Kandarp Mehta

Kandarp Mehta is a PhD from IESE Business School, Barcelona. He has been with the Entrepreneurship Department at IESE since October 2009. His research has focused on creativity in organizations and negotiations. He frequently works as consultant with startups on issues related to Innovation and Creativity. His doctoral thesis was about the process of creativity in the context of motion picture industry.

He has conducted several Negotiation and Creativity Workshops for corporate executives and management students in Europe, USA and India. Before coming to Spain, he was at ICFAI Business School in India where he taught Corporate Finance. He is also actively involved with Creative Industries. He has been actively involved with theatre, as a director, script writer as well as a performer. Several movies and short films where he participated during his PhD dissertation have been exhibited at prestigious film festivals.

Education

• PhD IESE Business School (2004 — 2009)
• ICWA Institute of Cost Accountants of India (2000 — 2003)
• MBA Gujarat University (1998 — 2000)

Companies

• Senior Lecturer IESE Business School (2017)
• Lecturer IESE Business school (2009 — 2017)
• Visiting Scholar Kellogg School of Management (2014 — 2014)
• Visiting Professor ISE Business School (2012 — 2014)
• PhD Candidate IESE Business School (2004 — 2009)
• Visiting Lecturer ESERP (2008 — 2009)
• Visiting Lecturer University of Staffordshire (2008 — 2009)
• Visiting Lecturer United International Business School, Barcelona (2008 — 2009)
• Faculty ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad (2001 — 2004)