Dr. Manish Pandey is a Senior Professor of Rolling Stock at the Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, Lucknow. 

He has a unique blend of professional, managerial, and technical experience as well as research and design skills. He offers his experience as a railway professional who has worked across various domains of the Indian Railways for 25 years:

●    Experience in railway maintenance depots, providing insights into day-to day operational challenges

●    Experience in solving the teething design troubles while conducting the first major schedule of India's first indigenous semi-high-speed train, Vande Bharat Express.

●       Workshop management roles, offering a perspective on maintenance systems and practices

●       Service at the Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) contributes to technology development and standardization of design.

●       Academic role at the Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, building educational capacity

●       Collaboration with international institutions on railway research initiatives

●       Experience in devising the long-term research plan for Indian Railways

His academic background includes:

●       PhD in Rail Vehicle Dynamics from IIT Kanpur

●       Research publications in international journals on railway engineering topics