Mr. M. K. Sridhar is a Post Graduate in Commerce and has obtained Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Mysore. He worked as a senior lecturer in Commerce at Vijaya College, Bengaluru for two decades. Subsequently, he joined Bangalore University as Reader at Canara Bank School of Management Studies, where he became Professor, Director and Dean subsequently. He has successfully guided four M. Phil and eight Ph. D scholars. He has published thirty papers and completed eleven research projects funded by Government and Professional bodies.
He served as Member Secretary of Karnataka Jnana Aayoja (Karnataka Knowledge Commission) and Karnataka State Innovation Council of Government of Karnataka. He is a trainer for various organizations. He is also a Social Activist for Social and National causes. His life sketch was published as a book entitled ‘Sahasra Padhi’ as well as in Usha Kirana and Karmaveera. Udaya TV and Information and Publicity Department of Government of Karnataka have profiled him as an achiever. He was conferred with Karnataka Rajyothsava Award by Government of Karnataka, Kempegowda Award by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palika(BBMP), and General President Gold Medal by Indian Science Congress Association.
Presently, he is retired and settled in Bengaluru. Recognizing his vast experience, he is nominated as a member of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE), MHRD; All India Board of Management Studies, AICTE; Executive Council of Central University of Gujarat, as well as a member of Project Approval Board of Pandit Madanmohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, MHRD. He is also the Honorary President of Centre for Educational and Social Studies (CESS), an initiative of Vidyarthi Shikshana Seva Trust.