Former Director, Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
Area of Expertise: Marketing, Analytics & Strategy
Dr. M. J. Xavier is an accomplished academic, researcher, consultant, and management educator with 25+ years of professional experience spanning teaching, research, consultancy, and executive development. He served as Director of the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi and has held academic positions at leading institutions including XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Bangalore, IFMR Chennai, and Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.
His academic and research interests encompass Marketing Research, Data Mining, E-Governance, and Spirituality, with extensive experience in executive training and consulting for organisations in India and abroad. He has also served as Visiting Faculty at business schools and universities in the UK, USA, and Armenia.
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Research & Consumer Insights
- Data Mining & Business Analytics
- Strategic Marketing & Management
- E-Governance & Digital Transformation
- Executive Education & Management Development
- Management Consulting & Research
Career & Academic Highlights
- Served as Director of the Indian Institute of Management Ranchi.
- Held academic positions at XLRI Jamshedpur, IIM Bangalore, IFMR Chennai, and Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.
- Previously worked as Research Executive at Mode Research Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, and Manager – Management Development & Services at SPIC Ltd., Chennai.
- Has conducted numerous executive training programmes and provided consultancy to several companies in India and abroad.
- Authored three books and more than 100 articles in journals and magazines in India and abroad.
- His book Marketing in the New Millennium received the DMA-Escorts Award for the Best Management Book of the Year 1999.
- Served as Visiting Faculty at The University of Buckingham, Texas Christian University, California Polytechnic State University, and The American University of Armenia.
- D. in Management from IIM Calcutta, M.Tech. in Chemical Plant Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Warangal, and B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology.