Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya is recognized as one of the founders and pioneers of the Indian Management Movement, including Education, Research and Consulting. A former professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the London Business School and the Strathclyde Business School, Scotland, and a known speaker at various international forums, he is the founder of Sampradaan Indian Centre for Philanthropy, a non-profit non-governmental organization, serving as a platform for charity initiatives by high-net-worth individuals. He has made a sustained contribution, over nearly five decades, on return from the US, after obtaining his Doctorate in Business Administration at the Harvard University.  He has been available nationally to Corporates; Central and State Governments; and NGO’s, as an independent resource person. He has spoken at many national and international conferences on issues of Management; Values; Governance etc. He has been honoured with several awards, The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Bhushan. The Sankaracharya of Sringeri, Karnataka, One of the four original Matams established by Adi Shankara himself in the 8th century, conferred on Dr. Athreya the title of Dharma Pracharak for advocating Dharmic values at individual, organisational and social levels, for the last 50 years.