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Rohit Verma

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USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor, Professor of Management Science at Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
📍 Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Rohit Verma is a Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolinas Darla Moore School of Business. An expert in service operations management with a Ph. D. from the University of Utah, his career includes serving as Dean at the Moore School, a long tenure at Cornell University, and founding a new international university.

He has a distinct international perspective, shaped by launching a university in Vietnam and leading educational initiatives in Asia and Africa. This global focus is complemented by a multi-disciplinary approach, actively collaborating with colleagues across various fields. He has an interest in the work of the United Nations.

As the founding Provost of VinUniversity in Vietnam, he built the countrys first private, not-for-profit university based on international standards in collaboration with Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor, Professor of Management Science
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Personality Overview

How Rohit shows up

Process Oriented
Late Adopter
Status Quo Seeker

Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Rohit cares about

University Leadership
Served as Dean at the University of South Carolina and was the founding Provost of VinUniversity, demonstrating extensive experience in academic leadership and strategy.
Global Education
Launched a new university in Vietnam with US partners and has led international relations for Cornell, showing a deep commitment to global academic collaboration.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor, Professor of Management Science
Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
8-2023 - 1-2026
Dean and USC Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor
Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina
7-2009 - 7-2023
Professor, Operations, Technology and Information Management
Cornell University, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, School of Hotel Administration
7-2019 - 6-2023
Founding Provost (Rector) / Chief Academic Officer
VinUniversity
5-2016 - 6-2019
Dean of External Relations
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
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Education
1991 - 1995
Ph.D.
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
1989 - 1991
M.S.
University of Utah
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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