Arzi Adbi

Arzi Adbi is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Strategy & Policy at National University of Singapore Business School. He holds a Research Affiliate appointment at the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) and serves Strategic Management Journal as an Editorial Review Board Member. His research investigates grand challenges in management in emerging markets, focusing on nonmarket strategy and sustainable development. His works have been published in Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Academy of Management Journal, Nature Cities, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. His research has won the best paper prizes at major academic associations: the Strategic Management Society, the Academy of Management, and the Academy of International Business. He teaches Strategic Management, Business Model Innovation in Asia, and a Ph.D. Seminar in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He also serves the Strategic Management Society as Associate Program Chair for Stakeholder Strategy IG. Leading media and practitioner outlets such as BBC, CNN, South China Morning Post, The Hindu, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and EIX have quoted his research and published his op-eds and commentaries on crucial questions at the intersection of business strategy and sustainable development. To learn more, download his CV or click the "Journal Publications" tab.

Academic Employment

2025-current: Associate Professor (with tenure), Strategy & Policy, National University of Singapore Business School

2020-2024: Assistant Professor, Strategy & Policy, National University of Singapore Business School

Other Appointments

2025: Associate Program Chair, Stakeholder Strategy IG, Strategic Management Society (SMS)

2025: External Reviewer, Innovation Growth Lab (IGL), Annual Best Paper Prizes and Seed Grants

2024-current: Research Affiliate, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN)

2022-current: Editorial Review Board Member, Strategic Management Journal (SMJ)

Education

2015-20: PhD in Management (Strategy), INSEAD

2006-08: MBA, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

2000-04: Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Industry Experience

2010-15: Emerging Markets Strategy, General Manager, Lanco International, Singapore and Indonesia

2008-10: Emerging Markets Trading, FX Options Trader, Goldman Sachs, UK

2004-05: Wireline Logging Operations, Junior Field Engineer, Schlumberger, USA and India