Professor Kumar Suresh is Professor and former Head, Department of Educational Administration, Dean (Academic & Research), Director (Planning and Development) and former Registrar(I/c) at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (A Deemed to be University under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India). He has also served as Honorary Professor at the Central University of Kerala. He is a recipient of Sauma cum Laud (High Distinction) on successful completion of the course on Decentralisation and Governance at the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Spanning over 30 years of research, teaching and academic career, he has extensively worked in the areas of identity, equity, inclusion diversity management, federalism and decentralization, policy and governance in education. A large number of publications in these areas in national and international journals, books, monographs, research reports, policy papers etc. are to his credit. He has been leading multi-states large research projects and policy-oriented researches. He also led a major project of evaluation of 26 Schemes of UGC conducted by a group of faculty members of NIEPA. He has also been a part of multi- countries research of UNESCO. Currently also leading a multi-country- institutional research group of African-Asian countries. He has also been associated with a number of national and international research collaborations including UNESCO, AAD (Hiroshima University), Forum of Federation, Canada, Bergoff Foundation, Germany; National Research Council of Thailand. As a part of academic collaboration, he has visited many countries which include Switzerland, Canada, USA, Serbia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc.

He has also served as Director (Academic) for conducting a series of Capacity Development Programme for the Principals of Ayurveda, UNANI, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa Colleges in collaboration with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine. Also conducted a series of programmes under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India on implementation of NEP2020 in collaboration with the state governments/ institutions of higher education.

He has served as a member of Editorial Boards of national and international journals, including the Journal of International Cooperation in Education (Emerald & CISE, Hiroshima University). He has delivered more than 400 invited lectures and participated in a large number of national and international seminars, conferences and webinars. Over 40 Doctoral and M. Phil thesis and dissertation, project reports of national and international diploma programmes have been successfully completed under his supervision. He has also served as an expert for evaluating more than 100 doctoral thesis and M.Phil. dissertations of different institutions which include JNU, DU, JMI, MSU, Baroda, DHGU, IGNOU, Jammu University, Punjab University etc.

He has also served as a member of various expert committees of the UGC as Chairman and member of the Committee for assessing the status for recognizing as a university as per the norms of UGC as well as for granting status of Autonomous Colleges; as member of committee to evaluate the major research projects of the UGC and ICSSR.; served as member of governing and academic bodies of universities and colleges which include M.S University, Baroda, AMU, Aligarh; DHSGU, Sagar; Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra; IGNOU, Jamia Millia Islamia etc.; Academic Council of UGC-CEC, New Delhi, Swayam-Academic Council, NIOS; member of governing body of Maitreyi College and Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi; UGC nominee member of HRDC, PRSSU, Raipur, UGC nominee member of Governing Body of St. Xavier College of Education, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu and Tara Govt. College, Sangareddy, Telangana.

He has extensively contributed to the corporate life of NIEPA as Chairperson and members of different statutory and non- statutory committees such as Planning and Monitoring Board, Academic Council, Board of Studies etc; chairperson of the committee for preparation SSR of NAAC for its 1 st Cycle, member of IQAC, member, Research and Development Cell, member of course and curriculum development of M.Phil/Ph.D/ MAED, IDEPA, PGDEPA etc.