Manoj Kumar

Joining Year : 2026

Specialization : Strategy

Email : manoj.kumar26@iimb.ac.in

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/manojkumar2018

Qualification :

• Former Doctoral Student (PhD), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, 2025 Cohort (Discontinued the program due to personal reasons after completing Term I, Year I)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from IMT Ghaziabad, Class of 2016 Grade: Honors
• Bachelor of Engineering – B.E. in Information Technology from SGSITS, Indore, Class of 2010 Grade: Honors

Prior Work Experience : 

• Over 10 years of corporate experience spanning strategy, operations, and technology consulting including senior managerial and advisory roles at Dell and Accenture.
• Independent Consultant, 2021-2025 Senior Advisor - Dell Technologies, 2016-2020; Software Engineer - Accenture, 2010-2014

Research Interests : Industrial Agglomeration, Clusters, Knowledge Spillovers, Managerial cognition, and Leadership

Career and Recent Professional Awards :
Dell Business Excellence Award (Dell Technologies), 2020
Accenture ACE Award for Excellence in Software Planning and Development (Accenture), 2014