Dr Suresh Ramanathan
Dean & Principal
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
Dr. Suresh Ramanathan is the Dean & Principal of Great Lakes Institute of Management. Prior to joining Great Lakes, Dr Suresh was an Associate Professor of Marketing at the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 2002-2011, and later, Professor of Marketing for close to 8 years at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, holding the David R. Norcom’73 Endowed Professorship. Suresh joined the world of academia in 1997 after spending ten years in industry in India. He received his Ph.D. from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 2002. Suresh has a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program at Stern, Suresh worked with Brooke Bond (now Unilever) in their tea and coffee business for three years and then moved to the world of media and advertising, where he worked with JWT, Lintas, MTV, and McCann Erickson for seven years. He was part of the core leadership team at MTV India, helping launch the channel in India in 1996, and then head of media research at McCann-Erickson India before leaving for the US.
Dr. Suresh is a leading expert in consumer emotions and motivations, focusing on social consumption, self-control, and brand engagement. His widely cited research appears in top journals and major media like The New York Times and CBS News.
A recognized Emerging Scholar, he has served on editorial boards and received prestigious research awards. With 20+ years of teaching experience, he has taught at Chicago Booth, Mays, and Michigan Ross, specializing in Consumer Behavior, Brand Management, and executive education.