Sridhar Sundaram, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business and Economics
Dr. Sridhar (Sri) Sundaram joins Cal State Fullerton from University of South Florida where he served as Professor of Finance and the Tiedemann-Cotton Dean for the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and Campus Dean, Muma College of Business. His educational background includes a Master’s degree in Accounting, and a MBA and a Doctorate degree in Finance. He has received the Faculty Recognition Awards in teaching, research and service. He is an active researcher with publications in some of the top finance journals. His business experience involves several years of working with his family’s retail business, consulting with businesses and serving on non-profit and for-profit boards. He has also held leadership positions in professional organizations, non-profit organizations and higher education institutions. Most recently he served as the Chair of the Board of Governors for the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Board for the St. Petersburg EDC, Board of the Saint Anthony’s Hospital and was 2019 Chair of the Grow Smarter Initiative in St. Petersburg.