Background
Rao, Ashok was born on February 13, 1942 in Shillong, Assam, India. Son of Pattadhakal Raghavendra and Prabhavati (Desai) Rao. came to the United States, 1963.
Management and computer science educator
Rao, Ashok was born on February 13, 1942 in Shillong, Assam, India. Son of Pattadhakal Raghavendra and Prabhavati (Desai) Rao. came to the United States, 1963.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1963. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1968.
Systems analyst, Leeds & Northrup, Philadelphia, 1966-1967; assistant professor operations management and computer science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1968-1973; manager operations research, Canada Packers, Toronto, Ontario, 1973-1976; director business systems, Northern Telecom, London, Ontario, 1976-1977; associate professor, Northeastern U., Boston, 1977-1980; associate professor, Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1980-1986; professor, Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, since 1986. President Random Access Memory Systems Inc., Newton, Massachusetts, since 1984.
Member American Production and Inventory Control Society (member curriculum council since 1989), Decision Sciences Institute, Institute Management Science.
Married Phyllis Cohen, February 13, 1970. Children: Renuka, Valmiki.