Latha Ramchand | |
|---|---|
| Dr. | |
| Occupation(s) | Chancellor, Executive Vice President, Professor of Finance |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Mumbai (BS,MS), Northwestern University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International Finance |
| Institutions | Indiana University Indianapolis |
Latha Ramchand is an American academic and an international and corporate finance professional expert. [1] She is a professor of finance and has taught at the graduate level. [1] Ramchand has taught in the MBA programs at Northwestern University,Kellogg Graduate School of Management,the University of Houston and the Indian School of Business. [1] She teaches in the areas of corporate and international finance and risk management and leadership,mergers and acquisitions,and corporate governance,which are primarily her focus of research. [1] Ramchand is the Chancellor and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis). [2]
Ramchand is a native of Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala but was raised in Mumbai. [3] She attended University of Mumbai where she received her master's and bachelor's degrees in Economics. [4] With the encouragement from a professor,she then moved to the United States of America to pursue a doctoral degree from Northwestern University. [4] [2] Prior to her move,her parents suggested she get married,and shortly after she married her husband,Ram. [2] [5]
Upon graduating with her PhD in finance,she began working for a bank. [2] From 2011 to 2018,Ramchand served as the dean of the C.T. Baer College of Business at the University of Houston. [4] She spearheaded initiatives and programming that connected the university to its community and promoted diversity and inclusion. [6] To support women attending business school,she launched the Working Families Agenda which provided research that organizations can use to establish equitable workplace policies. [6] She created a program called Sustainable Urban Renewal,that connected students with entrepreneurs with the goal of reducing poverty. [6]
In 2018,she focused on improving enrollment and program rankings through the establishment of a new strategy at University of Missouri. During her time there she was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. [4]
In 2024,she was appointed Chancellor and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis). [2] [5] Her appointment came in the midst of the separation of IU Indianapolis from Purdue University which together were once the IUPUI campus. [2]