Dr. Gurudutta P. Japee is a distinguished academician and administrator, currently serving as the Professor and Head of the Department of Advanced Business Studies and the Deputy Director of IQAC at Gujarat University. He holds a prestigious appointment by the Ministry of Finance as an Advisory Committee member for the CBDT and is a Qualified Independent Director certified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Dr. Japee also coordinates the Pragna Peetham UPSC Center at Gujarat University.

Dr. Japee's previous roles include Director & Joint CEO of Quality Assurance, Extension, Research & Innovation, and Nodal Officer of RUSA at the Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat. He was also the Member Secretary of the State Project Directorate and a member of the drafting committee for the New Education Policy-1 for Gujarat State.

His academic credentials are extensive: M.Com (Gold Medalist), MBA (USA), M.Phil., MDBA, LLB, B.Ed., DCST, DIII, CCA, MA (Political Science), and a Ph.D. from Gujarat University. With a rich corporate experience preceding his teaching career, Dr. Japee has guided 18 Ph.D. scholars to completion. He is the author of 97 books, including 15 reference books and 37 edited volumes, and has published over 100 articles in national and international journals, with more than half indexed in UGC Care, Scopus, and WOS. He has delivered 145 keynote addresses at various conferences and registered 40 IPRs under his name.

Dr. Japee is a prolific contributor to academic quality and assessment, having visited over 50 colleges and universities as a NAAC, AAA, and GAAC accreditation peer member. He chairs the Grand Academic Porta (NGO) and directs the Global Academic and Assessment Consortium. His leadership roles extend to the presidency of the Gujarat and North Gujarat Management Teachers Association and the International Society for Applied Commerce. He also serves as Chief Editor for 14 international journals.

His excellence has been recognized with numerous awards, including the India Books of World Records, ZEE News Award for Education Excellence, Asia Arab Start-Up Award, Indo American Award, Indira Gandhi Award, Saraswati Gaurav Puraskar, and Best Researcher Award from various prestigious organizations. Dr. Japee has delivered lectures and conducted faculty and student development programs in more than nine foreign countries. He has completed two minor research projects funded by ICSSR.

Additionally, Dr. Japee is a certified Happiness Practitioner from the USA and a Forensic Auditor. He holds lifetime memberships with the Quality Council of India and the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management. He is also an affiliate sustainable procurement and supply chain ambassador in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.