Dr. B. Balaji, is a visionary resource specialist and International Trainer. His expertise spans both corporate and academia and has been acclaimed for his scholastic achievements. He graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering with Masters in Business Administration as well as Corporate Secretaryship. His doctoral research pertained to Services Marketing with emphasis on Service Quality Gaps. He was awarded the Gold Medal in the M.B.A. Program as well as All India First Rank and 2 Gold Medals in the Diploma in Training and Development by ISTD, New Delhi. He is also certified by UGC via the NET exam.

He is the recipient of several International and National Honours including the Gold Award by the Duke of Edinburgh, IEEE (New York), Rotary International and Best Faculty Advisor Award from S.I.F.E. International, USA. He has also received several awards and commendation at the school and College levels in performing arts, literary events, and social service.

He served the Corporate in senior management positions in Telecom and Apparel sectors. He has held academic positions of Director and Dean for more than a decade. He is the author of 14 books in various management disciplines and has published 69 ISSN papers including several Scopus-indexed papers. 13 research scholars have been awarded PhD in Management under his guidance and 1 is awaiting PhD Viva.

He is an active trainer in Corporate and Academia. He is known for his creative approach in training with competitive exercises. He believes that efforts never fail and his continuing goal is to transform lives for the better, academically or otherwise. His clientele includes Academia as well as Corporate including Banks (eg. Union Bank of India), IT Companies (eg. Accenture) and Production Giants (eg. Delphi-TVS). His repertoire spans Human Resources Development, Marketing, Personality Development, Soft Skills, and Services.

Recent Honours (2019): World Research Council conferred the award “International Distinguished Researcher in Business Administration“ (Aug 15, 2019) and Academy of Management Professionals conferred the award of “Best Professor in Services Marketing‘ (June 16, 2019).