Dr. AVINANDAN “Avi” MUKHERJEE Department Chair and ...

Director of Studies, Exec Modular MBA Program, Bradford University School of Management, UK, 2002-2003 3
Designed, introduced and developed the Bradford executive modular MBA, which was a unique program in its flexibility and
design. It was aimed at talented high achievers with at least five years' management or business experience after their first
degree. The program was designed as intensive modules in blocks, which helped participants to seek a world-class business
education without interrupting a successful career. The learning could be related directly to the participants' organizations, thus
rendering a unique combination of rigor and relevance.
Chair of Computer Services Committee, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India, 1999-2001
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is a leader in computing resources and applications for management research and
education. As Chair of Computer Services Committee, I was responsible for managing campus-wide local area network,
internet connectivity, servers, softwares, PCs, multimedia, and webpages.
Other Academic Service Responsibilities
External
University-level
School-level
Department-level
External support in Institution Building and founding external professor of several new business schools, e.g., NIMI - Nordic
International Management Institute (Chengdu, China); IIM Indore (India); IIM Kozhikode (India); Mudra Institute of
Communications, Ahmedabad (India); Calcutta Business School (India), etc.
Judge for European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition, 2008, 2009
External examiner for Bradford – affiliated institutions worldwide, viz., NIMBAS Graduate School of Management (Netherlands),
Leon Kozminski Academy (Poland), Frontline – Coca Cola (UK), MDIS (Singapore), Management Learning (Hong Kong), and IILM
(India)
Judge for student paper contests - Institute for Brand Leadership (USA), Shastrarth (IIMC), Kshitij (IIMA), Innovision (IIML)
Member, Executive Committee of the Ph.D. Program in Environmental Management, Montclair State University, 2011-current
Member, Search Committee for Director of Undergraduate Admission, Montclair State University, 2010
Member, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Montclair State University, 2006-2009
Member, Honorary Degree Committee, Montclair State University, 2009-2010
Member, Program Committee for Provost’s Series on University Teaching and Learning, Montclair State University, 2009
Member, University Distinguished Scholar Committee, Montclair State University, 2008
Member, University Sabbatical Review Committee, Montclair State University, 2008-2011
Member, MSU Senate Committee on Teaching, Research and Professional Development, 2007-08
Member, PharmFest Committee, Montclair State University, 2008-current
Member, Academic Council, IIM Calcutta (the highest academic body of the Institute), 1999-2001
Chair, Search Committee for Associate Dean, School of Business, Montclair State University, 2009
Member, SBUS Strategic Planning and Management Committee, Montclair State University, 2008-current
Member, MBA Program Performance Committee, Montclair State University, 2010
Member, Undergraduate Program Performance Committee, Montclair State University, 2011
Member, School of Business Dean’s Search Committee, Montclair State University, 2008-2009
Member, SBUS Faculty Development and Research Committee, Montclair State University, 2005-2009
Member, SBUS Instructional Support and Resources Committee, Montclair State University, 2004-2005
Team Leader on MBA Program, SBUS Strategic Retreat on AACSB Accreditation, MSU, 2009
Member, SBUS New Building Project Committee, Montclair State University, 2009
Member, Graduate Programs Committee, Bradford University School of Management, 2002-2003
Member, Faculty Recruitment Interview Panel for Marketing and Quant Methods, Bradford University School of Management, 2003
Member, Personnel Advisory Committee, Department of Marketing, Montclair State University, 2007-08
Faculty Advisor/Co-Advisor, Student Marketing Association, Montclair State University, 2004-date (winner of American Marketing
Association Chapter Performance Award 2007-2008)
Organized New Jersey Ad Club Career Day at Montclair State University, 2004-date
Leadership role in developing the website of the Department of Marketing, Montclair State University
Faculty Reader of FSIP Research proposals in Marketing, Montclair State University, 2004
3 The Bradford EMBA is consistently ranked within the top 50 executive MBA programs in the world by The Financial Times. In fact, The Financial Times
(December 2006) ranked Bradford University School of Management as second in the UK, equal to Cranfield and only next to London Business School,
and ranked eighth in Europe. This is its highest ever ranking.
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