Professor Sanjay Kaushik is Vice Chancellor of Gurugram University, Haryana, and a distinguished academic leader with over 35 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience. Formerly, he served as Professor and P.L. Tandon Chair Professor of Strategic Management at the University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, where he also held key positions including Dean, Chairperson, and Dean of the Faculty of Business Management and Commerce. He has guided over 40 Ph.D. and 50 M.Phil. scholars and published extensively in reputed national and international journals. Prof. Kaushik has also served on advisory and academic councils of several universities and government bodies, and has undertaken consultancies for public and private organizations. His academic excellence has been recognized with multiple national awards, including the Him Ratna Award (2023) and the Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Shiksha Samman Award (2022) for outstanding contributions to education, research, and social development.