Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D.

Dr. Gupta is currently the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He served as the Dean of Olin Business School from July 2005 through June 2016. From 2003 to July 2005, he served as the Senior Associate Dean of the Olin Business School. He has served on the Olin Business School faculty since 1990 and in 2004 was named the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management. Dr. Gupta’s research has been published in leading academic journals, and he is a frequent speaker at research workshops and conferences worldwide. He also has been appointed a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Credit Suisse Funds. Dr. Gupta also serves on the not-for-profit Boards of Directors of the Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital and Guardian Angels Settlement Association and the Board of Trustees of The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management.