Dr. Nirav B. Halvadia is a Professor at the V. M. Patel Institute of Management, Ganpat University, with over 17 years of rich experience in teaching, research, and academic consultancy. He holds a Ph.D. in Management, an MBA in Marketing, and a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology. He is UGC-NET qualified and has further enhanced his expertise by completing an Executive Program in Business Analytics from IIM Indore.

His academic and research specializations lie in Business Analytics and Marketing, with focused interests in circular economy, collaborative consumption, e-commerce, climate change, sustainable development, and inclusive education. Dr. Halvadia is actively engaged in impactful research projects, including the Erasmus+ funded InEq-SL Project, which promotes inclusive and equitable quality education in India, and a climate change project under the Government of Gujarat.

He has published in several reputed journals, including Scopus Q1 and ABDC-A ranked journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, and Research in Transportation Business and Management. As a recognized reviewer, he contributes to leading Scopus-indexed journals like Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Heliyon, Journal of Responsible Technology, Sustainable Futures, Sustainable Production and Consumption, and Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Dr. Halvadia has conducted training and workshops on SPSS, R Programming, Python, Tableau, and Research Methodology across India and internationally, including in Cambodia. He is frequently invited to serve as a judge, Ph.D. RPC member, track chair, and resource person by reputed academic institutions.

His consultancy experience includes working with organizations such as Erulearning Solution Pvt. Ltd., Abellon Solar Ltd., and Green Kettle Food and Beverages Ltd., contributing to data analysis, research report writing, and field research.

Dr. Halvadia also brings extensive international academic exposure, having visited Riga Technical University (Latvia), Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (Spain), and Panha Chiet University (Cambodia) for academic collaborations. He has also participated in international conferences in UAE and Thailand.

With a strong commitment to academic excellence, impactful research, and global engagement, Dr. Nirav Halvadia continues to make significant contributions to the fields of management, analytics, and sustainability.