CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Hari Shankar Singhania School of Business (HSB), a pioneering, technology-driven business school at JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, has appointed former IIM Lucknow Director, Prof. Archana Shukla, as its new Director. She took charge on August 1, 2025, succeeding Prof. Gregory Dunn.
An IIT Kanpur alumna with a PhD in Psychology, Prof. Shukla is an eminent academic specialising in organisational behaviour and knowledge management. She brings to the new role more than three decades of experience in teaching, research and academic leadership.
Prof. Shukla served for six years as Director of IIM Lucknow, and prior to this, she had also served as the Dean of the IIM Lucknow Noida Campus for more than 3 years. She was the first chairperson of Dr. Ishwar Dayal Chair for futuristic Issues in the Behavioral Sciences for the period of 2015 – 2017. She has designed and delivered Management Development Programmes (MDPs) on leadership, strategic thinking, team building, and managerial effectiveness, along with process consulting in culture building, coaching, mentoring, and assessment centres for organisations such as KPMG, Mahindra & Mahindra, Samsung, Reckitt Benckiser, Johnson & Johnson, and the GMR Group, among others.
At HSB, Prof. Shukla will lead the flagship two-year UGC-accredited residential MBA programme with specialisation tracks in digital product management, artificial intelligence and business analytics, and entrepreneurship and organisational foresight.
Warmly welcoming the appointment of Prof. Shukla, Shri B.H. Singhania, Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University, said, “Her appointment as the Director of our premier business school will advance HSB’s mission of blending academic rigour with real-world relevance. Her remarkable track record at IIM Lucknow and her expertise in organisational behaviour will be instrumental in nurturing global business leaders who are ready to shape tomorrow’s enterprises.”
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