Member Secretary

Virender Sharma is a postgraduate in English from Panjab University and holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pune.

With over four decades’ association with some of the leading and premier educational institutions of the country, he brings a wealth of experience and expertise in academic administration. Before joining FLAME, he was the Head of Administration of the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune, for over ten years. Preceding that, he held the position of Registrar at the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune.

Sharma’s experience in academic administration over the past two decades has been marked by transparency, openness, visibility and accountability.

His academic interests, and in particular, his association with the Oxford University Press, continue to equip him with ideas, commitment and shared understanding of the enterprise of institution building.