Dr. Abhimanyu Acharya was educated at various schools abroad before taking his Senior Cambridge at The Scindia School in Gwalior. His under-graduate education was at St. Stephens’ College, Delhi and his Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He earned his doctorate in Human Resource Development from Cheshire University, United Kingdom. 

Following his experience with the Government of India at Singapore, Abhimanyu Acharya took up teaching at his Alma Mater, The Scindia School, Gwalior. After a very successful stint at Gwalior, he left to head an Integrated Rural Development Project near Bengaluru where he stayed for 15 years. In 1995, he was appointed Principal designate of the I.T.C. Residential School and remained till 2000, the Principal Academic Resource to the ITC-Education Trust. 

He was also the Coordinator of WWF-India’s activities in the four Southern States where his expertise in ethology and wild animal care were given full rein. From 1996, Abhimanyu Acharya advised the Government of Andhra Pradesh on International Education and established an International School in Hyderabad. He was, briefly, the Advisor to the Chairman, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. after which he returned to Hyderabad. He was inducted as the Director and Chief Knowledge Officer of Careercommunity.com Ltd. He was also the Chief Editor, The Hindu Opportunities.

He is a prolific writer, on various subjects of an eclectic nature widely published both in India and abroad. He has more than 1850 publications to his credit. Dr. Acharya established AA Associates in 2002, which specialises in Educational consultancy and he was the prime mover in the establishment, on a turnkey basis of Colleges and schools across the  country and abroad. 

He has been involved in the creation of several international schools in Kolkata, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar, Wanaparti and Udaipur. He has set up an engineering college, a catering college, two business schools and a Marine institute in Kolkata and the Royal University College in Sharjah, UAE. He continues to serve on the Boards of Management of several of these institutions. This also gives him the opportunity of indulging in his passion to direct and produce plays at the institutions with which he is associated. Several of his plays have been professionally performed in prestigious public venues such as the Kamani Auditorium (for the Mayo College, Ajmer) and the Bashirudin Babukhan Auditorium, Hyderabad (for Glendale Academy). He is also the Educational Advisor to His Highness Sheikh Faisal bin Khalid Mohammed Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Sharjah for whom he has set up the Royal University College in Sharjah.

Dr. Acharya is the UGC Professor of Eminence at Hamdard University, New Delhi. He delivers courses in Human Resources Management at prestigious business schools such as The Warwick Business School, UK, The Rotterdam Business School and at the Maastricht School of Business in the Netherlands.  He is a popular consultant and provides guidance to several industries and was, at one point, the lead recruiting consultant to Arcelor Mittal worldwide.

Dr. Abhimanyu Acharya is an extraordinarily qualified leader, bringing a wealth of global educational and leadership expertise to Acharya Vidya Kula. Dr. Acharya has held pivotal roles, from establishing international schools to advising government and industry leaders worldwide. His visionary leadership and extensive experience in founding premier educational institutions across India and abroad assure parents that their children are in the capable hands of a dedicated and transformative educator.