Background
Balachandran, Bala Venkataraman was born on July 5, 1937 in Pudukkottai, India. Arrived in United States, 1967, naturalized, 1977. Son of Venkataraman and Jambagam (Venkataraman) Aiyar.
Balachandran, Bala Venkataraman was born on July 5, 1937 in Pudukkottai, India. Arrived in United States, 1967, naturalized, 1977. Son of Venkataraman and Jambagam (Venkataraman) Aiyar.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Annamalai University, India, 1959. Master of Science, Annamalai University, India, 1962. Master of Science in Engineering, University Dayton, 1968.
Master of Science in Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1973.
Assistant professor statistics Annamalai University, India, 1959-1965. Assistant professor industrial engineering U. Dayton, 1969-1973. Associate professor management decision science Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1973-1979, department chairman accounting and information science, 1979-1983, J.L.Kellogg distinguished professor School Business, 1984, director Accounting Research Center of Kellog Graduate School Management, 1985.
Consultant and lecturer in field
Association editor The Accounting Review, Management Science. Contributor chapters to books, articles to professional journals United States Air Force scholar, 1967-1968.
WilliamL. Mellon fellow, 1971-1973, Arthur Anderson faculty fellow, 1978, Ernst and Young Research fellow, 1989.
Member of American Institute Industrial Engineering, Operations Research Society America, Institute Management Science (senior ), Touhy Tennis Club (Chicago), Young Men’s Christian Association Club (Northbrook, Illinois), Beta Sigma Gamma.
Married Dandapani Vasantha Balachandran, March 25, 1964. Children: Sid, Dave.
