Dr. Aun Ahmed is an industry professional turned academic with a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar. Before transitioning to academia, he gained industry experience as a Marketing Generalist at NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd. (now Protean) and held roles at Career Launcher and CoCubes.com (acquired by Aon). In 2015, he qualified for the UGC NET in Management, marking the start of his academic journey.

Dr. Ahmed was a runner-up in the 2021 AMS Review-Sheth Foundation Doctoral Competition. He served as a Teaching Assistant at IIT Ropar for five years and later taught across all four institutes under Sri Balaji University, Pune.

His work includes two publications in ABDC-listed journals, a book chapter published by Springer, and presentations at international conferences such as the British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, the International Research Symposium in Service Management, and the Pan-IIT Management Conference.

Passionate about teaching, Dr. Ahmed combines his industry and academic experience to design and deliver impactful marketing and consumer behavior courses.