Living a long distance from wife and son was a challenge even as it was an enjoyable experience professionally, said Ashish Nanda , whose sudden resignation as director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad last month sparked speculation that he may have been unhappy with the board support and progress he sought at the premier institute. In an interview to Kala Vijayraghavan , the former Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and the first IIMA director to be hired from an overseas institute, said he was satisfied with the initiatives he launched at IIMA. Edited excerpts:
Did you quit due to lack of board and faculty support for the changes you initiated at IIMA?
Not at all. I have been mulling on…
