Dr. Pramod Pathak, senior most Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad is an academic, researcher, trainer and consultant with over three decades of experience. He has headed the department for long and has been the Associated Dean- Infrastructure Development, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. He has completed Consultancy Assignments for organizations like World Bank, Ministry of Coal (GOI), Ministry of Labour (GOI), Ministry of Youth Affairs (GOI), Government of Jharkhand, Indian Oil Corporation, Power Grid Corporation of India, Coal India Ltd, Orissa State Pollution Control Board, and several other leading Public and Private sector Undertakings in India. He has also conducted National and International workshops for organizations such as National e-governance Program, Partners – In - Change (the Indian arm of Oxfam). He has produced over 22 PhDs and several scholars are pursuing PhD under his guidance. He is on the editorial board and reviewer panel of several leading Management and Social science journals. His research publications include over hundred national, international papers and several books. A widely read Columnist and Public Speaker, his writings on Spirituality, Values, Ethics and Well Being are published in leading National English and Hindi dailies and periodicals. He regularly contributes a weekly column on spirituality in national daily The Pioneer. A literally critique and a commentator he has written for Prabuddha Bharat, Canadian Hindu Link, World Focus, Employment News, Labour Law Reporter as a commissioned writer. His seminars on spirituality, values and ethics are widely attended. He has several books and edited volumes to his credit. A seasoned academic, Dr. Pathak is member of various professional bodies and is the President of the Local Management Association affiliated to AIMA Delhi as well as the Vice Chairman of NIPM, Dhanbad. He is the Chancellor’s nominee in the Academic and Planning Board of National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi, a Premier Law School of India, Member Higher Education Board, Government of Jharkhand. He is an invited speaker giving lectures on Values Ethics & Spirituality and a scholar of Indian Ethos. He was recently invited by Government of Fiji to deliver a lecture on world Ramayana Conference on the topic Managerial Implications of Ramayana. He has been a visiting Professor at various national and international universities and institutions like IIFT-Delhi, BHU, European University- Tbilisi, Georgia, etc.