Prof. Deepika Dixit received her PhD in Strategic Management from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. Her doctoral work explored how business incubation helps women entrepreneurs navigate social network challenges in gendered ecosystems. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of strategic management, entrepreneurship, social networks, business incubation, and women’s studies. Prior to joining IMI Delhi, she served as Assistant Professor for three years at the School of Management, BML Munjal University, Gurgaon.

Prof. Dixit has published in reputed journals such as Australian Journal of Management (ABDC-A), International Review of Entrepreneurship (ABS-2) and others. She has also participated and presented her research work at international conferences such as the Academy of Management (USA), Strategic Management Society (UK, India), Academy of International Business (Denmark, USA, UAE), and the European Academy of Management. She is an active reviewer for conferences, including AOM, AIB, and EURAM.

In recognition of her contributions, Dr. Dixit has received awards such as Best Paper Award from the International Journal of Business Research and Management (2020), a nomination for the Best Doctoral Proposal at the Strategic Management Society Conference (2018), and three consecutive Wipro Earthian Awards (2015–2017). She was also awarded the Prime Minister Scholarship by SAIL and the Medhavi Chatra Award by the Chhattisgarh Government.

Beyond academia, Dr. Dixit engages in outreach through school-level entrepreneurship programs and mentors MBA students in social impact projects. Her pre-academic experience includes roles in fashion merchandising and production with reputed firms such as Permeshwar Fashions and Abu Jani- Sandeep Khosla.