Darlie O Koshy

Darlie O Koshy is a thought leader. He has played a key role in shaping up institutions like the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. He is the only Indian to have served on the executive board of the World Body of Design (ICSID) for three terms giving leadership to Indian design and NID in the global arena. 

Koshy is credited with the formulation of National Design Policy which was approved by the government of India and also the widely known campaign “Designed in India, Made for the World” which powered NID and Indian design to the centre stage to assume a leadership role. His last full-fledged assignment was as DG & CEO of the Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) under the aegis of AEPC from 2009 to 2021, where he set up over 200 directly run ATDC-AVI & ATDC-SMART centres across India in 24 states which have trained over 3,00,000 candidates by imparting skills and improving lives. 

He is the author of the India Design Edge and Runway to Skilled India. He remains a design management strategist and speaker.