Vijay Pandiarajan

Vijay Pandiarajan is a Lecturer in the Technology and Operations department at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, where he focuses on teaching and researching innovation and technology. He holds office at R4388 in Ann Arbor and can be contacted at (734) 516-5394.

Education:

• MBA Sloan Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015)
• MBA, University of Pittsburgh (1995)
• PhD, West Virginia University (1992)
• MS Production, Indian Institute of Technology (1986)
• BE (Hon) Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras (1983)

His research explores innovation models across manufacturing, services, and government sectors, focusing on how business frameworks can be applied to real-world innovation-led businesses. Key areas include:

• Sources of innovation from corporate research to crowd-sourced initiatives
• Impact of design thinking and lean enterprise principles
• Sustainability-driven imperatives in business innovation
• Measurement frameworks for innovation effectiveness

His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on practical innovation frameworks, with recent work exploring sustainability integration, lean methodologies, and innovation measurement in diverse industry contexts.

No scientific awards or current student advising relationships were mentioned in available materials. Professional experience includes leadership positions at Accenture, Verizon, and Whirlpool Corporation prior to joining academia.