Dr. Manasa Nagabhushanam is the Director of Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore. She has an experience of 32 years as an academician, education leader, researcher, writer, and a consultant. She has headed several business schools as Dean and Director. She has been working towards the dissemination of the National Education Policy through her articles, lectures, and webinars.
. She is a doctoral guide and Seven women scholars have completed Ph.D. under her guidance.
She has served as a member of the Mission group on Higher Education in Karnataka for Karnataka Knowledge Commission, nominated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka as a member of the syndicate of Bangalore University, chairperson for the committee on Students Grievance and Redressal Cell served as a member of the sexual Harassment and grievance redressal at Bangalore University, served as the Director of Centre for Educational and Social Studies a research organization working in the field of Education through which she has worked on several research projects concerning Education. She was a member of governing council and academic council of 14 educational institutions in Bangalore.
With a very inclusive approach, She providing equal opportunity and understanding the aspirations of faculty and students, transformed institutions and people to achieve success. She has been providing innovative and implementable solutions to transform the culture and governance of educational institutions.
She has contributed towards management education by her transformational and thought leadership as Dean and Director at well-known Business Schools in Bangalore. She has served as the dean at Amity Global Business School and CIMS Bangalore. She was the director of PES IUP Management Program and Director at International School for Business and Research, Bangalore.
She was the CEO of AnalyZ Research Solutions Pvt Ltd and has mentored and supported in strategizing Business growth for several start-ups and corporates both as a business consultant and researcher.
Her educational qualifications include M. Com, MBA, M.Phil and Ph.D. Her Ph.D was in the area of Managing Voluntary Organizations working for Women Empowerment. She has given a framework for voluntary organizations on how to operate effectively.
She has received an award from Bangalore Centre for Education for the Best Teacher in the area of management education in 2007. Best Ph.D. Thesis award by Prestige Group of Institutions in 2009, Women Achiever Award from Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in 2022, India 5000 has awarded her the Women Achiever of 2022 Award, recognized as Education Stalwart by Education Times and recognized as the top 10 leaders in Education in 2022 by Women Entreprenuer Magazine.
