Tanojkumar Meshram
  •  tanojkumar.meshram@spjimr.org

Tanojkumar Meshram

Associate Professor, Public Policy
Department of General Management
Chairperson, Post Graduate Programme in Development Management

Tanojkumar holds a Ph.D. in Social Policy from Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA. He holds a double master’s degree in ‘Arts’ from Brandeis University, majoring in Social Policy and IIM Ahmedabad, majoring in Public Management and Policy, respectively.

His academic and research focus is on Public Policy, Education and Development, and he has presented his research findings at leading international conferences and media publications. Prior to joining academics in 2014, he worked in the practice world for 18 years, including as a civil servant (IES), with notable organisations in the public sector, government, and philanthropy.

He is currently the Chairperson of the Post Graduate Programme in Development Management at SPJIMR.

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Education

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA  

Ph.D., 2022

Focus: Social Policy

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA   

MA, 2016

Major: Social Policy

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Post Graduate Programme, 2010

Major: Public Management and Policy

Government College of Engineering, Amravati University   

BE, 1995

Major: Mechanical Engineering

  • Courses

    Understanding Society and Government

    Theory of Change

    Qualitative Research Methodology

    Public Policy: Formulation, Implementation and Analysis

    Education System, Policy, and Finance

  • Awards and honours

    Fellowships:

    Wyatt Jones Endowed Fellowship, Brandeis University, 2014 – 2017

    Marjorie S. Trotter Doctoral Fellowship, Brandeis University, 2017 – 2018

    Brandeis University, Brandeis University, 2017

    Heller Annual Fund Dissertation Grant, Brandeis University, 2017

  • Teaching interest

    Public Policy and Implementation

    Education Policy and Finance

    Social Context of Development

    Leadership In the Social Sector

    Business, Government and Society

    Qualitative Research Methodology

  • Work experience

    S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai (February 2022 – present)

    Associate Professor – Management and Society

    Administrative assignments (February 2022 – present)

    Chairperson, Post Graduate Programme in Development Management

    Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore (October 2018 – January 2020)

    External Consultant

    Education Pioneers, USA (June 2016 – August 2016)

    Education Pioneers Fellow

    Azim Premji Foundation, Bangalore. (June 2011 – August 2014)

    Leader-Education Leadership and Management

    Ministry of Railways, Government of India. (September 2000 – June 2011)

    Senior Civil Servant

    National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC). (August 1996 – August 2000)

    Engineer (Operations and Maintenance)

  • Consulting

    Government, Government of Rajasthan, Bangalore and Jaipur. (2012)

    Government, Government of Chhattisgarh, Bangalore and Raipur. (2011)

  • MDPS/FDPS

    Workshop, Education Leadership Development Programme, for education officers of Government of Rajasthan, June – July 2014

    Workshop, Education Leadership Development Programme, for District Education Officers of Government of Madhya Pradesh at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie on behalf of Azim Premji Foundation, April – May 2013

    Workshop, Orientation workshop, for education officers of the Government of Chhattisgarh on behalf of Azim Premji Foundation. Raipur, June 2012

    Workshop, Launch cum orientation workshop for Education Leadership Development Programme, For education officers of Government of Chhattisgarh on behalf of Azim Premji Foundation. Bangalore, May 2012

    Workshops, Education Leadership Development Programme, for education officers of the Government of Chhattisgarh on behalf of Azim Premji Foundation. Multiple Locations in Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, September 2011 – December 2013

  • Professional memberships

    Member, Member Comparative and International Education Society. (2016 – present)

    Member, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. (2015 – present)

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