Prof. K. Harigopal has been a leading management trainer, consultant and academician for nearly four decades in Asia and Europe.

Prof. K. Harigopal was Senior Consultant and Director of Management Development Programs, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok. Thailand.

He is also the former Director of The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad and Head, Department of Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He has been a visiting faculty in a number of institutions that include: Bangkok University, Bangkok; Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands; Gyosei International School of Management, Reading, UK; University of Antwerp Management School, Belgium etc.

While in India, as a visiting professor, he has been associated with institutions such as SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad; Border Security Force Academy, Gwalior, and Staff Training Colleges of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL), Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Indian Airlines and many others .

He has been involved in consulting and training for various organizations and institutions in South East Asia and UN Agencies and the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India. He has directed more than 140 international training programs in Management for Asia-Pacific and African participants

He has authored 5 books in Management and more than 40 research articles in journals and international conference proceedings. Some of the books are currently used as text-books by several management and training institutes in Asia, America and Europe.

He has widely travelled all over Asia, Europe and North America.