Satish Modh is an Indian author, independent researcher & professor of strategy. He was the former chairman of the Aeronautical Society of India, Mumbai Branch. Satish Modh has authored several pioneering books on strategic management, leadership, ethics, disaster management and conflict resolution.[1][2] He has been considered by several leading newspapers to provide expert opinion on contemporary affairs related to economy, business, higher education etc.[3][4][5][6][7] His latest book Discover the Arjuna in You published by Jaico Publishing House was well received among management students & stalwarts.[8]
Satish Modh is Director, (VESIM) Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies and Research ,[9] Mumbai. He completed his doctoral research from University of Mumbai in Business Strategy at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has graduated from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in Electronics Engineering and later completed his Master of Engineering in applied electronics from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore with a gold medal, MFM form Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and LLB from University of Mumbai. He is one of the founder directors of World Hindu Economic Forum and he is also the founder and past president of Center for International Studies, Mumbai.
He started his career with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, but quickly left to join Air India as Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. He was a member of the team to design, develop and conduct an organization wide culture change program to cover most of the employees of Air India. He was also a member of 'Business Transformation Group' to prepare the turnaround strategy for Air India. He was elected as General Secretary of the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Association, Hon. Secretary and Chairman of the Aeronautical Society of India, Mumbai Branch.
In 2011, he joined as Professor and Associate Dean, NMIMS University, Mumbai. He was a member of the Academic Council and other statutory bodies at NMIMS. In 2014 he joined as Professor and Director at VESIM, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Under his leadership the institute received accreditation for NBA and NAAC and is ranked amongst top 100 business schools by NIRF since last 5 years. He is an NBA expert and is involved in awarding NBA accreditation.
In 2001, Professor Modh visited Gujarat after the earthquake. This created an interest in the field of disaster management and went on to publish various books namely ‘A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Management’, ‘Introduction to Disaster Management’, ‘Managing Natural Disasters’ and 'Managing Technological and Environmental Disasters'. He has done research on Indian value system and has written a book ‘Ethical Management’. He is also the author of a popular book ‘Discover the Arjuna in You’.
Prof Modh has developed a personality test based on the Guna concept of the Gita. The test is also used for career guidance and leadership styles based on Triguna. He was invited to speak on these subjects and conduct personality tests at various universities in the USA including University of Southern California, University of North Carolina, San Diego State University, University of Central Florida, Athens State University, University of Washington (Seattle Campus), UT Dallas, UT Austin, Ohio State University, Michigan State University and several others.
Prof Modh was given 'Outstanding Reviewer Award' at Academy of Management Conference, Boston 2019 (MSR Interest Group).