Trilochan Sastry
Prof. Trilochan Sastry was formerly the Dean (Academics) at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is also a left-wing political activist, chairman of the Association for Democratic Reforms, and a frontline leader of the Right to Information campaign.
Education
Born into a south Indian Brahmin family, Sastry obtained his Bachelors in Technology from IIT Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad. Afterwards, he obtained his PhD from MIT, USA.
Academic career
Sastry is a professor of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems at IIMB since 2003, and as of 2012, also teaches a course on Social Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining IIMB, he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur (2011-12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life. Other major positions which he has held are:[1]
- Visiting Professor, International University of Japan, Niagata, Japan
- Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
- Associate Dean (Research) and Professor - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India
His areas of interest include Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Rural Development, Democracy and Governance.
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
- Director, NABARD, Mumbai
Awards
- "Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award" from IIT Kanpur (2011-12)
- "Distinguished Alumnus" Award from IIT Delhi in 2012
- "Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2005
- "Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999, Association of Indian Management Schools