vgautam@dms.iitd.ac.in

A Professor of Organization, Strategic and Entrepreneurship Management, Dr.Gautam was the first Head of the Department of Management Studies. He has authored and edited over two dozen books and published over a hundred research papers.
Dr.Gautam has worked as the Founder Director of the Fifth Indian Institute of Management at Khozhikode and leader Consulting team for 7th IIM at Shillong. Having designed and set up the comparative management research programme in Asia, he has made significant contribution to Organization Management Studies, entrepreneurship and start up venture efforts in the institute. He contributed in a major way to the establishment of the Bharti School of Telecom Engineering and Management.

Dr. Gautam has been a member of several policy committees of the Government including the one that reviewed promotions in the Government and autonomous institutions; performance management; promotion and placement of group A and all India cadre officers; mid career training of civil servants.
As a member of a key committee of the central vigilance commission and as the chairman of the all India board of management education (AICTE) Dr. Gautam helped various organizations and institutions to develop on a sound footing. He has lectured from Montreal to Melbourne and Mexico to Tokyo.

Internationally respected for his Management expertise, he is the recipient of many national and international honors including the G-51 millennium award; Bharat Gaurav award; Shiksha Rattan Puraskar; DMA achievement award and fellowship of ARTDO international; AIMA ;ISTD; Royal Asiatic Society etc. His Consultancy and Management development interventions have spanned countries like Germany, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Malaysia and Organizations such as CBI, Arthur Anderson, CDOT, Ministries of HR, external affairs, rural development etc.