Romuald D'Souza is a Jesuit priest and the Founder Director of Goa Institute of Management

Goa Institute of Management

The Goa Institute of Management is a business school located in the state of Goa, India.The autonomous school is governed by a Board, and offers a full-time MBA program and executive MBA and also is a resource center for PhD programs in Management for Goa University. Current MBA classes have a...

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Director of XLRI

XLRI

The XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur is a graduate business school in Jamshedpur, India. Established in 1949, XLRI is arguably the oldest business school in India and is regarded as consistently among the top 5 business schools of the country...

, Jamshedpur from 1982-1989. In 1987, he founded Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...

 and was its Director till 1993. Fr. De Souza has served as a Member of various academic organisations, like the Association of Management Development Institutes of South Asia, the All India Board of Management Studies, Government of India, the Executive Council of the Goa University, the Academic Council of Utkal University. He is a professional member of the Academy of Management

Academy of Management

The Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. The Academy of Management was established in 1936...

 (USA), International Council of Psychologists and the American Psychological Society. He teaches Business Ethics

Business ethics

Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations.Business...

, Management of stress, Psychometrics

Psychometrics

Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement...

 and Organisational behaviour.

On Jan 26, 2010 he was announced as a recipient of the Padma Shri

Padma Shri

Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...

award for his contribution to Education and Literature.