Dr. Santrupt Misra is a global business leader and an HR Professional of standing, with close to four decades of experience in global business leadership, corporate governance, organizational transformation, non-profit leadership, and Human Resource development. Santrupt has worked at Board level for over two decades as Non-Executive Director and Executive Director in publicly listed companies, unlisted companies, and not- for-Profit Organizations both in India and overseas. Until mid-January, 2024, he held office as the Group Director, Birla Carbon; Director, Chemicals; and Director, Group Human Resources for the Aditya Birla Group and retired early after 28 years of glorious service to explore wider and newer horizons in his next journey.

Until recently, he has served as a Director on the Board of Karmayogi Bharat. Mission Karmayogi has been launched by the Government of India with the objective to create a competent and responsive civil service which can help drive the agenda of effective and efficient public service delivery. Dr Misra also serves as the Chairman of the Project Advisory Committee for the ‘Ekamra Kshetra Scheme’, an Odisha State Government project of immense significance for the heritage of Odisha. He was until last year a Member to the Governing Council (GC) of the United Nations Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI) has been on Governing Bodies of professional organisations/associations such as the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) U.S.A.; SHRM Certification Commission, US and others.

Under his leadership Birla Carbon emerged as a global leader in the carbon black space from its beginnings as a regionally focused carbon black player. He has been instrumental in developing a strong employer brand for the Aditya Birla Group, which has been named as the Best Employer in India, Great Place for Leaders to Work, and Top Company for Leaders by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine, and RBL Group, respectively at different times.

Dr Misra has served as an Independent Director on the Board of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., a leading Government of India enterprise, and as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He was also on the Board of the Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and the Worldwide ERC, USA and was the President of National HRD Network Of India for 3 years.

He holds two Post Graduate degrees in Political Science and in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, from the Utkal University & the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, respectively. In addition, he also holds two PhDs, from India & UK, in Public Administration and Industrial Relations, respectively, and an honorary D.Sc. degree from Aston University,
U.K. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), USA; Hon. Fellow of the Coaching Federation of India; an Eisenhower Fellow, an Aston Business School Fellow, an AIMA Fellow and a Commonwealth Scholar.

He has won several Awards in his career as a Business Leader and as a distinguished HR Professional, some of which are under:

• Prabasi Odia Sanman in 2022
• Margadarshak Award for HR Professionals by FOSTIIMA Business School in 2021
• ICC D.M. TRIVEDI Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Indian Chemical Industry in 2020
• HR Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 by People Business Consulting,
• Life Time Contribution Award by the Aditya Birla Group in 2019
• Listed as ‘’India’s Most Trusted CEO’s 2017’’ by the World Consulting & Research Corporation
• “NIPM Ratna Award” in 2008 from The National Institute of Personnel Management
• “The HR Professional as a Business Manager in the New Millennium Award” at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress.
• “Ravi J Mathai National Fellow Award” by the Association of Indian Management Schools.
• The “Leadership Award for HR Excellence” from the Amity Business School in 2005
• “Outstanding HR Professional of the Year Award” by the Deccan Herald Avenues for Excellence in HR in 2004
• Outstanding HR Chief Award by the National HRD Network in 2000.