B Tech Hons (Civil Engineering), PhD (Management)
Other Academic Accomplishments:
• Introduction to Marketing (2016): University of Pennsylvania.
• Creativity, Innovation and Transformation (2017): The Pennsylvania State University.
Email: harsh.sachdev@fsm.ac.in
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Total Years of Experience
41 Years
Brief description of Experience
Dr. Harsh Kumar Sachdev is the Professor of Practice (Marketing Area) at FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India.
He holds a ‘Bachelor of Technology’ Degree with Honours in Civil Engineering from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Nainital) and also a PhD in Management from University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.
He has 41 years of Industry Experience, including 37 years hands-on ‘operations and marketing’ experience of working with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), a Fortune 500 company.
During his corporate journey, he & his teams made many accomplishments including ‘Winning an award for visit to US’; for the 2nd Highest Lubricant sales in Western Region in 1999- 2000. Simultaneously, he has also remained associated with academics, as he has been a guest speaker at premier Institutes like IIM Trichy, RGIPT Amethi, IMI New Delhi and many others on different occasions. He has also been an Industry Representative for Curriculum Restructuring Initiative at IIM Ranchi in 2020.
He was also a Member of IOCL Interview Committees for campus selections (2016-18) at institutes such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM-Calcutta, XLRI Jamshedpur, IIT-Delhi, FMS New Delhi, MDI Gurugram, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad etc.
Post his superannuation as Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation in November 2020, he has had the opportunity of working as VP/Chair (Executive Education) in a leading academic Institution in the NCR area. He was also an Independent Director in a listed company from Aug 2022 to Jan 2024.
Most recently, he has also been on the Advisory Board of a few Start-ups.
Research Interest Areas
Control Mechanism in Retail Petroleum Business in India, Employee Behaviour in PSUs, Improving productivity, etc.
Consulting Interest Areas
Shut-down and Turn around activities in Manufacturing Sector, Auto-Fuels and Lubricant marketing.
Selected Publications
1) “Towards Effective Control Mechanism in Retail Petroleum Business in India”; International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR); November 2018, Volume 5, Issue 4.
2) “Fair Deal at Petroleum Outlets: Creating Value for Money for Customers in Marketing of Liquid Auto-Fuels in India”; Journal of Current Science; October 2018, Vol 19.
