Prof. S C Sharma
Director, ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon
Professor S C Sharma has been working as Director IBS Gurgaon since December, 2014
Prof S C Sharma is an economist, having highly versatile experience of over forty five years in economic and financial analysis, management and teaching. He belonged to Indian Economic Service, (IES, 1971 batch) and has worked at various policy analysis levels in the Government of India including the ministries of Finance, Industry, Cabinet secretariat, etc.
He was Economic Advisor, Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in late eighties. He, along with other experts, visited Japan and South Korea in December1988 to study the Competitiveness of Indian Steel Plants in comparison to the best steel plants of the world and prepared a Report for Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices. He was a member of sub- group on Steel Sector for 8thFive Year Plan.
As Executive Director Housing and Urban Development Corporation for over seventeen years, he headed various departments including the department of HRD, Retail Finance, Organizational Systems and a Research and Consultancy organization (HSMI) which had international collaboration with Institute of Housing Studies, Rotterdam.
Over thirty years ago, he was Professor of Economics at LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (1976-1982) where he was engaged in teaching, training and counseling of IAS officers.
In June 2011, Prof Sharma was invited to Shanghai, China by Carnegie Corporation of New York to participate in a Symposium on Global Financial Crisis and the Future of International Monetary System.
Prof S C Sharma studied at University of Delhi (Institute of Economic Growth), Bath University, England and Pennsylvania University, USA. He has travelled abroad extensively to organize and participate in International seminars, work-shops, panel discussions, etc.
He has been Editor of two reputed Journals in the field of management and has considerable published research work to his credit.
Prof. R Venkataraman
Dean (Institutional Building), ICFAI Business School (IBS), Gurgaon
Mr. R. Venkataraman is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has a vast experience of over thirty years in the Banking & Financial services Industry having worked for 15 years in Banking Industry which includes a Private sector Bank and a Public sector Bank.
The subsequent 15 years he spent in very Senior Positions in a Japanese Multinational Financial Services company which ranks No. 256 in the Forbes List of Large companies in the world and having a Market capitalisation of $23 Bn . He was Senior Vice President.
He has extensively travelled across the country and abroad.
He has also considerable experience in delivering Lectures on various Banking & Economics topics in various external Forums like Institute of chartered accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also in conducting Training programs for subsidiaries of various Multinational Banks like Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Bank Oman.
He is presently the Dean- Institutional Development in ICFAI Business School Gurgaon