Dheeraj Sharma (professor)

Dheeraj Sharma is an Indian academic and management professor, serving as the director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak since 2017.^[1][2] He is also a professor on leave from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.^[3]

Dr Dheeraj Sharma
Citizenship	Indian
Education	Doctorate in Business Administration, Louisiana Tech University (Marketing Strategy, Psychology, Quantitative Analysis)
Occupation(s)	Academic, Professor
Years active	2017–present (Director, IIM Rohtak)
Employer	Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Known for	Director of IIM Rohtak, Management education, Government advisory roles
Title	Director, Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Early Life and education

Sharma holds a doctoral degree in business administration with a major in marketing strategy and a double minor in psychology and quantitative analysis from Louisiana Tech University, USA. Details about his early life are not widely documented.^[3]

Career

Sharma has been the director of IIM Rohtak since February 2017, appointed by the Government of India. He was previously a full professor at IIM Ahmedabad, where he remains on leave. He is a member of the Economic Advisory Council of Haryana and the task force for prospective planning under the Haryana Governance Reforms Authority.^[4][5] During his tenure, his appointment and certain financial matters underwent official review, both of which were resolved without further action.^[6][7]

Achievements

During his tenure at IIM Rohtak, Sharma has contributed to the institute's development, including infrastructure expansion and academic program enhancements.^[8] In 2019, he received the Education Leadership Award for his contributions as director. Sharma has also advised government bodies, including the prisons departments of Punjab, Gujarat, and Delhi on marketing prisoner-made goods and jail modernization, and the Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force on stress management and operational effectiveness.^[9]

Awards

Dheeraj Sharma has received several accolades for his contributions to management education and leadership:

• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam National Achievers Award
• Education Leadership Award (2019), for his contributions as Director of IIM Rohtak^[10]
• Academy of Global Business Advancement (USA) Distinguished Global Thought Leader (2019)
• In July 2025, Sharma received the Distinguished Global Thought Leader Award at the AGBA World Congress in Bangkok and launched his book The Power of Movies at the event.^[11][12]

Publications

Sharma has authored or contributed to:

• Cross Cultural Perspectives in a Global Marketplace (2016)^[13]
• Proceedings of the 2007 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference (2014)^[14]
• Swinging the Mandate: Developing and Managing a Winning Campaign (2016)^[15]