Prof. Anup Sinha joined Heritage Business School as Director in July 2017. He was Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta from 1991 to 2016. He was educated at Presidency College Calcutta, University of Rochester and University of Southern California, from where he received his Ph.D. He has taught at Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Indian Statistical Institute, and held visiting appointments at University of Southern California, Washington University in St. Louis, and Curtin University of Technology at Perth and Kyoto University, Japan.

His academic interests including publications are in the areas of macroeconomic policy, development strategies, and sustainable development. He was actively engaged in training and consulting for a number of organizations in the public and private sector, as well as for international agencies. He has served three terms on the Board of Governors IIM Calcutta and had also served as the Dean during 2003-2006. During 2006-09 he served on the Board of Directors of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD). He is currently the IRDAI nominee in the Life Insurance Council Board. He is currently non-executive Chairman of Bandhan Bank. In 2004 and 2005 he received the Best Faculty Award from the Alumni of IIM Calcutta. In 2012, 2014 and 2015 he received the Most Popular Teacher Award from the outgoing batch of PGP students.