Prof. Sunil Sharma

Sunil Sharma is a Professor of Strategy at IIM Ahmedabad where he teaches courses on Strategic Planning, Strategy Implementation, and Leading Professional Service Firms. He holds a Ph. D. in Strategy from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to joining IIM Ahmedabad, Sunil has worked for 16 years in large corporations like McKinsey, ONGC, and NTPC. His most recent corporate stint was with Tata Power in a CXO role leading Strategy, Innovation, and Business Collaboration. He has also served as an Independent Director for ZEE Entertainment and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. Sunil has held various administrative positions at IIMA in addition to being a member of the MBA program review committee. He was the Chairperson of IIMA Executive Education from 2018-21 and of IIMA’s one year MBA (PGPX) from 2016-18. He is currently the Chairperson of the IIMA Centre on Incubation and Entrepreneurship. Sunil has designed and delivered more than a hundred executive development courses for senior executives working in the private sector, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats in government, and public sector professionals. Sunil regularly advises companies on their strategy and organisational related issues. He has presented papers in leading international conferences and his work on capability building, innovation, and growth challenges has been published in international journals. He has also written cases on the topics of growth strategy, transformation, and management consulting.