Prof. Trilochan Sastry is presently the Dean (Academics) at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is a professor of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems

Information systems

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 at IIMB since 2003. Prior to joining IIMB, he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Other major positions which he has held are:

• Visiting Professor, International University of Japan
  International University of Japan
  The is a private university located in Minami-Uonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.IUJ is the first, and one of the few Japanese universities which run their courses entirely in English. It was founded in 1982, primarily with the aim of providing a platform for delegates from all over the...
  
  , Niagata, Japan
• Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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  , Hong Kong
• Associate Dean (Research) and Professor - Indian School of Business
  Indian School of Business
  The Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...
  
  , Hyderabad, India

His areas of interest include Operations Research

Operations research

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, Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management

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, Rural Development

Rural Development

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, Democracy

Democracy

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 and Governance

Governance

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Education

He obtained his Bachelors in Technology from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Afterwards, he obtained his PhD from MIT, USA.

Professional Appointments

• Member, Bretton Woods Committee, 2009 onwards
• Academic Council, Vivekananda University, Belur Math
• Board Member, and Dean (Academic) IIM Bangalore

Corporate / Public Sector Leadership

• Trustee of Cooperative Development Foundation, Hyderabad
• Chairman of Association for Democratic Reforms
• Secretary, Centre for Collective Development

Awards

• "Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi in 2005
• "Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999, Association of Indian Management Schools