Career Guru is founded by former Professor of IIM Lucknow, Dr. Swati Abhishek Mishra. She holds a Master’s in Management in a joint program with University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD. in Strategy and Marketing from University of Cambridge. She was the winner of various prestigious scholarships like Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholar, DFID (UK Government) Scholar, Hinduja Foundation Scholar, Worts Travellling Scholars Fund, and numerous other scholarships. She has been a keen educator, mentor and nurtured thousands of students over the last two decades. She has extensive corporate and government consulting experience in Strategy and Growth domain. She has taught on MDPs in IIM Ahmedabad IPS Phase V Mid Career Training Program at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad, and many corporate training programs for a range of multinational and domestic clients. She was an external consultant to the Sixth Central Pay Commission appointed by Government of India for Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs along with faculty from IIM Ahmedabad. She has also consulted state governments, and corporates on various projects over the years. She served as a Faculty Member in the area of Strategy Management at IIM Lucknow, teaching core courses, MDPs, and online strategy management course delivered by IIM Lucknow.