Boston: Srikant Datar is set to become the Dean of Harvard
Business School from January 1 of the next year. Datar will succeed another Indian
dean Nitin Nohria who has been the dean for the prestigious school for ten years.
The Harvard University has announced on Friday that Srikant Datar would become
the dean of the business school after the professor and academician has had
shown excellent leadership and innovative thinker in the past and in the
current coronavirus climate. Datar would become the 11th dean in the
history of Harvard Business School. Larry Bacow, the current president of Harvard
Business School praised Datar as a distinguished academician.
Srikanth Datar received his bachelor’s degree from Bomday
University and subsequently completed his post-graduation diploma in business
management from Ahmedabad IIM. He went on to receive master’s degree and Ph.D
from Stanford University. He worked as a chartered accountant in the past. Datar
became one of many distinguished Indians or Americans of Indian origin who are
currently holding some of the highest offices in private sector in the United
States.
