Dr Kumar Sanjay Sawarni
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, T A Pai Management Institute
About
Dr. Kumar Sanjay Sawarni holds a PhD in Finance and a Postgraduate degree in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, India, along with a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, India. With more than three decades of diverse professional experience spanning consulting, management, corporate training, research, and teaching, he has built a distinguished career at the intersection of industry and academia.
He is currently a Professor of Practice at the Department of Management Studies, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. Previously, he served as a Professor of Finance at T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal, Karnataka. Before moving into academia full-time in November 2023, he spent nearly 28 years with SAIL in diverse roles, including General Manager (Academics) and Senior Faculty Member at the Management Training Institute, and various management positions with SAIL’s consultancy division. His international exposure includes serving with HATCH Associates, a reputed consulting firm based in Perth, Australia, and participating in projects in diverse business environments, including Australia and Mali (West Africa).
As a seasoned consultant, Dr. Sawarni has led and executed numerous assignments in areas such as transaction advisory services, feasibility and detailed project studies, due diligence, financial appraisal, options analysis, cost estimation, discounted cash flow analysis, and capital budgeting support. His extensive consulting experience has strengthened his ability to integrate theoretical foundations of finance with real-world strategic and managerial applications.
Employment
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Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Professor of Practice2025 - Present
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T A Pai Management Institute Professor2023 - 2025
Education
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Publications (8)
- Impact of Boardroom Gender Diversity on Working Capital Management: Evidence from Emerging Economies Save
- Does Efficiency in Working Capital Management Impact the Overall Performance of Firms? Evidence from India Save
- Influence of working capital efficiency on firm’s composite financial performance: evidence from India Save
- Impact of Innovation on the Efficiency of Working Capital Management Save
- Impact of earnings management on working capital management efficiency Save
- Working capital management, financial performance and growth of firms: empirical evidence from India Save
- Working capital management, financial performance and growth of firms: empirical evidence from India Save
- Working capital management, firm performance and nature of business Save