Gaurav Bhalla, Ph.D.

Prof Gaurav Bhalla is a visiting faculty in Executive Education at Mahindra University. He is a globally acclaimed ‘thinker-doer’ and trusted expert in Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, and Innovation. Currently a solopreneur and thought leader, he has held senior management and C-level positions at P&G (Richardson Vicks), Nestle, and TNS Worldwide.

Active in the executive education field since 1985, Dr. Bhalla has designed and delivered customized and open enrollment courses in over 25 different countries to a variety of Fortune 500 companies and public enterprises in several sectors, such as Glaxo, Capital One, Caterpillar, LafargeHolcim, General Motors, Marriott, Axis Bank, Bajaj Allianz, Cognizant Technologies, Microsoft, EY, and Deloitte

Prof Gaurav has designed and taught Executive Education programs at leading B-Schools, such as Georgetown, Fuqua School of Business (Duke University), Singapore Management University, University of Maryland, and Indian School of Business.

His action platform for achieving customer-centric growth is “Disrupt – Transform – Win.” Consequently, he operates at the intersection of Leadership, Innovation, Strategy, and Marketing, and focuses on programs and topics that promote the growth and wellbeing of not just the company, but also its customers, employees, and the environment.

In 2016, he won a global award, Executive Education Specialist of the Year.

His thought leadership include his HBR article, “Rethinking Marketing,” and his book, “Collaboration and Co-Creation; New Platforms for Marketing and Innovation, “

What makes Gaurav unique are his growth mindset, his diversity of experience, and his WHY – his purpose – that values the humanity of people more than their executive brilliance.

Prof Gaurav holds a Ph.D. in Marketing Strategy from Graduate School of Business, University of Kansas. He also holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance, from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.