Shri Munish Malik started as the Finance Officer of the university on 21 November 2022. He has over 28 years' senior management / leadership experience, primarily in finance, in India, the United States and the South Pacific - including latest 14 years as CEO / CFO - with large field-based national, regional and international public organizations, including with the World Bank, focused on achieving quick and sustainable turnarounds, transforming the structure, policies and processes environment, improving engagement with stakeholders and enhancing integrated management in partnership with other business units.

He has a Masters in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University.  He was awarded Joint Japan / World Bank Graduate Scholarship for pursuing the program.  He also has a Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi; is professionally trained in accounting and finance from India’s National Institute of Financial Management; and is a B. Tech (Honours) in civil engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi.