Ashish Nanda
About Ashish Nanda
Ashish Nanda is a Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School, with a distinguished career that includes roles at Harvard Law School and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has published over 120 case studies and course notes and has received multiple prestigious awards, including the President of India Gold Medal.
Current Role at Harvard Business School
Ashish Nanda serves as a Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. He has held this position since 2020, contributing to the academic community in Boston, Massachusetts. His role involves teaching and developing educational programs that focus on management education.
Previous Experience at Harvard Business School
Nanda has extensive experience at Harvard Business School, having worked as an Associate Professor from 1999 to 2007 and as an Executive Education Fellow from 2013 to 2017. He also served as a Senior Lecturer from 2017 to 2020. His tenure included developing and delivering executive education programs tailored for professionals and entrepreneurs.
Leadership at Harvard Law School
From 2007 to 2013, Nanda was the Faculty Director of the Program on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. In this role, he established the executive education program and set up a case center. He also served as Research Director for Case Development and International Internships during the same period.
Education and Academic Background
Nanda holds a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University, where he studied from 1988 to 1993. He also earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Awards and Recognitions
Nanda has received several prestigious awards, including the President of India Gold Medal on two occasions and the IIMA Director’s Gold Medal. He has also been honored with the IIT Delhi Distinguished Alumni Award and received fellowships from the Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics and the Henry B. Arthur Fellowship.