Prashant is an Associate Professor (Practice) in the Marketing Area at IIM Jammu.

Prior to joining IIM Jammu, Prashant was working as an Associate Director with Abbott Ltd, Mumbai. He has overall 21 years of work experience. This includes 16 years in the Corporate Sector, where he gained rich marketing and sales experience working with Global Healthcare MNCs like Abbott, Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, and Pfizer. Before joining the Corporate Sector, Prashant has also worked in the Social Sector (Grassroot level Indian as well as International NGOs) for 5 years, contributing to the society in the field of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Microfinance, and Sustainable Livelihoods generation.

In terms of his academic credentials, Prashant has an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and is currently pursuing his PhD from IIM Sambalpur. He is a Postgraduate in Forestry Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, and a Graduate in Commerce from the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE), Bhopal.