The Asia School of Business (ASB) has appointed Joseph Cherian as its new Chief Executive Officer, President, Dean and Distinguished Professor.

Cherian succeeded Professor Sanjay Sarma as Chief Executive Officer as the latter has taken on a new role on ASB’s Board of Governors and returns to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after two years helming the position.

Apart from teaching at ASB, he most recently served as Visiting Professor of Finance at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University.

He was formerly an Executive-in-Residence and a two-term member of the Johnson Dean’s Advisory Council at Cornell University and is now an Emeritus Member of the Council.

Cherian’s professional experience in the financial services sector spanned asset management where he managed US$67 billion in client assets as Global Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Quantitative Strategies Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management. He continues to be involved in the financial industry through advisory roles to governments and think-tanks in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore, in areas such as venture funds, asset management, pensions and capital market policies and reforms.

Meanwhile, as a respected academic, innovator and entrepreneur, Sarma led key changes at ASB, driven by his vision to transform education for the future. During his tenure, he introduced Agile Continuous Education, a modular, flexible and stackable learning pathway designed to support lifelong learning and upskilling in a range of business topics with rich artificial intelligence immersions.

As Sarma steps down and returns to MIT, he will remain closely involved in its endeavours as an Eminent Visiting Professor and a member of the Board of Governors.

Originally published by Business Today.