Dr. Dheeraj Sharma is a faculty in Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. Dr. Sharma earned his doctoral degree with major marketing and double minor in psychology and quantitative analysis from Louisiana Tech University, USA. He has taught and presented research at numerous education institutions in North America, Europe and Asia.

Dr. Sharma has been the recipient of many academic and professional awards. Dr. Sharma is American Marketing Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow and National Conference of Sales Management Doctoral Fellow. He was nominated for Clifford J. Robson Excellence in Teaching Award and nominated for Erica and Arnold Rogers Excellence in Research Award for year 2009-2010. Dr. Sharma is also past Associate Editor of Journal of Marketing Channels. He is also past Editor of the Academy of Marketing Science proceedings. He is an active member of Academy of Marketing Science, Society of Marketing Advances, American Marketing Association, and World Marketing Congress. As a member of the aforementioned associations, Dr. Sharma has served as a session chair, discussant, track chair, and executive member of organization committee.

Dr. Sharma’s has over fifty publications in leading international journals, encyclopedias, books, and conference proceedings. Dr. Sharma’s publications have appeared and/or are accepted for publication in Advances in Marketing, Developments in Marketing, Business and Society Review, Economic Times, Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing, European Journal of Marketing, Financial Express, International Journal of Emerging Markets, International Journal of Public Policy, Journal of Consumer Marketing, Journal of Marketing Channels, Journal of Marketing Education, Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Product and Brand Management, Journal of International Business Strategy, Marketing Management Journal, New Technology Work and Employment, among other prominent publications.

Dr. Sharma has been involved in consulting projects or/and executive training with several multinational corporations such as, ICI Paints, Duncan Holdings LLC, Globe Rangers LLC, Hero Cycles Ltd, First Merchants Bank of America, Ambuja Cements, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Tata Teleservices Ltd, Tata Housing, Exide batteries, Central Warehousing Corporation, Life Insurance Company, Army Training Command (Ministry of Defense), Delhi Government, Gujarat Government, and Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, among others. Dr. Sharma continues to serve on the board of India Canada Cultural and Heritage Association, Canada and advisory board of Duncan Holdings LLC, USA; Special Invitee to Army Management Studies Board of Indian Army. His expert views have been cited in many major internationals newspapers including Business Standard, Economic Times, Times of India, DNA, The Tribune, The Hindu, Asian Age, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, National Post, CTV National News, among others.