An Entrepreneurship & Startups Incubation Expert , MSME Expert, Researcher , Academician, Trainer , Consultant . Done B.Sc.(Hons) from Institute of Science , BHU , MBA (FMS - BHU), Ph.D. ,UGC-NET , PG Diploma in Export Management , PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication and Certificate in Yoga (BHU). Presently Serving As Professor , HOD (Deptt. of Commerce) , Head-Research & Development, Member -Academic Council , Chairman - Board of Studies ,Chairperson - Centre For Entrepreneurship , Innovation & Skill Development , President - Institution Innovation Council , Chairperson - Centre For Advanced Research & Development , Chairperson - Centre For Public Policy Development in the School of Management Sciences , Varanasi An Autonomous UGC NAAC "A" Grade Accredited India's Amongst Top 50 B-Schools. Also Chairperson - Centre For International Relations & Accreditation , Senior Member -IQAC , Senior Member - NAAC Accreditation, Coordinator of Consultancy Cell and Coordinator of MDP .Published Research Papers in various National and International Journals and presented papers in National and International Conferences, Summits and Workshops. Written Books , Edited Books , Book Chapters .Invited in over 200 various Foreign , Central , State and Private Universities , IIMs , IIT , IIIT, Ministry of MSME , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare , Management Institutes , Government Institutions etc. in Conferences, Seminars, Webinars ,Workshops, FDP,QIP,MDPs and EDPs as a Key Note Speaker ,Visiting Faculty, Consultant and Trainer in the area of Startups & Entrepreneurship Development ,Design Thinking ,Innovation Management ,Incubation Management, Case Writing and Qualitative Research etc. Organised Several National and International Conference and Workshops. Having over 30 Years of Academic ,Research and Corporate Experience in the field of Consumer Durables, FMCG & Pharmaceuticals Sector on leadership role as CEO and GM. Done Turnaround of various MSME units . Founder Managing Editor of Refereed Peer Review Journal named 'SMS Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation' of SMS Varanasi . Technical Advisory Board Member of Ministry of MSME, Startup Mentor - IIM Kashipur , KIIT University , Startups India , Executive Body Member of Quality Circle Forum of India ,Chapter Chairman of Public Relations Society of India, associated with several Professional and Social Organisations . Incubated over 100 Startups and Honoured With National & International Awards & Accolades

Dr. Trilochan Tripathy joined XLRI as a faculty of Finance in February 2016. Dr. Tripathy has over 18 years of strong research consultation and management training experience under grants, contracts and fee for service basis with industry, independent agencies and organizations. His current research interests are in the broad areas of market integration, cross listing, currency risk modeling, banking liquidity crisis and regulations and asset pricing and valuations. He has published over 50 articles and some of them are in the Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Resources Policy, Int. Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, Int. Journal of Behavioral Accounting and Finance, Review of Developmental Finance, Int. Journal of intellectual capital and learning etc.. His current teaching interests are in the areas of Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, Futures and Options, Financial Markets and Institutions, Financial Analytics and Computational Finance. Dr. Tripathy has also guided 10 Ph.D Scholars across different areas of finance such as asset pricing, portfolio Management, commodity derivaatives, Strategic Asset Management and Competition and Ecosystem.