PROFILE SUMMARY

Dr. Rajput holds Ph.D. – Entrepreneurship, MBA – Entrepreneurship & Marketing (Babson College, USA: No. 1 in MBA Entrepreneurship) and BSEE, SUNY at Buffalo, USA. Dr. Rajput was the founding entrepreneur of Personalized Gifts, USA (1993-1997). Upon completing his MBA, he relocated to Pakistan and joined System Research Private Limited, Islamabad as Director Marketing (1997-1998). He switched to academia and became Program Coordinator, MBA Programs, Hamdard University. (1998-1999). Later on, he joined Mohammad Ali Jinnah University-MAJU as Program Coordinator, MBA Programs and was promoted as Program Manager and Associate Professor (1999-2007) and later he headed the department of Management and Social Sciences (2007-2010). Currently, he is Associated Professor, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and Head, Entrepreneurship Development Center at Capital University of Science and Technology.
Dr. Rajput has 20+ years of teaching & training, coaching & mentoring, consulting & venture creation, branding and communications and management and strategic Planning. He is renowned professor, trainer and consultant in the areas of: Entrepreneurship, Social and SME Planning and Development. International Business, Strategic Marketing, Branding and Communications and Planning. Some of Dr. Rajput Clients are: ACCA-Pakistan, British Council, FAO, IRM, ILO, Habib Bank, HEC, HRDN, Muslim Aid, National Bank, Pakistan Post, PHDEB, RCCI, SMEDA, SARRC HRD, MOST, Pakistan, UNICEF and World Bank. Dr. Rajput has worked in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Italy, India, Northern Cyprus, Netherlands, Turkey, Sri Lanka, UK and USA. Dr. Rajput is a serial Entrepreneur as he founded 8 startups and assisted 100+ ventures. Dr. Rajput has published 2 books, 15+ research papers and 20+ newspapers and magazines articles. Dr. Rajput is currently developing an indigenous entrepreneurial ecosystem model for Pakistan.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Dean	Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad	2004 – 2015

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Manager, Evening Business Programs	Hamdard University, Islamabad	1998 – 1999
Director, Marketing and Business Development	Systems Research (Pvt.) Limited, Rawalpindi	1997 – 1998
Chief Executive Officer	Personalized Gifts USA	1993 – 1997

RESEARCH AREAS / INTERESTS

1. Entrepreneurship;
2. Venture Creation;
3. Entrepreneurial Marketing;
4. Digital Marketing.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION
1.	PhD	Impact of Perceived External and Internal Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Moderated Mediated Model
2.	MS	Impact of big data analytics on firm performance with mediating role of innovation capability and decision making.
3.	MS	Multidimensional effect of innovation capability on firm performance with meditating role of technological and non technological innovation.

BOOKS AUTHORED / AUTHORED

1. Venture Creation: Business Success Secrets Revealed
2. Yes I Can Sell