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Dean, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO · Posted 2026-09-30
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The chair you’re filling
Balaji Rajagopalan
2023–present
- Education
- Ph.D. MIS Memphis, M.S. MIS Memphis, B.S. mechanical engineering Andhra University (years not stated)
- Career path
- Southern Arkansas → Illinois State → Oakland (Assoc. Dean) → Galgotias pro-vice chancellor/dean → Penn State Behrend (director, Toudy Chair) → NIU dean (2016) → Missouri (from July 5, 2023)
- Known for
- Virtual communities and business value of IT investments; 2007 Best Published Paper Award, Information Systems Research
- The seat
- Serial dean hired externally from NIU; each top post at a new institution, not a same-institution rise.