In an illustrious career that spans more than 40 years, Dr. Shankar S Mantha has held several important positions both in Academics and Public Administration.

Dr. S.S Mantha, was former Chairman of the National Regulator (AICTE), and implemented several e-governance initiatives and facilitating regulations over a six-year stint. Earlier, a Professor of Robotics, Control theory and AI at VJTI, he now occupies the Emeritus Chair. His work at IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York on TIVOLI is also noteworthy. He has more than 280 publications in National and International Journals and Conferences besides authoring three books. He is the author of NVEQF, now renamed the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the Regulations for Blended Learning's. He was member, Karnataka Skill development Authority and advisor to Government of Andhra Pradesh.

He was the Pro Vice Chancellor of SNDT Woman's University, the Chancellor, KL University, both of which he served for three years. Further, he served as the CEO of MAHAPREIT Start-up Knowledge Centre, a Government of Maharashtra Company for one and half years.

He is also an Adjunct Prof. at the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, and Chairman of Technical Committee, National Cyber Safety and Security Standards (NCSSS), and IT expert, for the Government of Maharashtra.