Director and Dean at CHRIST University, Pune Lavasa Campus, India, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Business and Management
Dr Lijo Thomas is Director and Dean at CHRIST University, Pune Lavasa Campus, India, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Business and Management. His work focuses on community engagement, service-learning, and socially responsive higher education. He is the Founder and Director of DREAMS, a community-university collaborative service-learning initiative implemented across the United States, Germany, and India. He also founded the Let Us Dream Community Conference, which brings together diverse community-based initiatives and higher education institutions to foster sustainable social impact. His work reflects a sustained commitment to bridging academic knowledge and community practice. ORCID: 0000-0002-2114-7218.