Dr. Umesh Menon is a former Sr. Faculty Member of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, an International Expert for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UNDP, World Bank, USAID and European Union. He is on the Board of Companies in Uganda, UK and Mozambique.
After completing his education with Masters in Commerce, Masters in Business Administration and qualifying as Certified Management Accountant, Umesh worked with Government Organizations and Corporates in India before getting into academics, training, consulting and research. Umesh has an overall work experience of 22 years.Umesh has done his PhD in Management from Calorx Teachers’ University. His thesis is on International Investments by Indian SMEs with reference to investment in East Africa.
Umesh has been instrumental in setting up many Entrepreneurship Institutions in Asia and Africa to offer Business Development Services to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in those countries. To be specific, Umesh has helped set up Entrepreneurship Centres in Mozambique, Laos, Vietnam, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Uganda. These centres were set up in collaboration with UNIDO and/or Government of India.
Umesh has travelled over 60 countries around the world promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Private Sector Development, Entrepreneurship and Investments. He focuses on promoting new enterprises, strengthening existing enterprises, developing entrepreneurship linkages and supporting investment promotion agencies.
Umesh is also associated with many innovative start ups in India, Mozambique and Uganda. He sits on the Board of 7 SME companies altogether in these countries.
Umesh lives in India with his wife and two children.
