Naresh Kumar B N has over 25 years of experience in education and learning & development. He is currently the Director of Acharya School of Management in Bangalore, where he is responsible for establishing processes, developing academic and research quality, and making the PGDM program one of the top 30 in India. Previously, he held leadership roles at Thomson Reuters, AIMS Bangalore, and Alliance Business Academy, where he successfully managed teams, launched new programs, and achieved organizational accreditations and rankings.

1. Naresh Kumar B N
Email: naresh63@gmail.com
Mobile: 91-8722815357
Education and L & D Professional
with 25 years’ experience
Core competencies:
Startups Incubation, Strategic L&D, Training Needs Analysis, Coaching,
Mentoring, Instructional Design, Action Learning, Virtual Learning,
Change Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management,
Consulting, Blended Learning Solutions, Talent Development,
Training & Academic Administration, Strategy, Curriculum Development
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT (from 2 February 2015)
Organisation Acharya School ofManagement,Bangalore
Designation Director
Industry ManagementEducation and Training
Function General Management,AcademicAdministration,Learningand
Development,TalentManagement,CurriculumManagement,Quality
Implementation
Job Profile The School of Managementisa relativelynew institution under the Acharya
Group. My role is to establish processes, develop academic and research
quality, liaise with regulatory bodies, establish international linkages,
project-manage accreditations and affiliations, build faculty and student
capabilities and make the PGDM program one of the top 30 in India by the
year 2018. My responsibilities also include launching the Executive PGDM
program,designanddelivershorttermcoursesforthe industry,developthe
Training and Consultancy function and cater to a major part of the training
requirements of the other institutions in the group. I am also a part of the
Strategic Planning Group that generates and coordinates strategy for the
entire groupof institutions;anda part of the QIC that is trusted with quality
control across the organisation
From Jan 2016, my role also includes managing the recently established
Startups Incubator at Acharya
June 2007 to March 2014
Organisation Thomson ReutersInternational,Bangalore
Designation Learning Manager
Industry Financial Servicesand Media
Function Training, LearningandDevelopment,TalentManagement
Brief Profile
FUNCTION
Training/Learning&
Development/Talent
Management/Quality
CURRENT INDUSTRY
Educationand Training
CURRENT EMPLOYER
Acharya School of
Management,Bangalore
CURRENT DESIGNATION
Director
PRESENT LOCATION
Bangalore,India
CURRENT SALARY
INR20 lakhperannum
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

2. Job Profile The Financial and Risk division is one of the major business divisions of
Thomson Reuters, focusing on providing intelligent information related to
exchange-traded as well as OTC markets. My role involved end-to-end
responsibilityforthe learningand development needs of the Commodities
and Energy global vertical
Key accomplishments Facilitated Change and Transition Management, OD, along with the
developmentandinitiationof Role-basedandAsset-basedlearningcurricula
 Directed the HIPO (High Potential Employee) Program based on the
Know, Grow and Flow model
 Established the Reuters Financial Markets Certification Program
 Introduced the monitoring, tracking, and reporting mechanisms on the
Learning Management System
 Steered100% Personal Development Plans execution and ensured 86%
learning completion
 Delivered Global Learning, Talent, and Skills Migration projects
 Enhanced management capabilities of C&E Team via interventions,
coaching, score cards, and mentoring initiatives
 Tracked Retention and Application of learning in critical areas
 CreatedLearningChampionsacrossteams through Trainer Certification
Programs
 Established and managed a panel of External Training Vendors
Salary INR15 lakhsperannum
February 2004 to May 2007
Organisation AIMS, Bangalore
Designation Director of Corporate Training and Academics
Industry ManagementEducation and Training
Function Training, Learning and Development, Talent Management, Education
Job Profile Establishing new systems, processes, driving quality in academics and
research,improvingindustryinteractionandturningaroundasickeducation
conglomerate and position the MBA program among the top 50 in India
Key accomplishments Successfully managed a team of 150 members consisting of academics,
trainers and other staff
 Launched and managed the Centre for Training and Development.
 Setup Centres forResearch,Entrepreneurship, and Community Service
 Initiated the Faculty Development Program for staff
 Steered the NAAC Accreditation and ISO Certification projects&
established linkages with foreign universities
 ConductedworkshopsonFinancial Markets,International Management,
Finance, and Strategy for the industry
 Piloted the MBA program to be recognised amongst the Top 50
programs in India within a span of 3 years
Salary INR900,000 perannum
October 1997 to January 2004
Organisation Alliance BusinessAcademy(now Alliance University),Bangalore
Designation DEAN-ACADEMICSAND TRAINING
Industry ManagementEducation and Training
Function Training, Learning and Development, Talent Management& Education
Job Profile Establishing a start-up institution offering Postgraduate programs in
Business Management and IT. Responsibilities included establishing

3. processes and systems to drive academic quality, curriculum design and
development, design of pedagogy, manage accreditations, affiliations,
international linkages,faculty development and steering the MBA program
to be among the top 20 in India
Key accomplishments Supervised a team of 120 members, consisting of academics, trainers and
other staff
 Established systems and processes from ground zero
 Secured the Top 20 ranking in India within the first 6 years
 Successfully steered the NBA Accreditation and ISO Certification and
established linkages with foreign universities
 Brought in multiple programs in IT and Management over 7 years
Salary INR750,000 perannum
January 1988 to March 1998
Organisation The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore
Designation SeniorFaculty and HoD of Commerce
Industry Education
Function Teaching,Mentoring,Administration
Job Profile Responsible forthe performance of the Departmentof Commerce (ISC).
Teachingof Accountancy,Economics,BusinessStudies.Guidingand
Mentoringstudents,JuniorFaculty
Key accomplishments
 Established teachingmethodology
 Ensured100% resultsinISC Commerce forthe entire tenure
 SupervisingExaminerof ICSEand ISCexaminationsatpremierschools
Education Master of Commerce (M.Com)—Bangalore University—1983-85—Gold
Medallist—2nd
rank
Date of Birth 8 January1963
Nationality Indian
Languages English,Hindi,Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Travel on job Willing,upto50 % of the time
Passport Number J3680818
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