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Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ

  • Designation: Director
  • Functional Area: Organisational Behaviour
  • Email: tony@xlri.ac.in
  • Qualification: Postgraduate, XLRI, Jamshedpur and Ph.D., University of Madras

Brief Profile of Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ, having done his Post Graduation from XLRI, Jamshedpur and PhD from Madras University, is currently working as the Director, XLRI, Delhi-NCR. His past responsibilities are as follows:

  • Faculty in the area of OB & HR at XIM from 2004-2010
  • Dean, Administration at XIM from 2008-10
  • Visiting Faculty in Loyola University, Maryland
  • Faculty in the area of OB & HR at XLRI from 2010 -2013
  • Administrator and Dean of Administration at XLRI from 2010-2013
  • Associate Director of Xavier Institute of Management from October 2013
  • Simultaneously worked as Registrar of XIM University, Bhubaneswar from December, 2013-2016
  • Professor in XLRI, Associate Dean and the Chairperson for Admission from 2016 – August 2019
  • Vice Chancellor, XIM University from 5 September 2019 to 4 September 2025.

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ has over eighteen years of rich experience in different fields of OB & HRM like Institutional Building, Industrial Relations, Business & Corporate HR and Training and Development etc. His research interests are in the area of Leadership and Personnel Effectiveness, and his current area of research is the Relationship between HR Practices and the Performance of Business Organizations.

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ has published many research articles in national and international conferences and conducted various Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for different Corporate & Development sector organizations in the area of Organization Building, Human Resource Management, Teamwork for the Star Performers and Leadership Development.

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ has developed several case studies for classroom training, teaching on OB/HR related issues & used for learning purposes.

Fr Antony R Uvari, SJ is currently associated with many Academic Institutions of repute as Life Member of NHRD, Board member of IAJBS (International Association of Jesuit Business School), Board member of XLRI, Jamshedpur, Board member of Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, Board member of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata and Board member of LIBA, Chennai.