Padmakumar Nair

Padmakumar Nair serves as the Director at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology and previously held the position of Dean at Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Nair has extensive experience as a Clinical Professor and Academic Director at The Leadership Center in the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas, along with a role as Research Professor. Additional academic appointments include JSPS Visiting Professor at The University of Tokyo and Visiting Professor at the University of Twente. Nair's educational background includes a Dr. Eng. in Chemical System Engineering from The University of Tokyo and an MBA in Management from Heriot-Watt University.