Professional Experience

Since Jan 2024-: Professor, Kingston Business School, London

Since May 2023-: Research Fellow, Jackstädt Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Germany

August 2019-January 2022: Deputy Director (Impact and Collaboration), ESRC Southcoast Doctoral Training Partnership, University of Southampton, UK

Since June 2019-: Expert Fellow, India Centre of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, University of Southampton, UK

Since July 2017- : Founder, iPowerz, the global digital ecosystem for fast-tracking the growth of microenterprises, start-ups, and small businesses. iPowerz is a University of Southampton researcher start-up.

Since June 2017-: Senior Fellow, India Global Foundation, USA and India

May 2013-Jan 2024 : Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, University of Southampton Business School, UK

Since June 2009-: Affiliate Fellow, Centre for India and Global Business, University of Cambridge, UK

Oct 2009-April 2013: Lecturer in Small Business Economics, Aston Business School, UK

January 2009-September 2009: Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard Business School, USA

Sept 2004-Sept 2009: Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow, Max Planck Society, Germany

April 2004-October 2007: Doctoral Candidate, University of Goettingen, Germany

July 2002-October 2003: Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Dr Tamvada is a steward at the Council for Inclusive Capitalism. He advises organisations and businesses worldwide. He is a founding trustee of the Indian Cultural Association of Dorset.