He obtained his Bachelors in Technology from IIT Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institutes of Management Ahmedabad. Afterwards, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America.
He is a professor of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems at IIMB since 2003, and as of 2012, also teaches a course on Social Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining IIMB, he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur(2011-2012) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life.
Other major positions which he has held are: Visiting Professor, International University of Japan, Niagata, Japan Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Associate Dean (Research) and Professor - Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India His areas of interest include Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Rural Development, Democracy and Governance.
Member, Bretton Woods Committee, 2009 onwards Academic Council, Vivekananda University, Belur Mathematics Board Member, and Dean (Academic) Indian Institutes of Management Bangalore Trustee of Cooperative Development Foundation, Hyderabad Chairman of Association for Democratic Reforms Secretary, Centre for Collective Development Director, NABARD, Mumbai.
