Dr. Anadi Saran Pande

Dr. Anadi Pande is a unique amalgam of industry and academics. He has been Professor of Strategic Management at IIM Lucknow over three periods: 2000-2006; 2014-15; 2016-2024. He has been awarded ‘Best Teacher’ of IIM Lucknow twice. He has created several unique elective courses in Strategic Management, besides creating a popular General Management course titled “Wisdom of Indian Philosophy”, which was rated the best ‘non-Conventional course’ in 2023. He has published in national and international journals of repute, besides presenting papers in prestigious conferences including at Academy of Management, Boston. He and his co-author received the best paper award in an international conference on entrepreneurship.

In 2003, he and his team were awarded by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for writing the draft ‘Manufacturing Policy for India’.

He established IIM Jammu in its formative years from 2017-2018 as its Convener, while IIM Jammu was under the guidance of IIM Lucknow. He set up the physical infrastructure at Jammu University, took charge of all the administrative process, set up the MBA program and its curriculum as the Chairman-MBA, hired the faculty members, set up academic processes, conducted the first convocation in March 2018, ensured successful placements of the graduating students, admitted the third batch, created a benchmark dual degree international immersion program with European Business Schools in shoe string budget.

At IIM Lucknow, he revitalized and built up a remarkably successful incubator as a ‘Not for Profit’ company; (https://iimlincubator.com/). He revitalized it in 2019 with new governance, Vision, Mission, values, today it boasts of about 110 startups which have created wealth and jobs for the nation.

Dr. Pande has extensive industry experience of approximately 25 years. He worked with Tata Motors (and other Tata companies) for 16 years and was promoted to leadership positions through fast-track scheme of the company in 1992. He was Head of Project Planning at its 600-acre Lucknow plant during its creation and later was ‘Factory Owner’ of its Vehicle Assembly factory.

He worked at Hero MotoCorp for 8 years as Head of Corporate Planning and Corporate HR. He led separation negotiations with Honda, and built global technology alliances for the company’s R&D. He executed world’s largest two-wheeler factory at Haridwar as Head.

Dr. Pande has deep IR experience and has signed several wage agreements with several labor unions in Haryana.

In 2014 he was at Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai, as Head – Corporate Strategy/Initiatives. Later he joined Hero Cycles as Director, Corporate Strategy and Corporate HR. Here he participated in acquisition of a British company, Avocet Sports (Now Incyte Cycles), Manchester, UK, and joined its Board of Directors as executive director.

Dr. Pande is an independent director on the Board of couple of Indian companies and is an Honorary Trustee on both charitable and for-profit Trusts.