Suresh Nanwani
Distinguished Faculty
Professor in Practice, Durham University, UK
Suresh Nanwani, Emeritus Professor at Shoolini University, is a global expert in business and law, and mentoring and coaching. With over 35 years of international development experience, he has worked with leading international organisations, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the New Development Bank (NDB).
As an author and scholar, he has published widely on areas covering international financial institutions, law and development, governance, accountability, Sustainable Development Goals, organisation management, Appreciative Inquiry, ikigai, living educational theory research, and Belt and Road Initiative.
He is a Professor in Practice at Durham University, UK, and a member of the Practitioners’ Advisory Board for Global Policy journal. Emeritus Professor Nanwani also teaches at various universities worldwide, bringing his rich experiences and global perspectives to classrooms.
At Shoolini University, he shares his expertise in business, law, and interdisciplinary studies while providing counsel to enhance the university's educational quality and strengthen research initiatives. Based in Manila, he actively collaborates with Shoolini for a world-class academic environment.
Emeritus Professor Nanwani’s professional expertise includes international financial institutions, governance and accountability, positive organisation development, Appreciative Inquiry, ethics, anti-corruption, dispute resolution, mentoring, and coaching as well as Ubuntu coaching.
His professional roles include serving as an Accredited Mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, UK, and holding an Associate Certified Coach credential with the International Coaching Federation, US. He also holds a Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) Practitioner certification from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Global.
His career spans decades of impactful work in project lending, law and development, compliance, governance, accountability, mentoring, coaching, and ethics. He has provided advisory and leadership roles in international financial institutions, leveraging his deep expertise to address complex challenges in global development.
Publications
Scholarly Publications
1. Social Structure Adaptation to COVID-19: Impact on Humanity by S. Nanwani and W. Loxley (Eds.), (Routledge, 2024) Open Access
2. Organization and Education Development: Reflecting and transforming in a self-discovery journey by S. Nanwani (Routledge, 2022) Open Access
3. The Practice of Independent Accountability Mechanisms: Towards Good Governance in Development Finance by O. McIntyre and S. Nanwani (Eds.) (Brill Nijhoff, 2019) at
4. Covid-19 Stories from the Philippines: Then and Now by S. Nanwani and W. Loxley (Eds.) (Amazon Kindle, 2024)
5. Human Connections: Teaching Experiences in Chongqing, China and Beyond by S. Nanwani (Amazon Kindle, 2022)
6. Covid-19 in the Philippines: Personal Stories by S. Nanwani and W. Loxley (Eds.) (Amazon Kindle, 2021)
7. S. Nanwani, The Asian Development Bank’s accountability mechanism: shifts in the accountability landscape, The Elgar Companion to the Asian Development Bank by M. Quibria and A. Akanda (eds) (Edward Elgar, 2024)
8. S. Nanwani, Self-Management: Go with the flow to be a global citizen (September 2024) Shoolini University Newsletter, India, Vol 6, Issue 3 – pdf available on request
9. S. Nanwani, “Regional Development Banks: Overview” T. Cottier and K. Schefer (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law (Edward Elgar, 2024)
10. S. Nanwani and B. Williamson, Book Review: Rawal, S. Play Practice (2023) Pursue 10-day Bagless School Approach to Pre-vocational: A Practical Handbook for Schools and Teachers. Himalaya Publishing House. Educational Journal of Living Theories (EJOLTs) February 2024
11. “Newly established banks: Introduction to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and New Development Bank” T. Cottier and K. Schefer (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law (Edward Elgar, 2024)
12. M. Glenn and S. Nanwani, Book Review: Delong, J. & Whitehead, J. (2023) You and Your Living-Educational Theory: How to conduct a values-based inquiry for human flourishing. Routledge. Educational Journal of Living Theories (EJOLTs) December 2023
13. S. Nanwani, "The River of Accountability Mechanisms: Then and Now" (2024). Perspectives, American University Washington College of Law.
14. S. Nanwani, “The New Development Bank: Directions on strategic partnerships”, Global Policy, (2024)
15. S. Nanwani, Driving forces in an international development career: what's the X factor? chapter in “Dear Development Practitioner Advice for the Next Generation” by S. Milligan and L. Wilson (Taylor & Francis, 2023)
16. S. Nanwani, “New Development Bank and Civil Society Engagement” (Dec 2022) Global Policy, Emerging Global Governance