Prof. C Bhaktavatsala Rao

Dr. C. Bhaktavatsala Rao received his Ph.D. Degree in Industrial Management and M.Tech. Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He received his B.E. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. Dr. C. B. Rao has over 46 years of diversified experience in driving business and organizational growth in reputed world-class Indian companies, including subsidiaries of global MNCs. His expertise and experience covers pharmaceutical and automobile industries as well as other industries. He led multiple value-adding growth initiatives in the companies he was associated with, spanning conceptualization, execution, and development of green-field and brown-field projects. Dr. C. B. Rao’s recent formal leadership assignment was as Executive Chairman and Managing Director at Pfizer Healthcare India Private Limited (2010-2015). In 2016, Dr. Rao founded LeaderCrest Academy to share his experience and expertise with professional and academic communities. LeaderCrest is currently into high quality academic publishing. Dr. C. B. Rao serves as Ajit Singhvi Chair Professor in Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He also supports select global and Indian corporations as Senior Advisor and Director on the Boards. Dr. C. B. Rao has contributed over 170 papers in reputed management journals and business forums. He has authored and published nine books on strategy and leadership under the LeaderCrest banner over the last five years. Dr. C. B. Rao’s teaching and research interests include competitive strategy, strategic management, business leadership and entrepreneurship, among others.
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