Short Biography of Chancellor Ramchand
Dr. Latha Ramchand was named inaugural chancellor of IU Indianapolis, and executive vice president of Indiana University, effective February 12, 2024. In addition to her executive leadership role, Chancellor Ramchand will serve on the Indianapolis faculty of the Kelley School of Business as professor of finance. Chancellor Ramchand joins the campus at a pivotal time in its history and brings the energy and vision that will help launch IU Indianapolis as one of the nation’s premier urban research universities.
Most recently, she served as provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri (MU), a role she had held since 2018, and prior to that she had been dean of the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston since 2011. In both of those leadership positions, she focused on student success, strengthened the research enterprise, and advanced strategic initiatives that increased enrollment and created partnerships on campus and with the community.
An expert on international and corporate finance, Ramchand has been recognized for her leadership, scholarship, and outstanding teaching over the course of her career, has published extensively, and has presented her work at national and international conferences. She received her doctorate in finance from Northwestern University and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from the University of Mumbai.