Professor Trilochan Sastry
Professor Trilochan Sastry from the Decision Sciences area, superannuated from the services of IIM Bangalore on 31st March 2025 after 22 years at the Institute. Before joining IIMB, he was a Professor at IIM Ahmedabad.
Prof. Sastry has obtained his Ph.D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and B. Tech from IIT Delhi.
Prof. Sastry has been a Visiting Professor at the International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA; and Associate Dean (Research) and Professor at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
Prof. Sastry’s interests and work include supply chain and operations, social entrepreneurship, rural development, and good governance. He has published in international journals related to Operations Research and on broader topics related to Supply Chain Management, Telecommunications, Software, Automobile Industry, and Social Entrepreneurship. He has, to his credit, a number of management cases on Operations Management, Ethics, Change Management, and Electoral Reforms. Recently he published two books “The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts” and “The Essentials of World Religions: An Underlying Harmony” by one of the world’s leading publishers. He has also written widely for the popular press.
Prof. Sastry has consulted for various corporate, government, and international agencies on wide-ranging issues such as corporate strategy, restructuring of organisations, evaluation of large development programmes, cooperatives/producer companies and governance. He has served on the boards of various companies and NGO’s.
Prof. Sastry’s work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards which include the CNN-IBN, NDTV, TOI Indian of the Year, Distinguished Alumni Award from IIT Delhi, Outstanding Young Teacher Award from the Association for Indian Management Schools etc. He was also conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life. The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) also conferred an Award on him in 2024.
Prof. Sastry was Dean at IIM Bangalore from 2008 to 2011, and a Faculty Member on the IIM Board before that. He was the founder of two notable NGOs. Centre for Collective Development (CCD) was founded in the year 2003 with a vision to transform the lives of small and marginal farmers by helping them build a sustainable livelihood. Under the banner of CCD, he also founded Farmveda where fresh produce from farmers is sourced to create a diverse range of high-quality packaged foods. He was the Founder Member, Trustee and Chairman of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR ). The goal of ADR is to improve governance and strengthen democracy by continuous work in the area of Electoral and Political Reforms.
IIM Bangalore thanks him for all his contributions towards the Institute and wishes him luck for his future endeavours.