Dr.
Vibhash Kumar is an Associate Professor (Senior Grade) in the Faculty of
Management at South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi. With over 13 years of
academic and institutional leadership experience, he brings a blend of
pedagogical excellence, research depth, and capacity-building impact. Prior to
joining SAU, he held key academic roles at Jindal Global Business School
(JGBS), including Associate Dean of the Office of Accreditation, Institution of
Eminence, and Impact, Assistant Director of Teaching Learning Centre under the
Ministry of Education.
His
areas of expertise span Organizational Behavior, People Management, Employee
Engagement, Employer Branding, Behavioral Finance, and the emerging contours of
remote and hybrid work. Dr. Kumar has delivered over 30 Management Development
Programs (MDPs) to premier public-sector and government organizations including
the Border Security Force (BSF), Food Corporation of India (FCI), Directorate
General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(CAG), Haryana Public Service Commission, Central Tibetan Association, and
Power Grid Corporation. In parallel, he has trained more than 100 cohorts of
university faculty through national-level Faculty Development Programs (FDPs)
across prominent institutions such as the University of Delhi, Jamia Millia
Islamia, MMAJ Academy of International Studies, University of Kashmir, Amity University, University of
Calcutta, Delhi Metropolitan Education, Institute of Management—Nirma University,
Manav Rachna University, School of Business and Management – Christ Deemed to
be University (Noida and Bengaluru campuses), Maharaja Agrasen Institute of
Management Studies (GGSIP University), JIMS Engineering Management Technical
Campus (Greater Noida), MIT ADT University Pune, and several other central and
state universities across India, fostering academic excellence and pedagogical
innovation across India.
He has completed executive education at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, further enhancing his exposure to global academic practices. Dr. Kumar is an active researcher, having published extensively with Elsevier, Emerald, Springer, and Sage. He frequently presents at international forums such as ANZAM and contributes to scholarly publishing as an editorial board member and journal reviewer. Dr. Kumar is currently serving as the Associate Editor of Business Analyst Journal (Emerald Publishing) and as an Editorial Board Member of Humanities and Social Science Communication (Springer Nature, SSCI, Scopus Q1).