Dr Pritam Singh Renowned Academician And Institutional Builder Passes Away
Considered a Midas Touch leader he is credited with turning around the fortunes of the Management Development Institute MDI (Gurgaon) and also IIM lucknow . In his 45 years of the career as a Management Professor, he mentored around 200 CEOs and organized 50 board level workshops. He stamped his perspectives on policy and government issues that surround both management education and corporate .
He indeed, was the guru, the trainer, the coach, and the counselor at the Board and the Top Management level of the Indian Corporate World. With his entrepreneurial vision and path breaking innovative methods, Dr. Pritam Singh turnaround the fortunes of both MDI, where he was director 1994-1998 & 2003-2006) and IIM Lucknow (1998-2003). He also made notable contributions in re-orienting the foci of Administrative Staff College of India and Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) where he worked as Dean and Senior Professor.
Padma Shri Dr Pritam Singh was also a member of the PMs Empowered Committee for selection of eminence institutions of India. He authored seven academically reputed books, three of which are award-winning. He was a globally sought after speaker and has addressed various Indian and global audiences including Chambers of Commerce in various countries.
Dr Pritam Singh was very active till his last day and a book on him was being written on him by his students and mentees. Dr Pritam Singh was 78 and is survived by his three sons Dr. Vikas Singh , Dr Vipul Singh, Vidhan Singh, his two daughters Savita Rai and Alka Chawla, wife and many grandchildren.
