Rate My Professor Arvind Sahay

Professor Arvind Sahay serves as the Director and Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Management Development Institute, Gurugram, having joined in October 2023. He earned his Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin, receiving the University Wide Outstanding Dissertation Award for his thesis. Earlier in his career, Sahay was faculty at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad from 2004 and at London Business School from 1996 to 2004. He began professionally as a management trainee in manufacturing and later as a customer service and account manager in financial services. At IIMA, he occupied key administrative roles including Chairperson of Executive Education, where he increased annual recurring revenue from INR 67 crores to 92 crores; Chairperson of the Marketing Area; Chairperson of PGPX, contributing to its Financial Times ranking readiness; Dean of Alumni and External Relations, raising over INR 130 crores; Chairperson of the India Gold Policy Center; and Founding Chairperson of the NSE Center for Behavioral Science. He has consulted and conducted training for more than 50 clients across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, telecom, automotive, FMCG, and financial services. Sahay has taught core marketing courses and electives on pricing, brand management, neuroscience and consumer behavior, innovation, and fintech in PGP, PGPX, and executive programs at IIMA, consistently earning high teaching ratings.