ProfessorSuresh Cuganesan

Suresh Cuganesan is Deputy Dean (Students and Strategic Innovation) and Professor in the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney Business School.

Suresh is passionate about education and research that is fit-for-purpose and impactful given our changing society and work environments. He provides strategic oversight across the University of Sydney Business School's portfolio of education programs and work-integrated learning offerings, working closely with industry and government; liaises with the University on strategic recruitment approaches for the Business School; and, works to enhance the student experience and graduate employability. He has delivered executive education and post-graduate learning programs across countries in Europe as well in in Asia, with a particular focus on Singapore, Hong Kong and India. Education innovations that Suresh has led have been recognised internationally for their industry engagement and student impact, including the Global Education Award from QS ReImagine Education. A key initiative that Suresh is currently focused on involves harnessing the incredible multicultural diversity in Australia's higher education student communities to create stronger person-to-person ties to support and enhance closer connections across the Indo-Pacific region.

On the research front, Suresh specialises in the areas of strategy, organisational design and strategic financial management. His research examines how organisations and individuals: deal with competing strategic demands; enact more open and collaborative practices; and, harness technology and data innovations as they change how they work. Suresh has published numerous academic research articles in leading international and national journals and has won multiple Australian Research Council Grants for his research.

Prior to his academic career, Suresh worked in institutional banking and management consulting. He is also a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of AICD. More recently, Suresh was CEO of the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership at the University of Sydney. He has advised and consulted for organisations in financial services, energy, law enforcement, transport, government and recruitment services.