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Ram Nidumolu, PhD

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Clinical Full Professor, Organizational Behavior at Indian School of Business
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Ram Nidumolu is a Clinical Full Professor at the Indian School of Business, specializing in transformational leadership and digital business transformation. A PhD graduate from UCLAs Anderson School of Management, he is a serial entrepreneur, having founded companies like AIM and InnovaStrat, and is a celebrated author with articles in the Harvard Business Review.

He has developed the concept of "Beingfulness, " blending ancient Indian wisdom with modern business practices to foster wholeness and purpose in leadership and work. This philosophy emphasizes self-awareness and moving beyond an anxiety-driven work culture to one of clarity and inner stability, which he explores through his writing and teaching.

Unique fact: Dr. Nidumolus HBR article, "Why Sustainability is Now the Key Driver of Innovation, " won an award as one of the 50 most outstanding articles published in top management journals.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Clinical Full Professor, Organizational Behavior
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Beingful Leadership
He originated and developed the theory of 'Beingfulness, ' which integrates ancient wisdom with modern leadership to combat burnout and foster wholeness in the workplace.
Digital Transformation
He specializes in teaching and consulting on digital business transformation and founded the Academy for Innovation and Management to accelerate this process for major corporations.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Clinical Full Professor, Organizational Behavior
Indian School of Business
8-2015
Founder and CEO
Academy for Innovation and Management Private Limited
2007 - 7-2015
Founder and CEO
InnovaStrat, Inc.
1999 - 2007
Founder and CEO
Gandiva, Inc.
1998 - 1999
Assistant Professor
Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
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Beingful Leadership by Indian School of Business (ISB). Featured in Spotify
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Education
1985 - 1991
Ph.D.
UCLA Anderson School of Management
1981 - 1983
PGDM
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
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