Prof. Dheeraj Sharma Conferred With Exemplary Governance Leadership Award

Key facts

• Prof. Dheeraj Sharma, the Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak, was conferred with the Exemplary Governance Leadership Award at the 46th World Management Congress.
• The award ceremony was held at the India International Centre in New Delhi following a selection process involving over 1,400 global nominations.
• He was one of only seven individuals shortlisted for the honor by the Congress’s Awards and Appreciation Committee.
• Under his leadership, IIM Rohtak secured international accreditations from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Business Graduates Association (BGA).
• He spearheaded the launch of the Integrated Programme in Management and the Integrated Programme in Law, the latter being the first such law programme among IIMs.
• He was recognized in a 2023 Stanford University list as being among the world’s top 2% researchers.
• IIM Rohtak shifted to its permanent campus in 2018, with the project completed below estimated costs during his tenure.