IIT Madras DoMS has many talented faculty members. They include Prof Raghavan, Prof Latha, Prof Sridhar, Prof Seshadri, Prof Rajesh, Prof Prabhu, Prof Srinivasan and others. They hold PhDs from institutions like IIT Madras, IIMs, IISc, MIT, NUS and universities in the United States, Germany and Singapore. Many have served as directors, visiting lecturers, consultants and researchers for several reputable global organisations. 

The faculty of IIT Madras DoMS is highly qualified and experienced in a wide range of management fields. They excel in finance, marketing, operations, human resources, strategy and information systems. Most faculty members have their PhD degrees from prestigious Indian and foreign universities.

Visiting teachers, adjunct professors and practice instructors add to the industry insights and practical knowledge that form part of IIT Madras DoMS. Many faculty members have extensive experience in industry consulting and have published their findings in prestigious publications.

1. R K Amit

Designation Professor of Operations at DoMS

Learning 

• Ph D in Management Studies from IISc Bangalore n 2009

• MTech - Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2000

• BTech - Civil Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1998

Work Experience

• Professor in DoMS IIT Madras from 2021 July to Present

• Associate Professor of Department of Management Studies IIT Madras from 16 July to 21 July

• Assistant Professor at DoMS IIT Madras from 2010 December to 2016 July.

• Assistant Professor at Department of Industrial & Management Engineering IIT Kanpur from 2010 July to 2010 December

• Visiting Faculty at Department of Industrial & Management Engineering IIT Kanpur from 2009 December to 2010 July

2. Dr Imon Chakraborty

Designation Assistant Professor in Operations at DoMS

Learning 

• PhD from IIT Delhi and The University of Queensland Australia in 2023

• M Eng degree from Jadavpur University Kolkata in 2019

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor in the DoMS IIT Madras from 2024 June to present.

• From July 2023 to May 2024 he was an assistant professor at Bennett University School of Management.

3. Dr Thillai Rajan A

Designation Professor of Finance

Learning 

• PhD from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 2000

• MSc Hons in Biological Sciences from BITS Pilani in 1994

• In 1994 he also completed his BE Hons in Chemical Engineering from BITS Pilani in the same year.

Work Experience

• Since 2015 March he has been working as a Professor in the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras.

• From 2010 June to 2015 March he served as an Associate Professor in the same department at IIT Madras.

• From 2005 December to 2010 June he worked as an Assistant Professor in the DoMS IIT Madras.

4. Dr Thenmozhi M

Designation Professor of Finance

Learning 

• Ph D from the University of Madras in 1989

• MPhil from the University of Madras in 1984

• MCom from the University of Madras in 1983

• BCom from the University of Madras in 1981

Work Experience

• She served as the Director of the National Institute of Securities Markets in Navi Mumbai from 2018 April to 2019 August on deputation.

• Between September 2000 and June 2006 she served as an Associate Professor at IIT Madras DoMS.

•  She worked as an Assistant Professor at IIT Madras DoMS from September 1998 to September 2000.

• She served as the Director of the National Institute of Securities Markets, Mumbai from 2018 April to 2019 August.

• She has been a Member of the Senate at IIT Madras since June 9, 2006.

• She was a Member of the Senate at IISER Trivandrum from 2018 February to 2020 January.

• She served as the President of the All India IIT Faculty Federation from September 6, 2009 to December 3, 2011.

5. Dr. Rupashree Baral

Designation Professor of HR and BO

Learning 

• PhD from S.J.M. School of Management Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2010

Work Experience

• She has been a Professor of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at IIT Madras since 2022.

• She was an Associate Professor of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at IIT Madras from 2018 to 2022.

• From 2011 to 2018 she worked as an Assistant Professor of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at IIT Madras.

• Before joining IIT Madras she worked as an Assistant Professor of Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at MPSTME NMIMS Mumbai.

6. Dr. S. Srinivasan

Designation Associate Professor of HR and BO

Learning 

• PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2018

• DAAD Fellowship in Germany in 2016

Work Experience

• He worked as an Assistant Professor at the VGSoM IIT Kharagpur from 2019 June to 2023 April.

• He worked as an Assistant Professor at Thiagarajar School of Management in Madurai from June 2018 until May 2019 teaching I/O Psychology, Talent Management and Human Resource Management.

• He worked as a Research Associate at IIT Madras from 2010 February to 2012 December for the Alternative Water System Project funded by IDRC Canada.

• He served as a Research Coordinator at Madras Christian College from 2009 August to 2010 January for a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment project funded by NTPC Government of India.

• He also worked as a Research Coordinator from 2008 June to 2009 July.

7. Dr Sundarraj R P

Designation Professor of information systems

Learning 

• PhD from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee USA  in 1990

• Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1988

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Trichy in 1982

Work Experience

• From 2010 July to the present he has been a Professor at IIT Madras.

• From 2006 September to 2010 June he served as a Professor at Qatar University Doha.

• From 2001 January to 2008 September he was an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo Canada and received tenure in 2003.

• From 1989 September to 2002 January he was a tenured faculty member at Clark University USA receiving tenure in 1996.

• From 1982 September to 1984 August he worked as an Engineer at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Hyderabad

8. Dr Nandan Sudarsanam

Designation Professor of Operations

Learning 

• PhD in Engineering Systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA in  2008

• Master's degree in industrial engineering and management from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater in 2005.

• Graduated from Shanmugha College of Engineering, Thanjavur with a BE in Mechanical Engineering in 2003

Work Experience

• From 2009 to 2013 worked in Quantitative Research at Rackson Asset Management LLC, New York in a high frequency, algorithmic trading environment.

• In Winter 2008 worked at Bank of America Boston.

• In Summer 2006 he worked at Ford Motor Company Detroit.

9. Dr Richa Agrawal

Designation Professor of Marketing

Learning 

• PhD in Engineering Systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge in 2008

• He graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater with a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management in 2005.

• He graduated from Shanmugha College of Engineering Thanjavur with a BE in Mechanical Engineering in 2003.

Work Experience

• She served as Faculty In charge of NIRMAN The Pre-incubator from April 22 to 23.

• She went on sabbatical to Columbia Entrepreneurship Innovation and Design Studio Columbia University from 2020 July 12 to December 15.

• She worked at Indian Institute of Technology Madras from 2010 March to the present.

• She worked at Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad from 2007 July to 2010 March.

10. Dr Pinosh Kumar Hajoary

Designation Assistant Professor of integrative management

Learning 

• He undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. 

• He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

• He obtained an MBA from the University of Hyderabad. 

• Earlier he received his BTech from the Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar.

Work Experience

• He worked as an Assistant Professor at IIT Kanpur from 2022 February to July.

• He worked as a Business Associate at Tech Mahindra from 2016 May to 2017 February.

11. Dr Rahul Marathe R

Designation Professor of Operations

Learning 

• He undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Stuttgart Germany. 

• He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

• He obtained an MBA from the University of Hyderabad. 

• Earlier he received his BTech from the Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar.

Work Experience

• He worked as an Associate Professor in the DoMS IIT Madras from 2013 July to the present.

• He served as an Assistant Professor in the DoMS IIT Madras from 2007 July to 2013 July.

• From July 2006 to June 2007 he served as a Post Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

• He worked as an Assistant Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd from August 1998 to December

12. Dr Vipin B

Designation Professor of Operations

Learning 

• In 2017 he earned a PhD from the IIT Madras.

• He completed his MTech in Industrial Engineering and Management from NIT Calicut in 2010.

• He graduated from GEC Kozhikode with BTech Honours in Mechanical Engineering in 2008.

Work Experience

• From 2024 to the present he worked as an Assistant Professor at DoMS IIT Madras.

• From 2017 to 2024 he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at IIT Kanpur.

13. Dr Nargis Pervin

Designation Associate Professor of information Systems

Learning 

• In 2015 she earned a PhD in Information Systems from the National University of Singapore.

• In 2009 obtained an MTech in Computer Science from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.

• In 2006 completed an MSc in Industrial Mathematics and Informatics from the IIT Roorkee.

Work Experience

• He served as an Associate Professor at IIT Madras from 2025 May to the present.

• She worked as an Assistant Professor at IIT Madras from 2016 November to 2025 May.

• She Worked as a Visiting Faculty at IIITDM Kancheepuram from 2015 December to 2016 October.

• He Worked as a Junior Systems Consultant at Metalogic Systems in Kolkata from 2009 August to 2009 December.

14. Dr Vaibhav Chawla

Designation Associate Professor of information Systems

Learning 

• He Pursued FPM at IIM Kozhikode

Work Experience

• In April 2015 he served as a Visiting Professor at the IESEG School of Management France.

• He is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras from January 2024 to the present.

• From May to June 2022 he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Business, Economics, and Information Systems, University of Passau in Germany.

• He was an Assistant Professor in IIT Madras Department of Management Studies from October 2015 until January 2024.

• He worked as an Assistant Professor at IFMR Business School Chennai from April 2013 till September 2015.

• Between 2012 November and 2013 March he worked as a Senior Faculty Associate at IFMR Business School Chennai.