Chirag Gujarati

Chirag Gujarati

PhD Student
Business School
School of Management and Governance

Chirag is a PhD Candidate in the School of Management and Governance at the UNSW Business School. His research interest includes Strategic Foresight, Scenario Planning and Futures Studies. He has worked with various higher education institutions and universities across Europe and India. His previous roles included Director of Learning Content, Dean of Innovation, and founder of an eLearning venture, among others. He has spent considerable time teaching and conducting seminars, training, and consulting assignments on design thinking, innovation, lean start-up, and entrepreneurship.

  • Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Business, Nottingham Trent University, 2006 – 2007
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Griffith College Dublin, 2005 – 2006
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management, University of Wales, 2002 – 2005

Professional Certifications

  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner - IBM
  • ICP-ACC (ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Certified Coach)
  • Entrepreneurship Coach of The Year 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23
  • Mentor of Change, NITI AAYOG, Government of India, 2020
  • Board of Advisors, AIESEC India 2015-16
  • Speaker - Surat Startup Pitch Fest, 2018
  • Founding Member, Startup Cell, Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry, India, 2017