Dr. Hemamala Krishnan

Dr. Hemamala Krishnan brings over three decades of experience in higher education, spanning teaching, research, quality assurance, and academic leadership in Operations and Supply Chain Management.

She holds a PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Amrita School of Business, an M.Phil. in Supply Chain Management from Bharathiar University, an MFT in Foreign Trade from Pondicherry Central University, an MBA from Bharathiar School of Management & Entrepreneurship Development, and a BE in Civil Engineering from PSG College of Technology, along with a Faculty Training Programme at IIM Ahmedabad.

She has led institutes and departments through much of her career, serving as HoD and Associate Dean. At Amrita School of Business, she has taught courses in Operations and Supply Chain Management, mentored students through counselling and guidance, and her students widely appreciate her case-method teaching for its depth and rigour. She has authored original teaching cases and won first prize in two CII case-writing competitions. She also led a comprehensive review of the MBA curriculum at ASB twice during her tenure there.

Her current research focuses on competency building and teaching & learning in higher education, alongside earlier work in logistics systems and service quality. She has guided a doctoral scholar to successful completion and currently mentors another through her PhD. She has presented her research at many conferences and was awarded Best Paper at the IIM Ahmedabad Doctoral Colloquium.

In academic administration, Dr. Krishnan served on her school’s Executive Committee for Teaching & Learning, chaired its PG Program, led its global AACSB accreditation project, and owned the school’s Quality Assurance function.

Dr. Krishnan began her career with two years full-time in industry before moving into academia, and has since stayed closely engaged with the corporate sector through consultancy and executive training assignments with organisations including ITC, L&T, Pricol, Roots Industries, KG Hospitals, and Texmo. She is a faculty-development facilitator on instruction and course design, Outcome-Based Education and accreditation readiness, and has trained faculty from different institutions, including PSG Tech, Amrita, and Happy Valley. She is a frequently invited speaker in various forums like Amrita AHEAD, CMA and CII and was a keynote speaker at the CII Higher Education Conclave 2024.

Outside academia, she is an artist & craftsperson, an avid reader, a blogger and a solo traveller. She remains deeply committed to the causes of deep learning, higher education quality, and the rights of children and women.