Director

Dr. Rajagopal brings with him a distinctive blend of corporate leadership and academic excellence. A dual Ph.D. holder in Applied Marketing and Human Resource Management, he possesses over three decades of rich professional experience spanning both industry and academia.

Before entering academia, Dr. Rajagopal spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles in the domestic and international marketing divisions of the healthcare and automobile sectors. This exposure to global markets and business practices has enabled him to develop deep insights into industry dynamics and corporate strategy. Over the past fifteen years in academia, he has played a pivotal role in institution building, academic administration, and strengthening industry–academia linkages. He has been closely associated with the strategic initiatives that contributed to the prestigious AACSB Accreditation and Re-Accreditation journey of SCMHRD. During his tenure as Deputy Director, he successfully oversaw several key institutional functions including admissions, academics, examinations, corporate relations, and alumni engagement.

An accomplished international scholar, Dr. Rajagopal has authored more than 30 research publications in reputed Scopus, Web of Science, and ABDC indexed journals and has presented over 25 papers at international conferences. His global academic engagement also includes serving as an expert in the Jean Monnet Module under the Erasmus Plus Project in collaboration with the University of Bremen, Germany. With his strong commitment to academic excellence, research, and technology-enabled collaborative learning, Dr. Rajagopal is expected to further strengthen the institute’s vision of bridging the academic and corporate worlds while enhancing institutional efficiency and innovation.