P. MOHAN CHANDRAN is an entrepreneur offering a complete suite of content development solutions, business research, and soft skill training services through his company,
CPG Knowledge Solutions.TM He was earlier associated with organizations such as the Indian School of Business, Verizon Data Services India, T.I.M.E. (India’s No.1 institute for competitive exams coaching), iPrex Solutions (an IP Rights Company), Lok Satta, and ICFAI Center for Management Research.
During his first stint as a 'Research Associate' with ICMR, Mr. Chandran developed about 20 management case studies on diverse topics that were bought and read by leading international B-Schools across the world. More than 5000 copies of his case studies have been sold globally till date. One of his case studies titled "Wal-Mart's Supply Chain Management Practices" became an international best seller and sold more than 1600 copies worldwide. It was bought/read by more than 100 universities in 48 countries, including top B-schools/Universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Richard Ivey, Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Michigan, INSEAD, London Business School, London School of Economics, IMD, Indian School of Business (ISB), Oxford, Cambridge, etc., and top organizations such as Ernst & Young, McKinsey, AT Kearney, Accenture, KPMG, Citibank, Lombard, Eli Lilly, Unilever, Siemens, Rolls Royce, TATA, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), etc. About 7 of his case studies became international bestsellers.
During his stint with ISB as Editor-Communications of ISB Insight, Mr. Chandran interacted with Dipak Jain, Dean, Kellogg School of Management; JJ Irani, Director, Tata Sons and former CEO, Tata Steel; Ramalinga Raju, Chairman, Satyam Computers; Marshall Goldsmith, World renowned and sought-after Executive Coach; Vijay Mahajan, Professor of Marketing, McCombs School, University of Texas at A&M and former Dean, ISB; Professor Raghuram Rajan, Eric J Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago and Economic Counsellor and Director of Research at International Monetary Fund; Professor Don Schultz, Marketing Master; Professor Jagmohan S. Raju, Area leader in Marketing from Wharton; Rajat Gupta, Chairman, Governing Board, ISB and Senior Partner, McKinsey Worldwide; Pramath Raj Sinha, Ex-Dean, ISB, and several visiting Professors from Wharton, Kellogg, and London Business School.
Mr. Chandran worked as a Research Associate and Media Coordinator during his stint with an NGO called Foundation for Democratic Reforms/"LOK SATTA" (meaning 'people's power').
Lok Satta is India's largest democratic people's movement for political and governance reforms. It enjoys the support of more than 20 million people in the state of Andhra Pradesh (population of ca. 70 million). Lok Satta aims at eradicating corruption, implementing democratic reforms such as Proportional Representation, Direct election of the Heads of Indian states, introduction of intra-party democracy, and other such reformative goals. It has made significant progress since inception and is moving ahead at a robust pace, achieving its goals with clinical precision.
Mr. Chandran has a profound passion for English and writing, is an amateur poet and has penned more than 600 poems in English till now. He holds a Master's in Management, in English, and a PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. Mr. Chandran aspires to win, during his lifetime, any or all of the prizes – Nobel Prize, Pulitzer, Booker, Man Booker, or Blooker – for his literary pursuits. He also did freelance assignments as a Copywriter for an ad agency, and volunteers for social organizations.
CPG Knowledge Solutions
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Articles Appearing in ipFrontline™
Downturn - An Opportunity for the Future, published: 1/27/2009
The New 'Stylized' Brands in Pharma - Part Two, published: 9/21/2007
The New 'Stylized' Brands in Pharma - Part One of Two, published: 9/19/2007
BPOs Expose The Secrets of "Agents", published: 8/21/2007
Financial Prosperity Through Intellectual Property, published: 8/16/2007
Fully Loaded - Realizing True Potential of the Intangible, published: 8/7/2007
Patent Terrorism - Terror of the Intangibles, published: 6/27/2006
Sasken 007: Licensed to Make a Killing!, published: 5/18/2006
Who Moved My "Apple"?, published: 5/9/2006
Because, There Is a Cause..., published: 4/8/2006
The New Chartered Consultant, published: 2/15/2006
Patent Holder Deserves Monopolistic Rights, published: 2/8/2006
Patent Insurance: Teflon Coating on Armour?, published: 12/30/2005
Finally, a 'Drug' that Stimulates Discovery!, published: 12/6/2005
Global Search for Software Patents, published: 11/14/2005
What is Indian Pharma's Next Move?, published: 10/29/2005
