Bhaskar Bhowmick is an associate professor at Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He completed his Ph.D from IIM Ahmedabad with specialisation in business policy. He has thirteen years of industry experience in sales and marketing. He has published many journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. He teaches basic entrepreneurship, marketing and market research, techno-entrepreneurial leadership, and management of growth ventures. His research interest includes technological innovation, entrepreneurship, firm environment and leadership, innovation ecosystem and institutional role.