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Press Release Talking about his new role, Professor Rammohan Rao said, "It is an honour to be chosen to lead the ISB as its Dean. It is also a great responsibility. The ISB established its leadership in India in a very short period of time. I hope to build on all its strengths and help it make a mark for itself internationally. The calibre of a top-class B-School is judged by its academic excellence and the quality of research it produces. During its next phase of growth, I will focus on creating a world class research culture at the ISB." Welcoming Professor Rao, Dipak Jain, Dean of the Kellogg School of Management, one of the partner Schools of ISB, said, "On behalf of Kellogg, I am delighted to welcome Professor Rammohan Rao to the ISB as its new Dean. I feel confident that under his leadership, the ISB will march forward in becoming a leader in management research, and will begin to be counted among the top B-Schools globally." Professor Jagmohan Raju, Joseph J. Aresty Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, and Area Leader of Marketing at the ISB, said, "The ISB is at a significant juncture of its growth. Professor Rao s strong credentials will help build ISB further as a B school par excellence. I am certain that his academic reputation will attract good quality research programmes to the ISB." Professor Rao has a PhD in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and dual Masters degrees from CMU and Cornell University. He was a tenured Professor of Operations Research at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and also taught at the University of Rochester and the University of Tennessee before joining IIM Bangalore. He has served as the Dean and the Director of IIM Bangalore. Professor Rao is renowned for his research in the field of Operations Research. He has published over 85 articles in various renowned professional journals, and has undertaken consultancy assignments for several companies. He currently serves on the boards of several companies and educational institutions. Professor Rao is the recipient of the Fulkerson Prize sponsored by the Mathematical Programming Society and the American Mathematical Society. He also won the Institute of Marketing and Management Award for Excellence as Top Management Educator. The ISB recently announced its successful placements for the Class of 2004. It is increasing the number of students again this year from 220 to about 290. The new Class of 2005 commenced its one-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management on April 17, 2004. Contributed by - |
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