Dr. Uday Salunkhe is the director of the Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai and Bangalore. He is the chairman of Ad Hoc Board of Studies in Management Courses of Mumbai University and Chairman of the Local Management Committee of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) – a SAARC initiative. He took over as the President of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) for year 2007–2008. AIMS is the 2nd largest body of management schools in the world with more than 500 member. His work is strongly influenced by the likes of Jack Welch and Arya Chanakya. Education and career Uday Salunkhe is a mechanical engineer with a management degree in 'Operations', and a Doctorate in 'Turnaround Strategies'. Salunkhe has to his credit several years of experience in the corporate world including Mahindra & Mahindra, ISPL and other companies before joining Welingkar in 1995 as faculty for Production Management. Salunkhe joined Welingkar in 1995 as a Professor and was appointed as director of the Welingkar Institute in the year 2000. He guided many notable management graduates like Meghana Pandit, Tito Adicula, Ritesh Deore, Bhavesh Jain to name a few Affiliations Salunkhe has been invited as visiting fellow at the Harvard Business School, US and European University, Germany. He has also delivered seminars at the Asian Institute of Management, Manila. He served as the President of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS), the second largest network of management schools in the world. He is currently the President of the National HRD Network (NHRDN), Mumbai Chapter. He was also appointed one of the independent directors of Datamatics. Achievements The Welingkar Institute of Management has recently been conferred from 2015-2020 under the leadership of Group Director Prof Dr Uday Salunkhe. He was conferred the "Grand Davos Award" at the World Communication Forum, Davos 2014, for tremendous contribution and lifelong dedication to the field of business communication in India and the region. Salunkhe was conferred with the Prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship in 2012. He is a recipient of the Ravi J. Mathai National Fellow Award conferred by the Association of Indian Management Schools for his exemplary contribution to India Inc. and society at large, in the fields of applied management and education The 12th Annual Convention on Leadership has conferred the 'Prof. Dharni Sinha Memorial Award for Excellence in Management Education' to Salunkhe. This award recognises his excellence and contribution