The people guiding PES University.
From the founder's original vision to the offices that run the university today — meet the administrators setting direction for PES.
Late Dr. M R Doreswamy
Founded PES in Bangalore in 1972 with just over 40 students — the seed that grew into a university of 18,000+ students across four campuses.
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Prof. Jawahar Doreswamy
Champions a student-first philosophy at PES, backed by strong faculty, modern infrastructure, and an alumni network at leading organizations worldwide.
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Prof. Ajoy Kumar
Credits PES's growth to the "Spirit of PES" — a culture built around students and teachers, with every role measured against shared KPIs.
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Dr. Suryaprasad J
Leads PES University's academic vision of a professionally superior, ethically strong workforce, with a focus on research, inclusivity and student support.
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Dr. K S Sridhar
Registrar and Placement Head with a 30-year career bridging academic administration, research and industry-academia collaboration.
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Harsha Chaturvedi
Leads technology strategy and digital infrastructure across the PES group, including this staff directory.
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Rituparna Jawahar
Drives strategic initiatives at PES, bringing a data science and public policy background from Carnegie Mellon and industry consulting.
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Department heads, faculty and staff across every PES campus are listed in the A–Z directory.