He has a PhD in Industrial Administration from
Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a Bachelors in Engineering from
College of Engineering, Guindy,[1] a Master in Engineering and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management.
He also taught at the Stern School of Business,
New York University, Graduate School of Management,
University of Rochester, Professor and as a visiting faculty at the
University of Tennessee. He has held various positions at the
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) including the position of Director from March 1997 to May 2002. Before joining ISB as DEAN he was Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Prof Rao has published over 85 articles in various professional journals.
In December 2008, the board of Satyam, including Prof Rammohan Rao, approved the acquisition for $1.6 billion of
Maytas, a construction company owned by the same family that owns Satyam. Prof. Rao was the chairperson of the meeting that approved the controversial decision. A shareholder revolt prevented the deal. Prof. Rammohan Rao later resigned from the Satyam board.
Dr. Rao stepped down as dean of the Indian School of Business on 8 January 2009. He was later appointed as Dean Emeritus of the institute. On 1 July 2014, he was appointed as the Provost at Woxsen School of Business.
Positions held
Member of the Board of Directors Mazagon Docks Limited.
Member of the Board of Directors Moschip Semiconductor Technology Limited.
Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Venture Capital (APIDCVC).
Chairman of the All India Board of Management Studies constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education.
Advisory Board of General Motors India Science Laboratory.
President of the Operational Research Society of India from January 2003 to January 2005.
Member of the Advisory Board of
Citigroup and member of the Board of Editors, OPSEARCH – a journal of the Operational Research Society of India.