Prof. Debashis Chatterjee has taught leadership classes at Harvard University and at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) of Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozhikode for nearly three decades.
The longest-serving director of a first-generation IIM, he was reappointed to head IIM Kozhikode for a third five-year term in June 2023. Prof. Chatterjee has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship twice for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral work at Harvard University.

A prolific author, he has published fiction and non-fiction, including Leading Consciously, Krishna: The 7th Sense and Timeless Leadership, which have been translated into several national and international languages. His latest book ‘Leadership Chronicles’ published by Penguin Books, is a tribute to his pioneering efforts towards ‘Globalzing Indian Thought’. He has taught the art and practice of leadership to more than 1,00,000 managers globally in Fortune 500 corporations and over 50,000 school leaders.

Prof. Chatterjee is credited with transforming a small-town B-school IIM Kozhikode into an institution of global recognition that is now counted among the top three IIMs in India and the top seventy-five management schools worldwide according to the prestigious Financial Times rankings.

In a nutshell, Prof. Chatterjee is an exemplary individual known for his deep empathy and assertive leadership. He is also a prolific writer, an exceptional orator, and a genuine mentor.