R K Mishra has been engaged in upstream petroleum activities for more than thirty years. He is an enthusiastic field worker, researcher and mentor. He is proficient in petroleum exploration and contributed to planning, coordination, execution, monitoring and evaluation of projects. He is a skilled trainer with experience in training and mentoring. He has guided students in dissertation projects and coordinated industry-academia collaboration. His area of interest lies in global petroleum business, unconventional hydrocarbon resources, petroleum economics etc.