Madhu T. Rao is the Academic Dean of the Anderson College of Business and Computing at Regis University.
Dr. Rao is an expert in areas of global IT management, the control and coordination of dispersed teams, and global leadership. His research has been published in widely-used textbooks as well as in respected academic journals such as the Journal of Management Information Systems, the Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Information Systems Management,Small Group Research, Journal of Case Studies, and the Academy for Educational Leadership Journal. Dr. Rao has served as an expert commentator for broadcast news outlets as well as public television in areas related to global offshoring. His current research relates to leadership and knowledge management in global virtual teams.
Dr. Rao has a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems with a minor in International Business from Indiana University, Bloomington. He also has graduate degrees in Chemistry, Management, and Information Systems from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. Before joining Regis University, he was on the faculty at Seattle University, where he served as the Associate Dean and Professor of Information Systems in the Albers School of Business and Economics. He also taught at American University in Washington, D.C. and Salisbury University in Maryland. Prior to becoming an academician, Dr. Rao was a systems analyst for Tata Consultancy Services in New Delhi, India.
