People

The Roundglass India Center is comprised of a core staff, over 20 affiliated faculty members, and graduate student Roundglass Scholars.

Center Staff

Sital Kalantry

Associate Dean
Executive Director
RoundGlass India Center

Affiliated Faculty

The Center's diverse faculty affiliates come from the university's six colleges.

All Faculty & Staff

Ajay Abraham, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
Shiny Abraham, PhD

Associate Professor
Vinod Acharya, PhD

Associate Director, Honors
Teaching Professor, Philosophy
Tapoja Chaudhuri, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor, Anthropology and Sociology
Niranjan 'Chips' Chipalkatti

Professor, Department of Accounting
Serena R Chopra

Assistant Professor
English/Creative Writing
Vinay Datar, PhD

Professor, Department of Finance
Mathew Isaac, PhD

Chair, Department of Marketing
Professor, Department of Marketing
Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration, 2022-2025
Nalini Iyer, PhD

Professor
English
Sonora Jha, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship and Academic Community
Professor, Communication and Media
Tayyab Mahmud, JD

Director, Center for Global Justice
Professor of Law
Professor, African and African American Studies
Russell Powell

Professor of Law and SJD Program Director
Meenakshi Rishi, PhD

Professor, Department of Economics
Howard J. Bosanko Professor of International Economics and Finance, 2023-2026
Past Director, International Development Internship Program
Amit Shukla, PhD

Dean
College of Science & Engineering

Roundglass Scholars

As part of our key goal to give back to India and the United States, the Center sponsors Roundglass Scholarships to deserving students from India to pursue a world class graduate education at Seattle University. Students can apply for a full tuition scholarship to master programs including Master of Laws, Master of Business Administration, or Master of Science. The program removes barriers for students who show promise of becoming the next generation of pioneering change-makers.

Interested in applying? Contact us to learn more.

Tanveer Kaur

An alumnus of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Kaur is a first year LLM student in the Technology and Innovation Law track. This scholarship allowed Kaur to pursue graduate work with financial independence early on in her career.

Ashok Kumar

Originally from Haliwav, India, Kumar attended law school with support and mentorship from IDIA, an organization that empowers underprivileged and marginalized communities by creating top quality lawyers from within India. He graduated with an LLM specializing in Technology and Innovation Law in May 2024.

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