Dr. Kajari Mukherjee is Associate Professor in Indian Institute of Management Indore. Her area of research is Organisation Design using paradigm of Complexity Theory, issues in Human Resources Management, with focus on family business and Corporate Social Responsibility in emerging countries. Her various books, journal articles, case studies and conference papers reflects her wide-ranging research interest.

Before joining academics, she has worked in industry for over two decades. Her experience, in senior positions, spans a wide gamut of industries (IT, BFSI, FMCG, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Ports & Infrastructure, Engineering, etc), both in public and private sector. She was Head of Department of a software firm for close to five years. She was Principal Consultant in one of the largest consultancy firms in the world. She consults in areas of change management, end-to-end HR process design and corporate social responsibility.

She is M.Sc. (Mathematics), PGDRM (IRMA) and PhD from Tata Institute of Science (TISS). She was one of the twelve senior managers of India selected for Chevenning scholarships (UK) in 2004. She was awarded the “Best Teacher” award in year 2015 by IIM-Indore.