Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik

Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik currently serves as Dean at KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology since July 2022, previously holding various academic titles including Associate Dean and Associate Professor. Pattnaik has extensive experience in academia with a tenure as Head of the Department of Management Studies at DOMS NALSAR from July 2013 to July 2022, and as Assistant Professor at National Law University Odisha and KiiT University. Initial career experience includes an Instructor position at Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology and serving as a Special Events Officer at HelpAge India. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Academic Entrepreneurship from National Law University Odisha, an MBA in International Business and Marketing from the University of Saskatchewan, and an MBA in Marketing and Advertising from Maastricht School of Management. Pattnaik also holds a B.Com from Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College, Utkal University.