Shri S R Medhi is an engineering graduate from IIT, Dhanbad (1979) and an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad (1981). He has about 38 years of experience alternating between industry and academics. After a couple of years with HCL Ltd., he joined IIBM (erstwhile NEIBM), Guwahati as a Faculty Member in the area of Finance and was with the institute from 1983 till 1995. Shri Medhi, thereafter, joined Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. In its initial project stage in 1995 in Finance & Accounts Department and rose to the level of the level of the General Manager (Finance) in 2007. Subsequently, he was elevated to the Board of the company as Director (Technical) in November, 2011 where his responsibilities included refinery operation, technical service, projects & commercial functions. He was a Member of Audit Committee and CSR & Sustainability Committee of NRL Board as well as Standing Committee of the Board for Tendering. Post retirement in January, 2017, Shri Medhi joined Department of Business Administration Tezpur University, as an Adjunct Professor teaching MBA student and was with the University till October, 2017. Thereafter, he took up an assignment with a Guwahati based industry as an Adviser. Shri Medhi has joined IIBM again in November, 2017 as Faculty Member. During his stint with IIBM and NRL, Shri Medhi was associated with a number of academic & training institutes of repute as visiting faculty.