Pavan Manocha

Dr. Pavan Manocha serves as an Adjunct Professor of Practice in Innovation & Technology Leadership and an Industrial Associate at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge. Affiliated with the School of Technology and Department of Engineering, he also engages with the Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge Enterprise, and Wolfson College. With 25+ years of international consulting experience in energy and manufacturing sectors, he specializes in operations strategy, sustainable supply chains, and M&A integration.

His educational credentials include:

• PhD in Engineering, University of Cambridge
• MPhil in Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
• MBA in International Business
• BSc in Applied Computer Systems

Additional executive education at Stanford University and Harvard Business School complements his academic foundation.

Dr. Manocha's research centers on sustainable supply chain integration within mergers and acquisitions. He investigates how circular economy principles, decarbonization technologies, and resource efficiency strategies inform corporate M&A decisions. His work bridges industrial sustainability with operational resilience, focusing on net-zero transitions in energy-intensive supply networks across electric vehicle batteries, shale oil, and agricultural sectors.

Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent exploration of sustainability drivers in M&A target selection, operational due diligence, and post-merger integration. Key thematic threads include water stress mitigation in resource-vulnerable industries, lithium-ion battery supply chain optimization, and environmental innovation frameworks for oil and gas sectors. His research provides actionable methodologies for embedding sustainability into core corporate transaction processes.

As an active collaborator within IfM Engage, Dr. Manocha contributes to Industrial Sustainability, Industrial Resilience, and International Manufacturing research groups. His cross-institutional engagement with Cambridge's sustainability leadership and existential risk centers enables integrated approaches to global supply chain challenges.