ISB reappoints Prof Madan Pillutla as Dean for second five-year term

The Indian School of Business has reappointed Prof. Madan Pillutla as Dean for a second five-year term. During his first tenure, ISB launched new academic initiatives, strengthened research and entrepreneurship, revamped its flagship PGP, and improved its standing in global MBA rankings.

Hyderabad: The Executive Board of the Indian School of Business (ISB) has announced that Prof Madan Pillutla will continue as Dean for a second five-year term.

During his first term, Prof Pillutla oversaw several strategic initiatives that strengthened ISB’s academic offerings, research impact, entrepreneurship ecosystem, and institutional brand.

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These included the launch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Young Leaders (PGP YL); I-Venture Immersive (IVI), a first-of-its-kind residential programme for aspiring entrepreneurs; and ISB Discover, India’s first practitioner-focused digital platform that translates faculty research into actionable insights for business, policy, and society.

He also led the curriculum redesign of ISB’s flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), and under his tenure, ISB has strengthened its global standing, with its flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) securing the #12 position globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2026. In 2025, ISB ranked at #5 in the LinkedIn Top MBA Programs 2025.