Himadri Shekhar Chakrabarty is an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Prior to joining IIM Lucknow, he was assistant professor at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. He also has three years of industry experience from his time at KPMG and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. He holds an M.Sc in economics from Madras School of Economics and a B.Sc in economics from Scottish Church College, Calcutta University. He completed his Ph.D in economics from the IIM, Calcutta in 2023.