral thesis of students. As a member of the Research and Innovation Council – RUAS, he is responsible for managing International Partnerships. He is also in-charge of managing Patents and Patent Commercialisation process for the Research and Exchange (both Faculty and Student) initiative at the university. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience.
He brings with him extensive knowledge of coordinating funded research activities with various organisations in the government, public and private sectors. He leverages his considerable skills as a leader in assembling high-performance teams, setting goals and successfully achieving them.
Dr Sharath Kumar graduated in Mechanical Engineering and also completed his Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialisation in Marketing. In addition, he has a PhD degree offered by Coventry University, UK. His research is primarily focused on Management Science, Operations Management, Mathematical Modelling, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Qualifications
- Ph.D.
Coventry University, U.K. - 2009-2015
- MBA
Institute of Business Management & Research Bangalore. - 2002-2004
- B.E.
Mechanical - SJCIT, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka - 1998-2002
- PUC
National College, Bangalore - 1996-1998
Experience
Total Years of Experience15.20 Years