Prof (Dr) Abhijit Chattoraj, an established academician and a professional with international acclaim and a proven track record in academic administration, joined IMS Unison University in September this year after an eventful career with BIMTECH for more than 7 years. His mandate in his current assignment also includes conducting various value-added activities in insurance and risk management. Prof. Chattoraj is a Chartered Insurer and Goodwill Ambassador of the Chartered Insurance Institute in India. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Governors in Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA) –Singapore. He has been the. Vice President of the Risk Management Association of India since 2017 and associated with ‘The Insurance Times’ for more than 30 years. He is a keen researcher and consultant engaged with several live research projects in the insurance industry.
Before joining IMS Unison University, he worked as Dean- of SW&SS between 2021 and 2024 and as Professor and Chairperson of the Insurance Business Program at BIMTECH from May 2017 to May 2024. He also had a stint as a researcher and Chairperson of PGDM and Students’ Welfare at the National Insurance Academy (NIA) in Pune, India. He also headed Amity Business School, Amity University, Mumbai, between 2015 and 2017. He also worked in various capacities for a well-known public-sector insurance company for about 20 years.
Recently, he authored a book titled ‘Newsprint to Heartprint- An Ingenious Odyssey of Harivansh in Prabhat Khabar’ along with Dr Srinath Sridharan and Prof. Saloni Sinha and edited and co-authored ‘India Insurance Report – Transforming Indian Insurance – Series –II’ Published by Sashi Publication.
