Ramakrishnan Raman

Ramakrishnan Raman PhD, MBA, M.Phil, PGDSM, BE Professor and Director, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management – Pune Dean – Faculty of Management - SIU Ramakrishnan Raman earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Madras, India. He continued with graduate studies to earn his M.B.A (Systems and Marketing) from the same University. Later he obtained a P.G.D.S.M. and M.Phil in Management from Pondicherry University and Alagappa University respectively and then completed his doctoral degree in management discipline from Pune University. He is also a Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt Certified. He completed his Green IT Consultant certification at Foundation Level by ISEB and BCS. His passion for adding value made him take up certifications from Universities Abroad. Raman has more than sixteen years of total work experience, which is a blend of corporate, academic and research experience. His professional career in dealer chain management started with a large organization, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd, in Chennai, India. He then moved into consulting domain by joining the Leading Edge consulting services. He returned to an academic life to satisfy his passion for teaching by joining Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) as a lecturer in Department of Management Studies. After spending a couple of years with VIT, Prof. Raman joined Kohinoor Group in their Business School named Kohinoor Business School (KBS), located at Khandala. KBS was offering the business management program of Carleton University Sprott School of Business Ottawa Canada. During his long stint with Kohinoor Group he had strategized and headed ERP implementation for the group’s education division named Joshi’s Kohinoor Technical Institute (JKTI). After he spent eight years with the Kohinoor Group he joined SP Jain Institute of Management (SPJIMR), Mumbai campus. After a short stint at SJIMR he joined Symbiosis International University (SIU). He severed as Director – SCIT (A constituent of SIU under faculty of Computer Studies) for three and half years and then in July 2014 took charge as Director – SIBM (A constituent of SIU under faculty of Management). He is also the Dean – Faculty of Management at Symbiosis International University. Raman has travelled across the globe and has been instrumental in initiating academic collaborations with universities in Japan, Canada, UAE and the United States. He has also presented several papers in international conferences across the globe and also has published papers in refereed Scopus listed journals. His main research interest is at the interface of Information Systems, Information Security, IT Strategy and Marketing.