Dr. Santrupt Misra is Director on the Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited Board, the apex decision making body of the Aditya Birla Group. Dr. Misra is also responsible for the Group Human Resources function, which consists of blue-chip companies such as Grasim, Aditya Birla Nuvo and Hindalco.

Dr. Misra is on the board of the Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Ltd., which is part of the Aditya Birla Group. He also heads the global carbon black business of the Group.

He is also on the board of Prince Aly Khan Hospital, an Aga Khan Foundation Hospital and on the board of XIM, Bhubaneswar. He was the president of the National HRD Network for three years from 2002 - 2005.

Dr. Misra has had full-time professional work experience with the J.K. Group, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Hindustan Lever Limited. He has also been a trainer and consultant to about 40 organisations in India.

With two Post-Graduate degrees, in Political Science and in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Dr. Misra has won four gold medals in his educational career and has stood first class first in various university exams. He has two PhDs, one from India and the other from the Aston Business School in UK in Public Administration and Industrial Relations, respectively.

Dr. Misra has published one book and several articles. He has won a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1990 for three years and was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship in the year 2000.

Dr. Misra has been bestowed with the "Outstanding HR Chief Award" by the National HRD Network in the year 2000 and has also been conferred the "HR Professional of the Year Award" by the India HRD Congress in the year 2002. Business Today identified Dr. Misra amongst the "20 hottest young executives" in the year 2002.

He has been awarded the "Outstanding HR Professional of the Year Award" for the year 2004 by Mid-Day Big Break and DAKS for HR Excellency; the "Outstanding HR Professional of the Year Award" in 2004 by Deccan Herald Avenues for excellence in HR; and the "Leadership Award for HR Excellence" from the Amity Business School in 2005.

In 2007, Dr. Misra has been conferred with the "RASBIC (Recruitment and Staffing Best in Class) Personality of the Year Award" for his contribution to the field of HRD; and the "HR Professional as a Business Manager in the New Millennium Award" at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress.

The All India Management Association (AIMA) has admitted Dr. Misra as an AIMA fellow in 2007. In 2007, Dr. Misra has also been elected as a member of the Society of Fellows of the Aston Business School Society and has also been nominated to the board of directors of ERC Worldwide for the period 2008-2010.

The National Institute of Personnel Management conferred on him the "NIPM Ratna Award 2007". In 2008, Dr. Misra has been conferred with the fellowship of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), U.S.A.

His areas of interest include: organisation development, change management, management training and leadership. His hobbies include reading, watching movies, travel and socialising.