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About me
Faculty at Indian School of Business | Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence Practitioner | Teacher | Researcher | Author
Education

Robert MHSS
-Schooling Mathematics and Computer ScienceActivities and Societies: Blue Cross, Red Cross Society

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
-Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategy and Quality summa cum laudeActivities and Societies: Digital Multimedia, Books and Publications

Anna University Chennai
-Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electronics & Communications summa cum laudeActivities and Societies: Books and Publications College Level Gold Medalist

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
-Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Operational Excellence Institute Research Award WinnerActivities and Societies: Action Research, Managerial implications oriented theory building, Case study research community, Design Science Operational Excellence for Competitive Advantage in Quality through Dynamic Capabilities
Experience

Sri Sai Institute
Jun 2004 - Feb 2007Trainer
Citi
May 2009 - Aug 2011Manager -Process Re-engineering Group
American Express
Aug 2011 - May 2012Manager - Six Sigma and Project Management
Barclays Investment Bank
Jun 2012 - Nov 2015Assistant Vice President - Change Management
The World Bank
Nov 2015 - Jan 2020Head - Business Process Excellence & Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Indian School of Business
Feb 2020 - nowAcademic Director, Centre for Business Innovation
Apr 2023 - nowBritish American Tobacco (BAT) Research Fellow
Jan 2021 - nowAssistant Professor
Feb 2020 - now
Licenses & Certifications

Six Thinking Hats (Parallel Thinking) Practitioner
The de Bono Effective Thinking Course
ISO 9001:2015 QMS Lead Auditor
IRCA | International Register of Certificated Auditors
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute
PMP - Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
QAI Global Institute
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MAmong the world's top 50 Thought Leaders in Operational Excellence PEX Network, International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), USA 2023 Among the world's top 50 Thought Leaders in Operational Excellence - OPEX technology category.
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MProfessor of the Year PGPCo2023 - Core Courses Indian School of Business 2023 Teaching Excellence award under 'core courses category' based on anonymous voting by PGP students of Co2023
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MProfessor of the Year PGPCo2023 - Elective Courses Indian School of Business 2023 Teaching Excellence award under 'elective courses category' based on anonymous voting by PGP students of Co2023
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MASQ Crosby Award American Society for Quality (ASQ) Mar 2022
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MAmong the world's top 2% management scientists Stanford University 2022 Among the world’s top 2% of the management scientists 2021 list published by Stanford University based on a composite research score.
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MProfessor of the Year PGPCo2021 - Elective Courses Indian School of Business 2021 Teaching Excellence award based on anonymous voting by PGP students of Co2021
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MWalter E. Masing Book Prize 2020 and Walter E. Masing Recognition as Thought Leader in Global Quality Management Community International Academy for Quality 2021 The IAQ Walter E. Masing Book Prize is awarded annually to honor the memory of Dr. Walter E. Masing (1915-2004), one its founders and an Honorary Member. Dr. Masing was a founder of both the IAQ and the European Organization for Quality (EOQ), where he served as its first president and was named an Honorary Member. He was president of the German Society for Quality (DGQ) for twenty years and was named Honorary President upon his retirement.
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MEmerald Literati Awards for Excellence: Outstanding Papers - 2018, Outstanding Reviewer Award Emerald Publishing Jun 2018
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MInstitute Research Award 2018: Best Researcher Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras Apr 2018 Awarded as a recognition for my research contributions in the field of Strategy & Operations, on the topics related to Lean Six Sigma, Service quality, Strategic quality, Leadership in quality, Process improvements and Dynamic capabilities in organisations.
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MEmerald Literati Awards for Excellence: Outstanding Papers - 2017 , Highly commended article Emerald Publishing 2017
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MDelegate Global Human Resources Conference, Washington, D.C May 2016
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MGraduation Day Chief Guest Senthamarai College of Arts & Science, Madurai University Apr 2016
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MWorld Bank Delegate NASSCOM Global In-House Centres Conclave, Hyderabad Apr 2016
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MSpeaker - Six Sigma Symposium Indian Statistical Institute, Chennai Jul 2015
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MASQ Crosby Medal American Society for Quality (ASQ)
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MAppreciation from the Editor - ASQ's Journal for Quality & Participation ASQ Appreciation from the Editor - ASQ's JQP on my research article published on using Six Sigma as a strategy for increasing Employee Engagement
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MCitations of publications in reputed international journals/magazines Google Scholar https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=eZx98mYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MEditorial Advisory Board Member International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MExaminer - Qimpro Convention Awards: Process Improvement QIMPRO 2015, 2016, 2017
- Awarded to Vijaya Sunder MVisiting Faculty - Total Quality Management & Six Sigma for MBA students School of Business Management, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning 2013 - 2018
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