Dr. R.K. Balyan is BE, MBA, MPM, M.A., L.L.B. and Ph.D. He pursued his education in the field of Engineering, Management, Arts and Law from different universities across India. Finally, he completed his Doctorate degree in Human Resource Development from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. At present, he is working Director and Dean at Institute of Business Management & Research, Ahmedabad. He is also President of National HRD Network, Ahmedabad chapter since 2009. He is a professional member of All India Management Association, New Delhi. He started his career in defence services and further worked in IT industry for four years as a zonal head and later on changed over to education field. He is having vast experience in the field of telecommunication and commercial activities. During his jobs in defence and IT industry, he was a regular visiting faculty and guest speaker to the management institutes. He has total 37 years of experience to his credit and 25 years exclusively in teaching. He is having vast experience in administration, teaching and research field. He has been corporate trainers for the leading companies in past. His areas of specialization are Marketing, Human Resource Management, Production and Operations Management, Business Laws and Labor Laws. He has presented 40 papers in national and international seminars. He authored 3 books in the field of management. He has guided nearly more than 100 students for research projects under various universities. He is working as an External Referee for Ph.D. and M.Phil. and examined nearly 30 students under different universities.