I am an academic and industry consultant with research interests in corporate strategy, brand management, and purpose driven marketing. I have extensive international experience in the fashion industry where I have worked at a senior level for companies such as Ralph Lauren, Nike, and Asprey.
I am a graduate of the London College of Fashion, where I earned my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. I am also an alum of Harvard Business School, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Thind, R. (2026). Do Art Galleries Need Economists? Business School Professors’ Picks, 3rd May 2026, Financial Times Online, https://www.ft.com/content/1236769b-ac6a-4722-b508-aa63a1f811d7(Case Study)
Thind, R. (2025). Luxury Brand Management: Kering Sales Plunge As Gucci Turnaround Stalls, Business School Professors’ Picks, 2nd March 2025, Financial Times Online, https://www.ft.com/content/a85e2ed9-fa20-4d4b-a1cb-bdbbfe889b71 (Case Study)
Thind, R. (2024). Meaningful Brand-Consumer Conversations Through Higher-Order Brand Purpose in Moin, S.M.A. Brand Storytelling In Marketing And Brand Communications, Abingdon: Routledge
Thind, R. & Yakavenka, H. (2023). Creating Culturally Relevant Curricula and Pedagogy: Rethinking Fashion Business and Management Education in UK Business Schools, The International Journal of Management Education, 21(3), 100870.
Thind, R. (2022). Disruption of The Resale Market Through Technological Innovation – A Case Story of StockX in Moin, S.M.A. Creativity In The Imagination Age: Theories, Practice and Application, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Avery, J., Crener, S., Cervellon, M.C. & Thind, R. (2021) Supreme: Remaining Cool While Pursuing Growth, Harvard Business School Case #522006, Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
Thind, R. & Jackson, T. (2019) Undressing The Supply Chain: The Case for Blockchain in Fashion, London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Thind, R. (2018). Strategic Fashion Management: Concepts, Models and Strategies for Competitive Advantage, Abingdon: Routledge.
Moin, S.M.A., Botes, B. & Thind, R. (2023). Fostering Creative Thinking Through UN Sustainable Development Goals: Developing The Ethical Mindset of MBA Students, 23rd May, Chartered Association Of Business Schools Learning, Teaching & Student Experience 2023, International Convention Centre: Newport, Wales.
Thind, R. & Yakavenka, H. (2021). (Re)connecting The Fashion Management Curriculum at a UK Business School: Steps to Implementing a Culturally Relevant Framework, 9th December, Society For Research Into Higher Education International Conference (Re)Connecting, (Re)Building: Higher Education In Transformative Times, London.
Thind, R. (2019). How far are the new 1st Tier Cities of China from International Fashion Cities, The 3rd Western China International Fair Import and Export Expo and Western China International Investment Conference, 20th September, Chengdu China: Sichuan International Expo Group.