He has done PhD in philosophy from Bangalore University. His thesis was on service quality in Indian retail and he has a Master's in Business Administration with Marketing as specialization, from Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore University. He has also has about decade experience in retail industry. He is associated with CBSMS, Bangalore University as Visiting Faculty since 2011. His areas of interest are Retail Management, Marketing Management, Sales and Distribution, Research Methodology, Services Management, Principles of Management and Service Marketing. He has been a keynote speaker, paper presenter and resource person at National level and International conferences/workshops/seminars in various colleges and conducted various FDP and MDP in various colleges. Presently he is working as Director & Principal in SB Group of Institutions, Yelahanka.