Swanand J. Deodhar is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of the marketing area, given his research and teaching interests traverse the two fields. He specializes in technology management, industrial automation, digital transformation, and digital platforms.
With a wealth of experience in executive education, Swanand has trained senior personnel from a diverse range of leading organizations, including Airtel, Tata Projects, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Crompton, TVS Motors, SIDBI, Naval War College, and The CIO Klub. Further, he has conducted sessions in open-enrollment executive education programs of IIMA, such as Salesforce Transformation, B2B Marketing, Effective CIO Leadership, and IT Project Management. Lastly, he is also involved in training executives as part of the Blended Learning Programs such as the Senior Management Program (SMP), General Management Program (Dubai campus), and Accelerated General Management Program (AGMP), which he is currently co-chairing.
Swanand actively publishes in leading academic journals. His recent work has appeared in leading journals in management and information systems journals, such as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of International Business Studies, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Business Research, and Journal of Strategic Information Systems. He was also the recipient of IIMA Outstanding Researcher Award for the year 2022-2023
Currently, Swanand is serving IIMA in several administrative capacities as well. He is the Chairperson for Research and Publications and a member of the executive committee for the Doctoral Program and Computer Services Committee.
Swanand was awarded his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is also a Fellow of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. Furthermore, he holds an MBA in Information Technology from Symbiosis International University, preceded by his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mumbai University.
Primary Area : Information Systems
Secondary Area : Marketing
Email : swanandd@iima.ac.in
Phone : +91-79-7152 4892
Secretary : Sandhya Chandran
Phone : +91-79-7152 7913
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Ph.D, Business Administration, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2014-2018
Fellow , Information Management, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, 2008-2014
MBA, Information Technology, Symbiosis International University, 2005-2007
Regular Long Duration Programs
Internet-Enabled Businesses (MBA- PGP)
Transforming Businesses with Information Technology (MBA- PGP)
Frameworks for Information Systems (PhD)
Information Systems Research in Digital Platforms (PhD)
New Product Development and Management (Armed Forces Program)
Executive Education (Long Duration Blended Learning Program)
Accelerated General Management Program
Senior Management Program
General Management Program (Dubai)
Executive Education (Short Duration Open Enrollment Programs)
Becoming Effective CIO
IT Project Management
Enhancing Sales Force Performance
B2B Marketing
Executive Education (Short Duration Customized Enrollment Programs)
Sardar Patel Good Governance Chief Minister (CM) Fellowship Program
Airtel Future Leader Program
Tata Projects Future Leaders’ Development Program
TVS Emerging Leaders’ Program
Crompton Leadership Development Program
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) Young Leaders’ Program
Small Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Leadership Program
Amway Leadership Acceleration Program
Digital Strategies for CIO Klub
Infosys Future Leader Program
Crowdsourcing, Digital platforms, and User engagement
Associate Professor (Information Systems Area), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2024-current
Assistant Professor (Information Systems Area), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2018-2023
Assistant Professor (Technology Management), Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, NMIMS, Mumbai, 2013-2014
Assistant Professor (Information Systems Area), Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, 2011-2013
Speaker, Naval Staff and Technical Management Course (NSTMC), Naval War College, Goa- July 2024.
Speaker, Two-week Capacity Building Program on Research Methodology and Quality Publications for Young Faculty Members in Social Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, March 2024.
Speaker, Naval High Command Course (NHCC), Naval War College, Goa- February 2024.
Speaker, Research Colloquium in International conference TIES2024, Vivekananda Education Society Institute of Management Studies & Research, January 2024.
Speaker, Annual International Research Conference (AIRC) 2023, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML)- December 2023.
Speaker, Governance Framework for Artificial Intelligence; The Annual Tri-Services AI Summit, INS Valsura, Jamnagar- August 2023.
Speaker, VISA Product Management - Community of Practice: Speaker Session, VISA Bangalore (conducted online)- July 2023.
Panel Member, HR Summit 2019, World of Work: Changing Landscape, National Insurance Academy (NIA), Pune- September 2019.
2023 - IIMA Alumni VVEF Outstanding Researcher Award
