Prof. Arya Kumar is presently Director at Lal Bahdur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi. He has a diversified experience for more than 37 years of serving in educational institutions, research organizations, banks and financial institutions.

He did his M A (Hons.) Economics in 1977 and PhD from BITS-Pilani in 1982.

Prior to this, he was Dean Student Welfare Division and Chief Entrepreneurship Development & IPR Unit BITS, Pilani. He was also coordinating the activities of Technology Business Incubator and Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at BITS, Pilani.

His basic interests lie in Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Values in Management and Financial Management. He has co-authored four books in the area of Entrepreneurship, General Management, Ethics in Management, and Grassroots Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) India Faculty Advisory Board.