Radhakrishnan Pillai was the bestselling author of Corporate Chanakya, among many other widely read books, and India's leading expert on the Arthashastra, with over twenty published works on the subject. Dr Pillai had a PhD from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy, and was a well-known leadership speaker, author, trainer and personal mentor. He contributed over 200 articles and papers to various magazines, newspapers and journals. He was the director at SPM Foundation and the founder director of Atma Darshan Pvt. Ltd and Chanakya Aanvikshiki Pvt. Ltd. He was the deputy director of the Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies (CIILS), an autonomous institute based in the University of Mumbai's Kalina campus.
