S S Prasada RaoProf. S. S. Prasada Rao, Ph.D, Prior to the present position as Founder Dean & Director of Hyderabad Business School (HBS), Prof. Prasad Rao held several administrative portfolios in GITAM University such as Founding Director, Internal Quality Assurace Cell, and Founder Director, GITAM Centre for Distance Learning, among several other positions. He is also currently the Secretary of the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), AP Chapter and is on the Advisory Council of various institutions. He was on the Expert Committee for faculty recruitment at IIM Ranchi, 2014. With a Ph.D. from Berhampur University he has been teaching Post-Graduate and Under-Graduate students. An author of 4 standard textbooks, Prof. Prasada Rao presented several research papers in national and international conferences and published in national and international journals. He is a peer reviewer for Emerald Group Publishing. He is adjudicator of M. Phil and Ph.D theses of various universities in India. Prof. S. S. Prasada Rao has received recognition for his contribution to management studies and education administration. He is a recipient of Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Education & Research by GEPRA, New Delhi, Lifetime Achievement Award for Education Excellence by Association for Economic Growth & Social Development, New Delhi, Shiksha Bharti Puraskar by All India Achievers Foundation, New Delhi, and Innovative Leader in B-Schools for Director by LemonBridge Research and Innovation. Read More Read Less