Dr. Chowdhury recently returned to academia on 19th June 2017 after spending 17 years in corporate, joining the Indian School of Business (ISB) as Executive Director to lead the (1) Munjal Institute for Global Manufacturing and the (2) Punj-Lloyd Institute for Infrastructure Management. He is an an Associate Dean and Practice Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at the ISB. In his last academic stint Dr Chowdhury was a Professor, Dean (Academy), Chairman (Board of Research) and Member (Board of Governors) at NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering, established as a joint initiative between United Nations and Government of India in 1963). 
The Indian School of Business (ISB) evolved from the need for a world-class business school in Asia. The founders, some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds, anticipated the leadership needs of the emerging Asian economies. They recognized that the rapidly changing business landscape would require young leaders who not only have an understanding of the developing economies but who also present a global perspective. Prior to joining ISB, Dr Chowdhury served Dassault Systèmes , initially as the Managing Director (over 4.5 years) of Dassault Systèmes India and subsequently Vice President (Global Affairs & Business Development). He was instrumental in developing and expanding the company's footprint across several sectors in corporate, government and academic sectors. 
Before joining Dassault Systemes, Dr. Chowdhury was Country Manager, Software Group, Strategic Accounts in IBM. He had also headed a Swedish multinational (Industrial & Financial Systems). 
Dr. Chowdhury did his MS in Mechanical Engineering and has a double Doctorate. Dr. Chowdhury has been the recipient of numerous awards, and his special areas of interest are innovation and ‘Technology Enabled Business Transformation”. He is passionate about leveraging technology to make the world a better place to live in.