Dr. Rony George Kurien Director, XIME Bangalore, has over three decades of both academic and corporate experience. He has been Executive Team Member of the South Asia Team- IT of the Australian Trade Commission., Dean of Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa (associate Institution of Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland.), Assistant Dean, Indus Business Academy Bangalore, Export Manager at Hoechst Schering Agrevo Ltd., Mumbai and has worked in Marico Ltd. among others. He is also on the Advisory Board of educational Institutions and some NGO’s. He has taught Marketing and Retail Management at several business schools.

He received his Ph.D in Marketing from Anna University, Madras, MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune and B.Sc. from Fergusson College, Pune.